More than just black ink on white paper, calligraphy art is the aesthetic embodiment of Zen in Japanese culture.

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.

A Japanese Philosophy That Will Change How You Think Audiobook is available with Audible.

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.

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.

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 ...

This year, the MFA’s blossoming cherry trees aren’t just a welcome sign of spring—they’re an invitation to explore the amazing Japanese art and culture on […] ...

Like the last netizen said, writing things by hand could change between languages. You’ll have to have a lot of writing practice to remember thousands of Japanese kanji characters, but if you have a ...

The Tokyo National Museum's Heiseikan's latest exhibition explores the history of calligraphy in Japan. First imported with the Chinese writing system, calligraphy developed a distinct Japanese ...