As the year draws to a close, Shohei Sano is preparing to overcome his biggest challenge yet: surviving his first winter in the mountains! Between stocking up on supplies, helping the villagers with more boar hunting, and preparing for the New Year’s holiday festivities, Shohei’s schedule is as busy as ever. And then, of course, there’s the snow! While the chickens continue running all over the mountains, unfazed by the cold and ice, Shohei has to bundle up and toil over his snow shovel, clearing paths on his property and keeping an eye out for surprise snowball attacks from his neighbors. Though the nights are long and the air is frigid, Shohei’s home in the mountains is cozy and bright—it’s time to ring in the new year with one not-so-lonely bachelor and his three fluffy chickens!