[1] onsen ryokan – traditional Japanese inns that have hot spring facilities.
[2] Tagata District – during the Edo period, this was the district where Atami Town was located.
[3] fusuma – traditional sliding doors that divided the rooms.
[4] furisode – swinging sleeves type of kimono worn by women who turned 20 (the legal age in Japan) during their Seijin no Hi (Coming of Age Day). It’s a very expensive kimono.
[5] rotenburo – outdoor bath
[6] Souichirou – the running gag in the show. Gintoki calls Sougo this, but in this fic, he was referring to their future child whom he will name ‘Souichirou’. Inspiration was taken from an done by a Pixiv artist who had taken great pains to draw the whole Okita family.
