Ichinose, Hanae

一の瀬花枝

A middle-aged woman who drinks heavily, residing in room #1 of Ikkoku-kan. She hails from Hokkaido. Beyond her reputation as a party animal, she is typical for her age: in a word, nosy. Before she knew that Kyoko was a widow, she made great efforts to arrange an "omiai" (a formal introduction to another person, in the hopes they would develop a relationship and marry each other) for Kyoko. Once she realized that Kyoko was serious about Godai, she attempted to act as their counselor.