Phil and our new friend Katie, a Christian English Teacher with the JET program in Tokushima. Like the dainty frocks we are wearing?


Katie tries to decide what pattern to dye her handkerchief.


Cliff sports the old-lady style apron.
Poyao: I just somehow looks right....scary.


Morisawa-sensei invites us to move to the dyeing room.
Poyao: We love Pastor Morisawa! He's a swell guy.


Getting help from a museum employee to wrap our handkerchiefs.


The indigo dye vats.


A special mix of the indigo dye plants and a special mold give this dye a bold and lasting color. It also smells funny.


Poyao creates a cool gradiant pattern.
Poyao: Arm tired. must stop.


Katie irons her new handkerchief to dry it (and set the dye maybe?)


Phil irons his handkerchief.


Cliff irons his handkerchief.


Morisawa-sensei irons his handkerchief.


Sculpture describing the collection and processing of the indigo dye plants.


Phil ponders whether his shirt is indigo or navy.


A traditional Japanese building.


Complete with fake traditional Japanese people!
Poyao: Morisawa-sensei not included!


A cool little tree and pond in the house (see that little basin of water on the left? It was fully of mosquito larvae! Ick!)
Poyao: er....west nile virus?


Phil bowing and offering a gift in one of the rooms with ornamental wood sculptures above.


Andy receives his handkerchief.
Poyao: YOU, give me everything! NOW!


One of the fake Traditional Japanese men receives HIS gift from Katie.
Poyao: Katie gets chummy with one of the mannequins...He's pretty happy about it.


Hey Cliff, watch out for that...


...low doorway...


Traditional Japanese kitchen


Some old indigo Japanese robes.


Model of how they collected and processed indigo leaves.
Poyao: They're not all naked.


Model of who knows what...


Model of dyeing vats and fabrics created in this region.