Sōta Higurashi

was Kagome's younger brother and was a rather minor character in the series.

History
Sōta's father died in a car accident when Kagome was very young and Sōta had yet to have been born. They moved into the shrine before Sōta was born, and he never had a chance to know his father. He grew up with his sister, grandfather, mother, and cat as a family.

During the story
Throughout the series, he often watched both his sister and Inuyasha argue with each other.

Later life
Three years later, after Kagome had permanently moved to the feudal era, Sōta was shown walking home from school with a group of his friends. He was in junior high, and he explained to his curious friends that his sister wasn't around a lot because she was married right after high school.

Personality
Sōta was a very typical young boy. He liked to play soccer and enjoys hanging out with his friends. He was very perceptive, as shown when he is asking Inuyasha for love advice. He had the idea that Inuyasha and Kagome are in love and dating because he sees the way that Inuyasha comes around to care for her when she is sick, and noted how she misses a bunch of school just to hang around with Inuyasha. Sōta was also an easily scared kid. He was very scared of the dark, like when he didn't want to go in the wellhouse to look for Buyo and when he didn't want to sleep in his own room when there had been a fire at the shrine. He was noted wishing he could travel back in time but Kagome dismisses this thought, saying that he would have been "too scared" on one of her trips back to the Modern Era. Despite his fears, his caring side seemed to outshine, like when he continued to visit his friend Satoru even though it was rumoured his visits often resulted in something bad happening to the visitors. Everyone else had stopped going to see Satoru, but Sōta continued to visit him. He was also a bit shy, but Inuyasha and Kagome helped him overcome this when they helped him get the courage to ask out Hitomi, a girl he had a crush on.

Appearance
Sōta was a kid of average height and weight. He had black hair and distinctive bangs on his right side. He had brown eyes and pale skin.

Relationships
Sōta and Kagome seemed to have a pretty common brother/sister relationship. He was seen bringing up matters that would annoy his sister, though this is not always done purposely. He has also prevented Inuyasha and Kagome from kissing one time, showing up right before their lips actually touch. Despite all this, there have been many moments where Sōta showed his sister how brave and helpful he can actually be. At some points, she even thanked him for his 'advice'. She has even said she's proud of him. They truly loved each other, and were protective of one another like a brother and sister should be Sōta looked up to Inuyasha as an older brother figure and says that Inuyasha is his hero. He felt close to Inuyasha, and even comes to him seeking love advice. Sōta and Inuyasha seemed to develop a good relationship throughout the series. They were brothers-in-law since Inuyasha and Sōta's sister were married.
 * Kagome Higurashi
 * Inuyasha

Triva

 * In the Korean Dub, he was renamed as Yoon Tae-young