Thanks to Maria, one of blog author of USK Japan blog, an international graduate student of Horticulture Department in Chiba University, energetic, skilled, with full of new idea, selflessly strived to make the first 4-day sketch event to happen in Japan in collaboration with Urban Sketchers executive board members, Professor Kinoshita from Chiba University, at Matsudo local community building where she lives and manages, and University lecture hall as well.( I also thank her partner who also helped a lot in may ways!) Day 1, Feb 9th (Friday) This day, an Executive Board member Richard Alomar, AKA New York Sketcher, gave us sketch drill from 13:00〜15:00. Participants were to make quick sketches of following 3 types of visual records in a page that is divided into three parts: 1, description with words ( annotation, remark, words, how you feel, what you see, etc) 2, partial detail that you find important or interesting in the scene you see. 3, not detailed but whole image of