Tottori Pref.'s cultural exchange event held in Vladivostok

Kuniko Irie (L), an "ikebana" flower arrangement instructor from Tottori City, Japan, demonstrates "ikebana" during Tottori Prefecture's cultural exchange event held in Vladivostok, Russia, on March 21, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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