In Hokkaido, winter settles in with little effort. Nothing is embellished; everything has its place: open coastlines, weather-shaped fields, and aging wooden interiors. Through the lens of photographer Yuki Kumagai, we explore three days of deep winter, and a way of life where care is expressed through restraint.

We observe what endures, when everything unnecessary falls away: the raw beauty of nature, the traces left by time, and the calm that comes from choosing only what serves.