Tachibana Yuuji

Yuuji's parents had to leave suddenly for Hawaii on a business transfer so it was arranged by Yuuji's father that he should move to Hokkaido to live with his uncle Takeaki and cousin Saki. For Yuuji, who led an urban lifestyle in Tokyo for so long, the new kind of life in the wintry countryside of Hokkaido might prove to be difficult. What awaits Yuuji at his new residence are sleepless mornings, new friendships, new love interests, and lots of snow shoveling.

Spoiler

He is the direct descendent of the woman who planted the snow sakura tree.