. ▁K oto ō sh ū ▁sent ▁money ▁to ▁his ▁parents ▁in ▁Bulg aria , ▁but ▁his ▁parents ▁said ▁" I ▁want ▁the ▁child ▁( K oto ō sh ū ) ▁to ▁use ▁it ▁for ▁himself ." ▁Until ▁now , ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁fil ial ▁son ▁who ▁gave ▁a ▁was hing ▁and ▁dry ing ▁machine ▁to ▁his ▁mother , ▁a ▁w rist watch ▁to ▁his ▁father , ▁and ▁two ▁cars ▁( a ▁used ▁Ford ▁car ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁Toy ota ▁Land ▁Cru iser ). ▁In ▁later ▁years ▁K oto ō sh ū ▁said , ▁" Why ▁do ▁Japanese ▁people ▁ask ▁their ▁parents ▁to ▁send ▁them ▁in ▁after ▁getting ▁started ? ▁It ' s ▁weird ." ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁K oto ō sh ū ▁announced ▁his ▁eng agement ▁to ▁ 2 9 - year - old ▁As ako ▁And ō ▁from ▁Ich in omi ya , ▁A ichi , ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁dated ▁for ▁the ▁previous ▁five ▁years . ▁The ▁first ▁time ▁he ▁became ▁acquaint ed ▁with ▁her , ▁he ▁called ▁her ▁at ▁a ▁convenience ▁store ▁in ▁N ago ya ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁A ▁long - distance ▁rom ance ▁between ▁Ch iba ▁and ▁A ichi ▁continued ▁for ▁five ▁years ▁until ▁he ▁proposed . ▁The ▁following ▁February , ▁had ▁a ▁ceremony ▁at ▁H ie ▁S hr ine ▁( Ch iy oda - ku ). ▁They ▁married ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁on ▁St . ▁Valent ine ' s ▁Day , ▁at ▁the ▁New