An antique book dealer christened "Kyougokudou" after the name of his store. Also a part-time Shinto priest who performs pseudo "exorcisms" to solve psychological problems, despite the fact that he himself does not believe in the supernatural. He is fond of spouting knowledge on a variety of obscure subjects, and enjoys philosophical discussion. He solved the case of the dismembered murder and revealed everything in the last 2 episodes of the anime. He is friends with Sekiguchi, Eno and Kiba. Also, he has a little sister named Atsuko who is a reporter.