Miyako Matsuoka

Miyako Matsuoka (松岡 都 Matsuoka Miyako) is a minor character in the anime series Free! beginning with Free!-Timeless Medley- the Promise. She is the widow of Toraichi Matsuoka and the mother of Rin Matsuoka and Gou Matsuoka.

Appearance
Miyako is a woman of average height and build. She has vermillion eyes and chest-length maroon hair that is swept to the left.

Story
Miyako is married to Toraichi, a commercial fisherman who loses his life during a storm that sinks his boat only a few miles offshore leaving her to raise their two young children by herself. She is a devoted mother and supportive of Rin's aspiration to become an Olympic swimming champion.

Trivia

 * The name Miyako means "capital" (都) as in a chief metropolis.
 * Miyako's surname Matsuoka combines "pine tree, fir tree" (松) (matsu) and "ridge, hill" (岡) (oka), thus creating an interpretation of "the strong tree on the hill".