Synopsis

With the end of August came the closing of Toshimaen, a place steeped in history. The carousel Eldorado, Japan’s oldest, stood as the centerpiece, its Art Nouveau wood carvings conjuring a world of fantasy. There were those who had made it a ritual: an elderly couple who had shared a ride on every anniversary since before their marriage, a young man adrift in nostalgia for a more connected family, and a woman seeking to present her revitalized spirit to the memory of her mother. What echoes of t