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 ...

Ken Ishida, who has taught shodo--the traditional Japanese art of calligraphy--for about 10 years, offers lessons at the Camp Zama Arts and Crafts Center.

Shodō—Japanese calligraphy, literally the ‘way of writing’—has been described as ‘controlled explosions on paper’. It is a sophisticated and beautiful art. Kanji, the Chinese ...

Members of the Mid-Hudson Japanese Community Association will lead a cultural writing ritual for New Year's called kakizome Jan. 5 at Arts Mid-Hudson.

The Japanese convey their hopes for the new year through kakizome, the ritualized first calligraphy writing of the year. Kakizome, meaning "first writing," occurs within the initial days of the year.

Sylvan Barnet, a collector of Japanese art now facing terminal illness, is leaving the remarkable collection he amassed with his longtime partner to four museums, including two in Boston.

With 70 varieties of Japanese and American plants to discover, this living work of art calms the mind and awakens the senses with its delicate, natural beauty. Opens April 24.