Many of those who visit a small coffee shop in Kumamoto are dealing with the loss of someone dear to them. In the four years since the cafe opened, dozens have found comfort there. One woman, after years of fertility treatments, became pregnant at last, only to lose her son to illness soon after his birth. One man lost his daughter to a traffic accident just before she was to graduate from college. And behind the opening of the cafe itself is also a story of deeply felt loss. In the face of sudden endings through accidents and turns of fate, how can people carry on? This is a story, told through the seasons, of the bonds that coffee creates.