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Tōko Fujiwara (藤原 塔子, Fujiwara Tōko) is a recurring character of Natsume's Book of Friends series.

She and her husband, Shigeru Fujiwara, are distant relatives of Takashi Natsume who fostered him and now raise him in their home in the countryside.

Natsume keeps his ability to see youkai a secret from the Fujiwaras, fearing that this knowledge would get them involved in the world of youkai and bring them harm. Tōko and Shigeru are aware that there are many things that Natsume is not yet comfortable sharing with them but choose not to pry. They assure Natsume that they consider him a part of their family, and want to make their home a place where he feels that he belongs.

Appearance[]

Tōko is a middle-aged woman with dark brown hair and eyes. She ties her hair back in a low bun. She is always seen in a pink, long-sleeved apron with a collared shirt underneath.

Personality[]

She is a warm, kind and caring person. Initially, without even knowing much about Natsume, she had cared about him.

Tōko is very fond of children, and as having none of her own, she has been treating Natsume as her own child.

Towards Shigeru, her husband, she is very attached to him to the point where she constantly thinks about him. In season 5, she stated that if they were to be completely apart from each other, she wouldn't know what to do and would worry about him.

History[]

Not much is known about Tōko's childhood and family.

In middle school, she had a friend named Sana' that she still stay in contact with from time to time. She also has three friends that are former classmates, though it is unknown from which school they met: Tomiko, Shouko and Shima.

Young Fujiwaras

Fujiwara couple in their younger years.

She likely met Shigeru after or during he went to college, and they married in their early to late twenties. After what she moved in the old Fujiwara family's house. It seems to imply the two of them might have wanted to have children at some point, but for some reason were unable to, so the Fujiwara family had always consisted of just Tōko and Shigeru. She had always enjoyed her peaceful, happy times together with Shigeru even though she does feel lonely at times.[1]

When she first met Natsume, she explained that she was his father's distant relative and that he could live together with her if he wanted.[2]

She and Shigeru visited Natsume at the hospital after he had sealed a youkai near his a relative's house and they offered him a place to stay, assuring him that he could leave at any time. Natsume, overcome with emotion, accepted their proposal.

Plot[]



Relationships[]

Shigeru Fujiwara[]

Her husband. It is unknown how they met and how long exactly they've been together, but it seems they got married in their young adult days and have been a couple for a long time.

She and her husband are quite close and affectionate towards each other as much for others.

Takashi Natsume[]

Ever since taking him in, she loves Natsume as if he were her own child.

Madara/"Nyanko-sensei"[]

Thinking he is just a stray feline that Natsume had taken in, she adores the calico lucky cat greatly.

She calls him "Nyankichi."

Shuuichi Natori[]

She regards the famous actor as a close friend to Natsume, allowing the former to be with Natsume as a companion or chaperone on vacations or an errand regarding Natori.

Etymology[]

  • Her given name, Touko, can means "Child of the tower": it is written with the characters "塔 (tou)" which means "Tower/Pagoda," and "子 (ko)," which means "Child."
  • Her family name, Fujiwara, can means "Field of wisterias": "藤 (Fuji)" meaning "Wisteria," and "原 (hara)" meaning "Field/Meadow."

Trivia[]

  • Her maiden name is unknown.

References[]

  1. Natsume's Book of Friends Volume 15: Special 13
  2. Natsume Yuujinchou San Anime: Episode 38
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