When you go to japan and you meet these people that are building aor have created anything, for that matter, if you're an artisan. You get a ton of local respect and honor for being in it doesn't matter what your position is. It's a sad thing that we don't have that level of appreciation for craft here in the united states. Guess in some cases we do, but not as widespread as it is in japan. Ye, not at all. I mean, i knew that there was something special going on there on my first trip,. When i first went on the subway, trying to figure out ere how to get from rapungi to wherever...