 Takaki and Akari begin a dual narration, both recalling a recent dream.In this dream, they relive their last meeting in the snow-filled Iwafune and remember the wish to someday watch the cherry blossoms together again.One day while walking down the same road they had when they were children, Takaki and Akari appear to pass and recognize each other at the train crossing, the same place they had promised to watch the cherry blossoms together thirteen years ago, just before Akari moved to Tochigi.