In an inconspicuous corner of the city, there is a small confectionery shop called Sakuraya. The previous owner of the shop has passed away, and now the shop owner's grandson Taro (played by Joe Odagiri) has inherited it. Although it is just a small shop with a monthly turnover of only about 30,000 yuan, Taro still guards it with his grandmother (played by Kaoru Yachigusa) and their unchanging ordinary life. Taro, who is in his thirties and is like a waste, likes to squat in the backyard to eat snacks with his old friends Sanzhi (played by Ryo Katsuji), Gang (played by Tomoya Maeno), and his elder brother (played by Hisasaku Shimada) to kill boring time. Childhood sweetheart Reiko (played by Machiko Ono) returned here after the divorce, and the two were close and distant, shy and ambiguous. Acquaintances came to the shop in twos and threes. For Taro and others, this place has a meaning that cannot be expressed in one word...