At the end of the yearly winter, when the Tetsugome Zorainu (or "Celestial Dog") is to chose its bride, all the girls are hidden within their houses, afraid that they might be chosen. Yuzu, a young boy living in a household of all girls, is made the black sheep of the family and sent out to do chores. A chance encounter by the lake with Shuro, a fox spirit, bind Yuzu and Shuro together.