Gyô is a mischievous little boy who lives in a Shinto temple in Japan. One morning, he breaks a precious vase and runs off into the forest to escape his father's reprimands. There he meets Babasan, the great Kami spirit (a deity revered in the Shinto religion). She's worried because winter won't go away! She offers our young hero a mission to make up for his accident: he must recover Babasan's fan, stolen by an evil Kitsune (fox) who is preventing Spring from returning. Gyô will have to face up to his fears and show his ingenuity and courage to succeed in his mission. Thanks to the help of a crane, he manages to recover the magic fan. Spring returns: the seasons are saved. Gyô's Spring is a tale for children, but it carries above all an ecological message!