We were served Matcha (the strong bright green tea) by a student, who was under the close supervision of the Sensei. Afterwards, we were invited to look around the building. It turns out that the Sensei has one of the largest tradtional doll, traditional ornament, traditional bell toy, and traditional puppet collections I have ever seen. There were literally thousands of items, from tall almost Totem pole like wooden ones, to ornate Geisha dolls. After many pictures, goodbyes, etc, we returned to the Kanari`s house. It turns out that Mr. Kanari is a wonderful artist, one of the best I have ever seen in just about everything he does. His work ranges from musical instruments, to paintings, to sketches, to satirical cartoons, to lacuqer funiture (he showed us pictures of some that he spent a full year creating). The paitence, talent, and persistence he puts into his work truly shows as a labor of love. The passion even made its way into his speech and body language; I ended up having one of the most sophisticated Japanese conversations of my life. Was an amazing time, and I`ll be sure to keep in touch with him.