Matsuda Nogiku

Last Name: Matsuda
First Name: Nogiku
Meaning: wild chrysanthemum
Age: 14
Birthday: January 2
Blood type: A
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Hobbies: kites and kite flying, designing nengajo (new year's cards)
Favourite food: mochi and daidai (bitter oranges)
Least favourite food: nanakusa-gayu (seven-herb rice soup)

History: On the day she was born, her father was walking towards the hospital and found a 50 yen piece on the ground. He picked it up and put it in his pocket. After she was born, they couldn’t decide on a name for her. Her father put his hands in his pocket and found the coin. The image of the chrysanthemum on the coin was inspiration to them, but they didn’t like the standard name of Kiku. They named her after wild chrysanthemums instead.

Every year at new years, in addition to the usual money gift of Otoshidama (usually 50,000 yen), her parents always gave her a 50 yen piece. It’s become a running joke. Those coins go into her regular spending money, but the coin her father found the day she was born always stays with her in her pocket.

Personality: She’s quite calm and is the picture of a typical Japanese girl.