Sayaka Natori

Sayaka is Mitsuha's classmate and best friend. As of 2013, she is 17 years old. She has a gentle personality, but can be a bit careless, such as opening doors with her feet when her hands are full. She has feelings for Teshigawara. Her nickname is "Saya-chin." In December 2021, she was talking about getting married to Teshigawara soon. According to the novel version, her family has been in charge of the town's broadcasting for three generations of mother and sisters, and she herself is a member of the school's broadcasting club. Her sister, who works at the town hall, makes a brief appearance in the story. During the theatrical release, her name was mistakenly written as "Sayaka" in the 'Itomori Town Comet Disaster Victim List' that Taki and others researched at the Furukawa Library, but it was corrected in the video release. The character's name, Sayaka, is taken from a friend of Shoko Aizawa during her middle school days, who appears in the 7th episode of Shinkai's 'The Garden of Words' novel.