City girl Sonoda Misaako (Sofia Takigawa) visits a quiet rural village in the Tohoku region and is shocked by the everyday physical intimacy she witnesses at her husband's family home. For the villagers, such acts are simply expressions of politeness and affection, casually practiced in daily life. Coming from Setagaya, Tokyo, this custom is beyond Misaako's imagination. The way of life she observes—the warmth of her in-laws, the closeness among villagers—begins to stir something deep within her.