This work is set in the Showa era, spanning the mid-1960s and early 1970s. The protagonist, Yukinojo, was abandoned on the grounds of a Tokyo temple shortly after his birth. He meets and marries Asahi, the daughter of an apple farmer from Aomori. After being adopted into her family, he moves to the deep, snow-covered apple country of northern Japan. Far removed from the social turmoil of the period, Yukinojo leads a quiet family life that warms his heart and fills the void left by never having known his parents. However, everything changes one winter when he brings his wife, who has fallen ill, a forbidden apple. Reviving a rite that should have died out some 60 years earlier, Asahi becomes the consort of a local deity known as Obosuna-sama. With delicate yet bold strokes and richly expressive touches, this continuing series depicts villagers who hold fast to the traditional customs they have inherited, as well as the natural environment of a bygone Japan.