To while away the lonely hours in a foreign land, Tien Chun-chu studied handicrafts in Japan and earned many teaching certificates as a puppet maker. She was planning to return to Taiwan and teach the craft but now her four large iron chests filled with specialized books sit quietly on the back balcony of her Hualien home.
為了打發異國孤單的日子，田春綢在日本學習手藝，拿到了好幾張「人形（人偶製作）教授」證書，原本計劃回台開課授徒的，如今 4 個大鐵櫃的專書，全堆在花蓮家裡的後陽台裡，無用武之地。