Sentimental Journey, Winter Journey consists of two parts, beginning with a selection from Sentimental Journey (1971), photographs Araki took during his honeymoon with his wife, Yoko. The rest of the book documents the last six months of Yoko's life, beginning with a photograph taken on her birthday, May 17, 1989. These photographs include moments between hospital visits and end with Yoko's funeral. Chiro, Araki and Yoko's cat, features prominently, and the final four photographs, taken on the day of the funeral, show Chiro in their apartment, looking out the window and jumping in the snow.