｜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.