Art in Japan often comes from a philosophical standpoint, where the process is equally important as the result. This is particularly true when it comes to the Japanese calligraphy art of shodo. On the ...

PARIS >> With Japanese calligraphy set to be considered for registration this year as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage, ...

Many Japanese learners have a love/hate relationship with kanji. There are too many readings, they look too similar to other characters or are just really hard to write neatly—especially on government ...

Instructor Kumi Hagiwara discusses Shodo and Shuji, two types of Japanese calligraphy. At Nashville Shodo Club, students receive instruction in the art of Japanese calligraphy. There are actually two ...

In an immersive and transporting new exhibition, three key areas of Japanese art are brought together and praised Japanese art has a notably complicated relationship with perfection. The cultural ...

Widely considered Korea’s most prominent calligrapher, Jung Do-Jun will be featured in the upcoming “Paths of Ink” exhibition at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. Courtesy photo A new “Paths of Ink” ...

Arts Walk cover artist Chiyo Sanada, who began studying calligraphy at age 7 in her hometown of Hiroshima, Japan, puts her whole body into her work. Courtesy of Chiyo Sanada Arts Walk poster artist ...

Calligraphy for The Three Cornered World by Misuzu Kosaka. By Damian Flanagan I used to think of calligraphy (shodo) as something like the tea ceremony, bonsai and ikebana: all venerable in their ...

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A captivating performance and an exhibition put on by Japanese calligrapher Aoyagi Bisen will take place this December at the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam. The calligraphy ...