Kensaku Numata

Kensaku Numata is Ikuo Takabayashi's grandfather and Keiko Numata's husband. He is the proprietor of Sakitani Kinenkan along with his wife.

Appearance
Kensaku is an old man with very short gray hair, black eyes and gray mustache. He wears a purple shirt and a yellow apron, like his wife.

Personality
He seemed a serious and rational old man.

Plot
He made his debut in the anime in episode 10 when he welcomes a part of 9th Grade Class 3 came at the Yomiyama Shinre to pray for their safeness, hoping that this action will stop the calamity, along with Keiko, his wife. The class accommodated at her restaurant-pension.

Trivia

 * In the original novel he is killed by his wife with a knife. The reason is unknown.