On October ７, the 6th Japanese culture class "Pottery craft" instructed by Mr. Kanji Kawazoe was held at Yukarino-Mori, Tsukuba.

16 participants fisrt practiced pugging. Then they started to make a work, a plate, a mask, a tea bowl or a vessel, they liked. One of participants made a mask of Kappa. This is a Japanese legendary creatures, a kind of water sprite found in Japanese folklore).

Participants look forward to unload their crafts from kiln one month later after the class.

Lecture by the instructor.

Fixing the shape of a vessel on a potter's wheel.

A funny mask of Kappa.

Participants strated by pugging.

Decorating a tea bowl with a pallet.

Unloading of crafts from kiln is scheduled one month later after the class.