Birch bark was turned into lovely pincushions by local craftspeople in Hokuryu Town [Tatsuya and Hitomi Uei, under "Nature"].

A circle of people connected by the white birch: The instructor taught us in an easy-to-understand manner about everything from collecting the bark to handling the bark for making craftwork and craftsmanship techniques [Tatsuya Uei, Hitomi, under Nature].