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"The paper burns, but the words fly away." -- Ben Joseph Akiba

Shodou, or Japanese Calligraphy, dates back to the 5th century, when it was introduced to Japan from China.

Japanese Calligraphy

Schauwecker's Guide To Japan: Calligraphy

Nice intro to Shodou and a few links. Worth reading.
(English)

Shodou's Room

Not merely content to describe it, this page has quicktime movies of the creation of calligraphy.
(English and Japanese)

Metrotel's Mukon Ohmori Calligraphy

A kind of introduction to Japanese calligraphy, this site focuses mostly on the works of Mukon Ohmori. Excellent artwork - unfortunately non-existent commentary.
(English)

The Brush is Mightier than the Pen

A short essay from the Asahi Evening News on the Bureau of Decoration and calligraphy's significance in the governance of Japan.
(English)

Yokohama kokusai shoten

(Yokohama international bookstore). A number of examples of shodou.
(Japanese)

Eri Takase Artworks

A Japanese artist specializing in shodou calligraphy. Beautiful pages and a lot of collateral information on other aspects of Japanese culture.
(English)


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