Late afternoon on a street in Ojiya, Niigata, in winter. In the foreground, a path has been shoveled in the deep snow; to the left and right, tall snowbanks are piled up high, obscuring the ground floor levels of houses lined up along the street. Up ahead, a pair of figures, a child and a parent, are turning the corner. Above, the sky is blue and pale, while the sun gives clouds on the horizon a coral pink tint.