The Takahashi couple have been married for three years and live in a village in a certain prefecture in the northern Kanto region. Kenichi, the husband, is an office worker who commutes long distances to his office in the city every day. His wife, Honami, sees her hard-working husband off every morning with a great deal of energy. Next door to the couple is the Nakata family, a family of three generations, all men: grandfather, father, and son. Honami, the kind and caring wife, has become friends with the Nakatas, who seem to have a hard time living in a neighborhood with only men, and helps them out in various ways, but...