Ichika Kuwanoki, who lost her husband in the war, is the eldest daughter of Kuwanoki, a long-established ryotei in Kyoto, but works at a hotel as a chef of a western-style restaurant. Meanwhile, Ichika’s younger sister Futaba is matched with the Yamaguchi family, a hotel owner in Osaka, by a 19-year-old college student named Amane. Ichika, who was present at the marriage interview, was unintentionally repulsed by the man’s blunt remarks. The next day, “something” happens that shakes Ichika’s life…
