Thank you to everyone who participated in this November workshop.
As this was the first workshop to feature konnyaku, we started with a picture book called "Mr. Tofu and Mr. Konnyaku" to familiarize the children with konnyaku. We then guided the children to Mr. Kiro's room on the second floor and introduced him to his current work, "The Great Art of Konnyaku." We gave the children a quiz to see which works in Room 6 were made with konnyaku. We then moved to the next exhibition room to watch the actual production process on video. After that, we started the long-awaited production with konnyaku. From ball konnyaku, extra large round konnyaku, large flat konnyaku, thread konnyaku, and konnyaku cut into cubes and triangles, the participants were very straightforward in dipping konnyaku, which is supposed to be food, in ink and using it to capture the characteristics of the material. We received comments that it was meaningful to experience something that they would not normally be able to experience, and we would like to plan and prepare new workshops in the future! Thank you very much.