by Ryan Jones | Sep 29, 2020 | Cultural, Calligraphy
A very special opportunity for virtual festival attendees this year is the appearance of Ryoichi Kinoshita Sensei (Aikido 7th Dan Shihan; Shodo Shihan) from Osaka, Japan. Kinoshita Sensei is a renowned Aikido martial master and a calligraphy master. His amazing skills...
by Ryan Jones | Sep 20, 2020 | Cultural, Calligraphy
Mrs. Kazuko Ishii was born in Tokyo in 1928 and graduated from Hohseh University (with a major in Japanese Literature). She started teaching in Tokyo and became a Principal of the Shimo Elementary School. After her retirement, she started teaching Japanese penmanship...
by Ryan Jones | Sep 20, 2020 | Calligraphy, Cultural
Japanese calligraphy is the writing of the Japanese language. Our presenter will teach viewers how to write Japanese characters with a brush and ink. Our presenter has taught calligraphy at our Greater Kansas City Japan Festival for a number of years. ...
