Tottori Pref. holds cultural event in Russian Far East

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Yuzo Ando (far L), a ceramic artist from Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, demonstrates how to make pottery on a wheel during the western Japanese prefecture's cultural event held in Vladivostok, Russia, on March 21, 2014.

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