Akari Shinohara

, 篠原明里

What was Takaki's closest companion during their time at elementary school? Despite wanting to attend the same junior high school as Takaki, her friend had to relocate due to her family's job obligations following the completion of elementary school. They maintain contact through correspondence.

Spoilers:

Because of the drift between Takaki and her, she married someone else and wants to tell Takaki this; however, at the end, they were so far apart that Later on, due to their distance and time apart from each other, these letters ceased to be exchanged.