Kagome Hōjō

This article is about the wife of Akitoki Hōjō. You may be looking for the main heroine Kagome Higurashi.

Kagome Hōjō
Hōjō Kagome
Nihongo	北条かごめ 朱雀 (as Suzaku, formerly)
Name meaning	Birdcage (as Kagome) Vermilion Bird (as Suzaku, formerly)
Surname meaning	North Line
English TV	Kagome Hojo
Biographical information
Status	Alive, married to Akitoki Hōjō
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Eye color	Brown
Hair color	Black
Skin color	Fair
Family
Akitoki Hōjō (husband) Hōjō (descendent)
Affiliation
Team	Akitoki Hōjō
Loyalty	Akitoki Hōjō, Hōjō clan
Debut
InuYasha Anime	Episode 140
Voice Actors
English VA	Janyse Jaud

Kagome Hōjō (北条（ほうじょう）かごめ, "Birdcage (first name), North Line (family name)"), previously known as Suzaku (朱雀（すざく）, "Vermilion Bird") was the wife of Akitoki Hōjō.

History

Sengoku era

Kagome, named Suzaku at the time, met Akitoki Hōjō when she was traveling with an old man. They were traveling on opposite ends of a path when Akitoki noticed her and immediately approached her. Because he had been a victim of another Suzaku, Akitoki asked her to change her name to 'Kagome'. He claimed it was not a name suited for her beauty. He then suggested that they travel together, even though he was traveling opposite of her.

Modern era

"Kagome" in Japanese on the Hōjō family tree scroll, next to Akitoki.

Her changed name, as revealed on the family tree of their descendant, caused the present day Kagome Higurashi to wonder if she might end up as the wife of Akitoki.

Physical description

She has a pretty strong resemblance to Kagome, which is what possibly attracted Akitoki to her in the first place. She has somewhat pale skin and long black hair in a similar style to Kagome's. One difference between her and Kagome Higurashi is that Kagome Hōjō has freckles on her face.

Trivia

• Kagome Hōjō doesn't actually appear during episode 140: she only appears after the end credits.