A woman named Aomame in 1984 Japan finds herself negotiating down a spiral staircase off an elevated highway. When she gets to the bottom, she can't help but feel that, all of a sudden, she's entered a new reality that's just slightly different from the one that she left, but very similar, but different.
Moteris vardu Aomame 1984 metais Japonije kabarojasi žemyn sraigtiniais laiptais iš aukščiau esančio kelio. Kai ji nusileidžia žemyn, ji neišvengiamai pasijaučia, jog staiga ji pateko į naują realybę, kuri šiek tiek skiriasi nuo ankstesniosios, bet yra labai labai panaši, nors skirtinga.