Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

When Takako meets Momoko at the train station, Momoko makes fun of her for overpacking and being unprepared for their hiking trip. While Takako is wearing a dress and brings a suitcase, Momoko wears a hoodie and brings nothing but a backpack. 

Takako falls asleep on the train and wakes up as they near the mountains. Takako and Momoko reflect on the beauty of the nature around them, marveling at how quickly Tokyo expands to meet it. When a woman asks if Momoko and Takako are on a mother-daughter trip, neither corrects her. After the train, they take a bus to the mountain and walk up the mountain road to the funicular. Takako finds herself out of breath quickly and struggles to keep up with Momoko.

On the mountain, Momoko reveals that their inn is the highest on the mountain, and Takako struggles to make it up the road. At the inn, it is clear that the owner knows Momoko, and Momoko explains that when she initially left Satoru, she came to the mountain and worked at this inn. They settle in their room and visit the nearby shrine before dinner. Takako enjoys the beauty of the shrine and takes time to pray with Momoko.