A historical travel novel based on Oda Ieko's Azumaji Nikki, following women from merchant families in late Edo-period Chikuzen as they journey to Ise, Edo, Nikko, and Zenkoji. Their learning, curiosity, and vitality emerge through the pleasures and hardships of the road.

Women in their fifties cross Tenpo-era Japan with classical learning, wit, and a deep appetite for travel.