Tamamo Minamoto

Tamamo Minamoto makes her first appearance in volume three of the novels. She is the manager of Tama no Yu, a hot springs hotel deep in the snowy mountains. She is Chizuru Minamoto's mother, though not related by blood. She is in fact revealed to be Tamamo-no-Mae, a powerful nine-tailed fox spirit. During the summer months when business at the hot springs is slow, she works at a beachside restaurant named Tama no Ya. Yukihana helps her run both the hotel and the shop. She gets along with Kouta, though does sometimes meddle in his relationship with Chizuru. It seems as not much is know about T...