hangai visited the graves of his ancestors. they preserved it for mothe cra more than three centuries. he promised them he would carry on the tradition. his son is 20 years old and eager to learn. >> i want to take over from my father to preserve the soma ware and live up to hangai's name. >> reporter: he helped his father worked on the first order since the disaster. and hangai began selling pottery out of his workshop. >> translator: i missed it very much. i could not find it anywhere. >> reporter: then the day hangai had been waiting for came. one of his fellow potters stopped by his workshop. hangai is waiting for more of his old friends to visit. >> translator: the nuclear accident destroyed our community. to pass on traditional soma ware technique, we have to be patient and start again in a new place. other potters will gradually understand. >> reporter: he started teaching young people again. he visited one of his students to deliver piece the boy had made. >> translator: i thought soma ware would disappear, but he's try