You will have great shodō experience with professional instructor.

⑴Introduction
⑵How to hold the brush properly
⑶Draw some lines
⑷Write some kanji
⑸Review, taking photos

Japanese calligraphy (shodō)

Japanese calligraphy is a form of calligraphy, or artistic writing, of the Japanese language.
Written Japanese was originally based on Chinese characters only, but the advent of the hiragana and katakana Japanese syllabaries resulted in intrinsically Japanese calligraphy styles.
Shodo means “way of writing,” but it has meditative aspects.
Because while writing, you need to focus on posture, breath and observing how the subtleties in aesthetics are affected by our own condition.

Instructor

Shiei

Japanese calligrapher

She graduated in department of Japanese Calligraphy from Nara University of Education.
She finished Master of Japanese calligraphy at Graduate school of Nara University of Education. She is a founder and an instructor of Seihyo shodō kai(Japanese calligraphy school)

Instructor’ s message

Japanese calligraphy has unique atmosphere which our predecessor has used brushes, inks, papers in shodō.
Also, shodō is highly spiritual culture through facing ourselves and it organizes our mind.
It is said that shodō and zen have many things in common.
I would like you to feel beautiful, calm Japanese culture through shodō-experience.

Qualifications:
・Master of Japanese Calligraphy at Graduate school of Nara University of Education