While on a date with Mutsumi Otohime, Keitaro Urashima finds himself wandering the lake's pathways and discovers various lovers on similar dates. Attempting to avoid giving the wrong impression, he takes a boat out into the lake to avoid the couples, only to end up looking more like they were on a romantic date than before. During winter, the lake is known to freeze over and people can be found ice skating across the frozen water.