I didn’t expect to spend a weekend inside an exhibition hall in Łódź. But that’s exactly where I found myself — at EXPO Łódź, where the NINGYO Japanese Fair Łódź had set up for a few days. I’d planned a cycling route as usual, but curiosity felt like reason enough to visit. I’ve always been interested in Japanese aesthetics and craftsmanship, so I wanted to see for myself what a traveling fair like this could offer.