As the seasons turn, so life turns.

The film takes place at the Yoshimura Clinic, in the city of Okazaki in Aichi Prefecture, near the center of Japan. The clinic stands in a dense forest, as if protected by something in the midst of a rapidly developing residential district. Expectant mothers come here from across the country, seeking a natural childbirth that doesn’t depend on medical intervention. Dr. Yoshimura, a pioneer of natural childbirth, has supervised more than 20,000 deliveries since 1961, and believes “anxiety is the greatest foe in childbirth.” Commuting to the “old house” at the Yoshimura Clinic (an Edo-period farmhouse that is about 300-years old), the expectant mothers exercise their bodies up to the day of delivery. As the days pass, they become more cheerful, strong, and beautiful. Imagining the future of the new lives being nurtured, the women await the day when they will lay eyes upon their newborn babies.