The hallways displayed colorful artwork from school children in Shiunji. Because the elementary school is so close to the Senior Citizens Home, many students often visit with the residents. We were invited to have tea and dessert with the Takasugi family. Shugi, Jun, and Mari moved to Shiunji from Tokyo and are a very interesting family. Each year they hold an Open House in November.
People travel from around the area to see their home and hand crafted items.
The house is furnished with furniture handcrafted by Shugi. Jun designs and creates dried flower arrangements and pictures. We had the honor of meeting Kohei Sato, a well known Japanese Potterer. While we were there, he demonstrated how to shape clay into beautiful objects. We were able to visit his gallery that featured many creative works of art.