“Kakizome” lesson for school kids
I gave some Japanese calligraphy lessons for school kids during winter break. It was fun and great to see their motivation. What is Kakizome? There is a custom called "Kakizome (First Writing) " in Japan. This is one of the new year's traditional events and means the first calligraphy written at the beginning of a year. Anyone who wants to express one's hope or favorable words can try to do Kakizome with brush, ink and paper. Positive and lucky words are often