A married woman met her husband, a news photographer six years her senior, at a hotel where she worked as a concierge after moving to Tokyo from Aomori. They hit it off because of her hobby of photography, and after six months of dating, they were married. However, the husband, a freelance contractor, and the wife, a service worker who places the highest priority on customer satisfaction, have markedly different values and often clash with each other. Conflicted, the married woman sets off on a journey... (Married Woman's Adulterous Journey #186) A photo from a previous trip triggers a change in the couple's daily routine.... Unable to bear her husband's childish harassment and persistent criticism of her career, the married woman says she has left home and is sleeping in the hotel where she works. The couple's future is in the dark. Clinging to the straw that lies in her hand, the married woman contacts the man she once shared a trip with. They meet again after three months, and by unspoken agreement, they stay at the hotel... and have sex.
