Status Updates From 雪国

Strange how much the story changes when a leading character finally gets a name, and Komako earns her agency when her name appears in print. She is a mountain geisha, probably not by choice, but nevertheless confident that her skills are being put to good use. Shimamura, the Tokyo waif named on page one, continues to be a passive observer piecing out the details of life in this still unnamed mountain hot spring town.