Why don't you try Japanese traditional shodo when you come to Japan by traveling.
We open shodo classes for tourists from overseas. Professional tutors who has master license teach you Shodo.
We will book a rental space, a conference room near the hotel or the area you're staying. Or you can come by our shodo school in Shinjuku, Tokyo. You can go sightseeing after the lesson in Ginza, Asakusa in Tokyo.
¥7000 per 1 hour
(including rental kit, material cost)
You can learn about basic shodo, practicing favorite letters. Then you complete to write the letters on a postcard.
[ Options ]
You can also write letters on a tiny kakejiku or a Japanese folding fan like uchiwa as option in trial shodo. It's very popular to use them as interior or a Japanese souvenir.
If you take an optional course, it takes about 1 hour 30 minutes.
- Japanese folding fan ¥1,500
- Portable simple tiny kakejiku (paper made) ¥2,000
- Portable high quality tiny kakejiku (silk made) ¥3,000
¥10,000 per 2 hours
(including rental kit, material cost)
In this class, You can learn much more deeper about Japanese calligraphy history and basic calligraphy and so on, more than the trial lessons. Professional tutors teach you thoroughly. We recommend for the student who wants to learn how to use a brush and about shodo more details for a long time.
And also if you would like to learn basic shodo intensively for a few days during your stay in Japan, we will offer a special curriculum. It is possible to continue to study shodo by a correspondence course after returning to your country if you like.
[ Options ]
You can also write letters on a tiny kakejiku or a Japanese folding fan like uchiwa as option in trial shodo. It's very popular to use them as interior or a Japanese souvenir.
- Japanese folding fan ¥1,500
- Portable simple tiny kakejiku (paper made) ¥2,000
- Portable high quality tiny kakejiku (silk made) ¥3,000
¥12,000 per 3 hours
(including rental kit, material cost)
You can engrave Tenkoku (seal-engraving) with Trial Shodo.
Request to hold the lessons at rental room:
4 students
Request to hold the lessons in the our shodo school in Shinjuku, Tokyo:
2 students
We will accept your requests of trial shodo and a seminar of the large number of people.
Children can take lessons from 10 years old.
Please make a payment by PayPal (Credit cards Accepted) which correspond to 203 countries ,areas and multilingual support. If you want to know PayPal , please go to the website. → Paypal
8 days or more days prior to the starting date of the lesson:
No charge
7days to 5 days prior to the starting date of the lesson:
50 % of the lesson fee
4days to the starting time of the lesson and in case of failure to show without notice:
100% of the lesson fee
* These cancellation rates must be paid in Japan time zone.
Please make your inquiry from contact form to tell us the number of attendants, a desired area, date and time.
People who live in Japan or overseas can learn shodo in regular classes. You can take Shodo lessons 3 times a month in our shodo school in Tokyo, Shinjuku.
There are correspondence courses which Masumi and experienced tutor teach by email or Skype. (Available in English)
- Entrance fee ¥10,000
- The Class Course (3 times a month) ¥ 8,000
- The Correspondence Course (including postage) ¥ 8,000
* Taking lessons on Skype or video telephone are also possible as the option.
( 4 times ¥6,000)
Please make a payment by PayPal (Credit cards Accepted) which corresponds to 203 countries, areas and multilingual support. If you want to know PayPal , please go to the website. → Paypal