here one of the most famous artists in the edo era has been preserved on the fusuma, or japanese slidingthe paper on the back side of these sliding doors is the karakami that one of kenkichi's ancestors made about 400 years ago. >> translator: shading is so crucial to karakami. it's so modest that this karakami changes its expression ever so slightly with such subtle variation. i'm glad i'm seeing it again. i think i'm going to try something based on this. >> kenkichi and his son-in-law have visited this temple many times to repair this karakami. they're here today to see how it looks by candlelight. the pattern has faded on this karakami after 400 years. it makes you wonder how it glittered in the old days. >> kenkichi hopes young toto feels what went on in the minds of karakami craftsmen 400 years ago as he replicates the manual work from the days long gone. ♪ >> time and again, the attempt to recreate the karakami from 400 years ago. what kind of paper did they use? what color were the pigments they applied? much remains unknown. however, one thing is clear to kenkichi. he must create