｜Length : 10min. ｜Year : 2002 ｜

More and more people are turning to eastern medical treatments, known for their mild effects and few side effects, as the so-called natural lifestyle gains attention. Yoshie Asahina, aiming for a pain-free and feel-good acupuncture and moxibustion treatment, is currently in practice with the aim of opening the first acupuncture and moxibustion clinic in her town. Practitioners of this treatment must be certified from the Health, Welfare and Labor Ministry of Japan.

｜Length : 10min. ｜Year : 2001 ｜

Japanese "sake". The rich fragrance and bouquet soothes our soul after work or in times of celebration. Eiichi Sato, who supervises seasonal laborers in a "sake" brewery in Aichi Prefecture, holds Level 1 "Sake" Making Expert certification. As the Toji, or chief brewer, Sato supervises every aspect of the "sake" making process, and each year he comes from out of town, to brew new sake at the brewery Tokoname City in Aichi Prefecture.

｜Length : 10min. ｜Year : 2001 ｜

Potter, and noted epicurean , Rosanjin once claimed, "No taste surpasses a natural one." Traditional Japanese cuisine plays up the tastes of natural ingredients, and brings out the various flavors of the seasons. Hirohisa Koyama operates a Japanese restaurant in Tokushima City, happily situated where the Pacific Ocean and the Inland Sea of Japan meet. The sashimi that is prepared with his expertise using the knife surpasses what can be done with mere skill; it is the fruit borne from thirty years of passionately wielding his knife, to grasp the essence of Japanese cuisine cooking.

｜Length : 10min. ｜Year : 2001 ｜

With high-rise buildings, no matter how mechanized the construction site, moving and assembling the steel framework requires the skill and experience of high-rise construction workers.Using nothing but the naked eye, Yuji Fukami, who holds Level One High-rise Construction Worker certification, is able to detect when posts or girders are off, right down to the millimeter.

｜Length : 10min. ｜Year : 2001 ｜

Okazaki City of Aichi Prefecture is one of Japan's leading regions for processing objects made of stone. Takenari Kusuna, who holds a Level 1 Stone Carver Certification, is a stone carving expert, practicing in this field for the past 45 years. He is especially skilled in carving stone lanterns.Kusuna gives Koichi Uchiyama, who works under him, the task of making the base for a stone lantern. Advanced skills are necessary to carry out the carving of the base's three-dimensional curved surface.

｜Length : 10min. ｜Year : 2000 ｜

In tea ceremony, which holds hospitality in high regard, the bright accomplishments of the host, coupled with the Japanese confectioneries offered, serve to enhance the tea ceremony experience. Japanese confectioneries are not only savored on the tongue, they are also enjoyed by the eye. Of course flavor is important, but also giving a visual sense of the seasons is a crucial point.

｜Length : 10min. ｜Year : 2000 ｜

It is the job of the plasterer to build up walls of Japanese buildings using a trowel. At a glance, plastering walls with stucco appears to be a simple job, but it isn't until ten or twenty years after a wall is well constructed that its true value can be appreciated. That is because only then can the differences in the wall's durability or life span become apparent. Using his skills and a trowel given to him by his former supervisor, thirty-year veteran Mr. Asahara restores the walls of many of Kyoto's cultural heritage properties.

｜Length : 10min. ｜Year : 2000 ｜

To make trees, stones, water and other natural elements come to life in a stunning manmade sight within residential space, gardeners not only need a great deal of knowledge about plants, but also the ability to design and an imagination. Through Mr. Hayashi, a veteran gardener working in Aichi Prefecture's Inazawa city, one of Japan's leading garden plant producing areas, and Grade Twelve student Nagai, who is trying for his Level 3 exam, we are introduced to one aspect of Japanese beauty; the realm of Japanese gardens.

｜Length : 10min. ｜Year : 2000 ｜

Tiles are resistant to wind and rain, and hold up to the heat. They prevent indoor heat from escaping, and are a superior construction material. On the downside, if they are tiled poorly they can lead to water leakage and can be blown off in windstorms. In the field of roofing tiles, where a high level of skills is expected, a mere one-millimeter gap between tiles is unacceptable. The extraordinary skills of Mr. Imai, with his Tile Roofing Expert Level One certification, are observed together with his young apprentice who is attempting to tile a roof for the first time, under Mr. Imai's direction.

｜Length : 10min. ｜Year : 2000 ｜

A blacksmith who specializes in creating Japanese swords in called a swordsmith. Japanese swords today are no longer part of the history of weapons, but are referred to as swords as art forms; as objects of steel craftwork that traditional beauty continues to be passed on today. There are approximately 200 swordsmiths in all of Japan. Kunihira Kawachi is Japan's foremost swordsmith. The swordsmiths are not only preserving traditional skills, but are also passing down to future generations the art appreciation, embodied in the Japanese sword, of the Japanese people.

｜Length : 10min. ｜Year : 1999 ｜

This episode introduces the occupation and qualifications of being a kimono tailor.

｜Length : 10min. ｜Year : 1999 ｜

This episode introduces the occupation and qualifications of being a denturist.

｜Length : 10min. ｜Year : 1999 ｜

This episode introduces the occupation and qualifications of being a tatami manufacturer.