Echizen Washi

There is a city called Seto in Aichi which is famous for its ceramics and pottery.  Also, next to Kasugai, where I spent my first eight years, is close to Tajimi in Gifu which is also well known as a pottery city.

So I guess there're quite a few people who do pottery in Aichi. But to me, Aichi itself is already a good place for people to do something creative works for their own. I remember I enjoyed a lot to join art classes in AIchi, whereas Fukui has more passion on general education, which worked well for my carrier later.... 

The weather is also very different; Aichi - shiny but Fukui - rainy and snowy. I think it was very important for me to experience two different places with very different accent and people when I was young. That made what I am now.  

( photo 1 : yellow one is a lantern with oil made by my friend's father. )

( photo 2 : the gallery where my friend had a show with her father. It's called `wa-re-mo-ko-u` )