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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from The Japanese Calligraphy A Japanese Calligraphy Simulator Game! Not only can you practice writing with a brush following examples, but you can also practice ...

The Lotus Sutra (chapters 20-23) shows an unusual variation in the thickness of the lines in an attempt to write Chinese script that mimics the fluidity of Sanskrit. The 12th-century hand scroll is on ...

With support from the Concordia Council on Student Life (CCSL), we invited Calligraphie Maïka, a Montreal-based Japanese calligrapher, with the support of her husband, Mr. Benoit Champagne. As the ...

Offering the traditional tools of Shodo in a compact carry case the Aritayaki Yoshida Japanese calligraphy set has this month launched via Kickstarter and already met its required pledge goal with ...