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 ...

As a teenager, Kaoru Akagawa couldn’t read her Japanese grandmother’s letters, but she put it down to her unclear handwriting. Over a decade later, Kaoru realized her grandmother hadn’t been a poor ...

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 ...

KANAZAWA, Japan Three decades after his death, the art world is taking a fresh look at the deceptively simple -- and sometimes unsettling -- works of a Japanese calligrapher. As genres go, shodo ...

The intricate ink strokes and elaborate lettering of calligraphy elevate it from a style of writing to an art. Though it was popularized in Japan in the late 600s, calligraphy isn’t commonly used ...

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 ...

A handmade calligraphy brush, custom made for a master calligrapher, can cost over $1,000. At Hata Bunshindou each brush tip is made by a single artisan. It's a delicate process that can take over a ...

Ahn Jung-geun's calligraphy returns from Japan This photo, released by the Gyeonggi provincial government on Dec. 17, 2025, ...

Students of Sanskrit and Japanese from various institutions in the city recently bonded over calligraphy, history and culture at a workshop. Japanese teacher Hiroko Nagahama (second from right) ...

The year 2022 marks the 30th anniversary of Chinese calligrapher Jin Ou's arrival in Japan. "In the 30 years since I came to Japan, I have been introducing Chinese culture through calligraphy and seal ...