 After saying a prayer for the dead, Yazaemon cuts off Kokingo's head and takes it with him, returning home.Yazaemon's sushi shop is the setting for the third scene, which opens with his daughter Osato and his wife preparing and selling sushi to visitors while they talk.A young man named Yasuke has been living with them for some time, and is due to be married to Osato as soon as Yazaemon returns.