These old folks are expert farmers, and they've got something to offer these out-of-towners who come in for our papermaking classes, which we hold two days a week for adults. "Washi craftsman Papermaking instructor Hidekazu Mochizuki adds:" It's not easy to make washi paper. Every time you mess up, you have to start all over again.
和紙職人和紙指導員望月秀一補充，「製作和紙並不容易，每一失敗就得所有步驟全部重來，但參與所有製紙過程卻非常有成就感，連帶對其他工藝品也發生興趣。」