Kagome was born on September 24,1982 . She is the first child and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Higurashi and grandchild of Kagome's father's father. Kagome's parents met and fallen in love before Mr. Higurashi asked Mrs. Higurashi to marry him at Scared tree (whom Inuyasha was sealed to during the feudal era) after aruging about their future. Kagome doesn't like her name because she was teased by other children about Kagome Kagome (Japanese children's game) ask her mother why she was given her name and her mother admitted that she saw a light (Shikon Jewel) produced at her birth. Kagome was doted by her father. The Higurashi lived happily until tragedy striked when Mr. Higurashi was killed in a car accident which left a six year old Kagome and her mother, who was pregnant with Sota, and Kagome's grandmother passed away, which left her grandfather alone. This caused Kagome's mother move to her family to Higurashi Shrine, where Sota was born.