- JP / EN
Alongside her own artistic pursuits, Kumiko Hamilton utilizes her qualifications as a certified instructor of the Sogen Calligraphy Association to encourage many people to become familiar with calligraphy through the following activities.
－ For children －
・Izumi Japanese Calligraphy Art Lesson
－ For adults －
・Japanese Calligraphy Art Workshop
・Saturday Morning Educational Program
Instructor of the Sogen Calligraphy Association
創玄書道会 師範
Kumiko Hamilton ( Hekisen Nakabayashi )
ハミルトン クミコ ( 中林碧泉 )
Contact Form We also accept requests for preferred workshop dates and locations.
Requests are accepted via email at any time.
This is a hands-on Japanese calligraphy workshop for adults, but children are welcome to attend. Come and enjoy experience of calligraphy in a relaxed atmosphere!
Japanese and English are both spoken here.
Many foreigners who are not proficient in Japanese also participate.
After practicing the letters you want to write, you will be able to make them on postcards or shikishi papers that you can display in your room or give as a gift to someone.
If you put black ink on your clothes, it might not to wash out so it would be nice if you bring an apron if you want.
Student K.I.
I gradually began to enjoy writing.
My handwriting is truly dreadful. My mother is a calligrapher and ran calligraphy classes when I was a child, but she gave up on me. So when I was invited to the workshop, I honestly joined thinking it would be fun because of Kumiko's personality. But then I was taught that it was okay to write freely, to draw whatever shapes I liked. So at first, I started writing with a half-hearted, “Oh well, it'll be terrible anyway” attitude. Yet, as I kept writing like that, I gradually began to enjoy writing characters. Once it became enjoyable, I stopped feeling tense, and I think my writing started to look somewhat presentable, even if the shapes weren't perfect. What's more, I got to take home a lovely souvenir from the workshop. Since I'd grown to enjoy writing by hand, I didn't start using a brush and inkstone, but I did begin jotting down little notes with a fountain pen. And occasionally, still using the fountain pen, I'd write things like “Iroha ni ho he to chi ri nu ru wo.”
Student T.T.
I realized I was feeling relaxed.
On my way home from Kumiko's workshop, I noticed I felt pleasantly relaxed, like after soaking in a hot spring. Maybe it suits my body. She also gives various lectures on calligraphy, satisfying my thirst for knowledge. Above all, it's free! Working in sales day in and day out makes me want to write on a whole tatami mat's worth of washi paper, so this time was healing—feeling the brush and chatting with Kumiko. (Including the final matcha and sweets.)
・A smock that can get dirty (recommended)
・Desired text to be written (optional)
We will provide the calligraphy tools.
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Of course it's fine!
Above all, I hope you'll have fun playing with characters using brush and ink.
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This workshop is designed for adults, but children are also welcome to join.
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Calligraphy emphasizes writing beautifully and correctly, but calligraphy art is considered a form of freely expressing one's personal sensibilities and individuality through characters.
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Please send your inquiry to the following e-mail address with your full name, and message.
We will get back to you as soon as possible.
※Reservation Deadline : Up to 2 days before the event date
※Cancellation policy is 100% of the reservation fee if cancelled less than one day ( 24 hours ) prior to the event.
→ Please email your request to host an event to here.
※Requests for events scheduled too soon may not be accommodated. We strongly recommend contacting us well in advance.
List of venues where events have been held in the past.
4-1-22 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Shinjuku Komuro bld.704 ( MAP )
Aprox 2 min. walk from South Exit of JR Shinjuku Station
There is a Family Mart on the first floor of the building.
No parking available
1-5-38, Hiyoshi-Honcho, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa ( MAP )
3 minutes walk from Hiyoshi Station West Exit
No parking available
Saturday Morning EDUCATION PROGRAM ) at 7artscafe every month I teach a calligraphy class on the 2nd Saturday of every month. Please join us.
https://www.7artscafe.co.jp/saturday-morning-education-program/
To reserve your space for any or all classes, please register here.
Deadline for registration is one week before.
This class is held in English and Japanese.