Japanese Calligraphy
Japanese calligraphy is the art of drawing characters with a brush to express spiritual depth and beauty. Let's look at them!
Japanese Calligraphy - Shodou
Japanese calligraphy is a specialized art using a brush and black ink to write kanji characters.
Japanese Calligraphy History
Calligraphy was first introduced into Japan in the 8th century.
Japanese Calligraphy Styles
Japanese calligraphy has three basic styles: kaisho, gyousho and sousho.
Japanese Calligraphy Brushes
The Japanese brush is a complex piece that should be considered a work of art in itself.
Beautiful Kana Calligraphy
This page shows you kana calligraphies on various objects (folding screen, hanging scroll, fan etc.) and their translations. It also includes introduction of Japanese paper.
Creating Japanese Calligraphy
Users can see how Japanese calligrahy is made.
Japanese Calligraphy at Connected Globe
This site will be bringing the beauty and fascination of Japanese Calligraphy. It will bring you an understanding and appreciation of this wonderful art form.
Kids Web Japan: Shodo
This page has overview of the history of calligraphy, Posture and Implements and Virtual Shodo to give it a try yourself.
Nihon Shuji Kyoiku Zaidan
Nihon Shuji Kyoiku Zaidan (The Japan Calligraphy Education Foundation) was founded in 1953. Today it is Japan's largest calligraphy association, with more than 800,000 members.
Nihon Shuji: Kampo Cultural Center
This organization offers The "Home study" course for Japanese calligraphy.
Takase Studios
This site is devoted to the Japanese Calligraphy of master calligrapher Eri Takase. Here you will find hundreds of examples of original works in Japanese Calligraphy.
How to write dismissal in Japanese - dismissal in Japanese kanji
Kanji Land Lesson - Learn how to write kanji character for dismissal
Japanese Lessons with audio files
Listening sound files is good practice for your pronunciations. Try to listen them repeatedly to get proper sounds, from your Japanese Guide
How to write princess in Japanese - princess in Japanese kanji
Kanji Land Lesson - Learn how to write kanji character for princess
How to write match in Japanese - match in Japanese kanji
Kanji Land Lesson - Learn how to write kanji character for match
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osoi2.mp3
How to write drift in Japanese kanji
Kanji Land Lesson - Learn how to write kanji character for drift
How to write normal in Japanese kanji
Kanji Land Lesson - Learn how to write kanji character for normal
Joyo kanji by readings - K
Learn joyo kanji characters by readings
How to write dance in Japanese kanji
Kanji Land Lesson - Learn how to write kanji character for dance