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 ...

Around 15 ten-year-olds wait in anticipation for their first Japanese calligraphy workshop organised by the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF). They're peeking into a purple house with a large ...

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 ...

Calligraphy is an art defined by movement and rhythm, which also contains the language of Japanese literature and philosophy, explain the authors of this lavishly illustrated volume.""It is a script ...

Traditional Japanese calligraphy ink, referred to as sumi ink, comes in a solid form. It takes at least four years of production before these ink sticks can be sold, and even longer for the most ...

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) ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A handmade calligraphy brush, custom made for a master calligrapher, can cost over $1,000. At Hata Bunshindou each brush tip is ...