This is us making pottery. This was my first time making pottery, and it was a lot of fun. It was really nice to see the different ways the students designed and decorated their cups and bowls. Our instructor’s workshop was filled with so many beautiful sculptures—I really enjoyed this experience! 

 
This picture was taken after we visited the 熊本伝統工芸館 where we looked at some of the traditional crafts that Kumamoto citizens made. We even got to learn how to make some small wall-hangings using Kumamon (Kumamoto’s mascot) pictures.

 
This is a picture from when we experienced traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony, 茶道, with the school’s Tea Ceremony Club. After the ceremony, we even got to make the tea by ourselves. It was a lot of fun even though sitting in 正座 for a long time was a little painful!