The Chou Family primarily specializes in fabric production and clothing design. This craft has been practiced for generations, tracing its roots back to about 200 years prior to the events of the Fushigi Yuugi: The Mysterious Play. The hub of their business, Chou Market, is located in Konan's capital, Eiyou.[1][2]
Family members are introduced in the original series, OVA 2, Nuriko's light novel Yukiyasha Den, The Prologue of Korin, and Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu Kaiden.
Members[]
Ancestor
Unnamed Cho
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Parents
Teishin Cho
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Ryouan Cho
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Aunt and Uncle
Children
Primary Members[]
Teishin, the father of the Chou household, manages Chou Market from afar after inheriting it from his father and his father before that. He relies on his eldest son, Rokou, to handle the bulk of production and customer service until he retires. Most people believe the shop is exclusively Rokou's for this reason. All accounts depict Teishin as an ambitious man who has grown to be quite content in his later years. He is proud of Rokou's dedication to the family business and Nuriko's status as a Suzaku Warrior.[3]
Ryouan married into the Chou family from another well-off family. She is a cheerful woman who is very in-tune with news about the royal family and other members of the upper-class. After the death of her youngest daughter, she grieved heavily and grew concerned after Ryuuen adopted the persona of his younger sister. And so, she spread the rumor that it was Ryuuen who was killed in the accident instead of Korin, allowing her son to exist under the identity of Korin without conflict. But Nuriko’s emotional wounds were too deep and Ryouan ultimately made the decision to send him away to Yukigase to processes his grief.[3]
Other Relatives[]
Unnamed Chou family member makes an appearance in Genbu Kaiden when Takiko, Uruki, Tomite, Hatsui, Namame, and Hikitsu journeyed to Konan to find Inami. The woman possessed some trademark Chou traits, such as dark violet hair and a beauty mark which, unlike Nuriko, was under her right eye. She lived in a village that was about half a day‘s walk from Eiyou and ran a small fabric shop. After the Genbu warriors paid for clothing appropriate for the Konan climate, she revealed that her family had just opened another fabric shop in the capital before giving them directions.[4]