Enjoy the calligraphy experience of traditional Japanese culture. With 27 years of experience as a calligraphy instructor, I will provide you with easy-to-understand and detailed instruction. We will talk about Japanese letters, explain how to use calligraphy tools, and teach you the basics of how to use a brush. Then, students choose one of the 16 kanji that are popular overseas, practice it, and write it on a Japanese board. Sign your name, place it in a special art frame, and your original work of art is complete. You can take it home, so please display it at home. At the end, enjoy green tea and Japanese sweets, and take a commemorative photo. It will be a wonderful memory for you. The event will be held on the first floor of a hotel in Shinsaibashi, the center of Osaka. It's very convenient, just 1 minute walk from the subway station.
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Japanese Calligraphy Experience in Osaka lasts about 1h 30min.
Prices start at $50 per person for this Osaka experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, starting at 2:00 PM.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is SARASA HOTEL Shinsaibashi Free Space CFlat Easy Access ① 0 minute walk from Nagahoribashi Subway Sakaisuji Line, Exit 5-A of Tsurumi Ryokuchi Line ② 7 minute walk from Shinsaibashi Subway Midosuji Line "South Exit 3" of Crysta Nagahori Underground Mall. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in JA, EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 10 participants.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Wheelchair accessible Transportation options are wheelchair accessible All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 5.0 out of 5 across 33 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by 日本の書道.
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It was a wonderful experience! If I come to Osaka again, I would book it again. Also the online-lessons sound very interesting. I will check it out. Thank you very much!
Thank you for coming, and thank you for your wonderful comment. You have great taste, so please try again sometime. Have a great trip!
On a rainy afternoon we did a Calligraphy class with a well known and award winning calligraphy artist and teacher - Ryusho Tanabe. He does calligraphy on a large scale with oversized brushes. His art is beautiful. In our class we learned how to do one symbol - mine was Happiness. I highly recommend this activity, we really enjoyed it.
Thank you for coming. I enjoyed meeting you all. You were very skilled with the brush, and you created a wonderful piece of work. Thank you for your kind comments. I will continue to share the beauty of calligraphy.
Ryusho is an amazing teacher and very high caliber calligrapher. He made the experience so personalized and really took the time to explain each step while including green tea and sweets. Being able to take home our artwork is a big bonus. Highly recommend Ryusho and this experience!
Thank you for coming. And thank you for your wonderful comments. You all were very skilled at using brushes. Please do display your artwork in your room. I will continue to share the beauty of calligraphy, encouraged by your words. Thank you.
This Japanese calligraphy experience was outstanding! Tanabe san was an excellent instructor who was incredibly patient and encouraging. He taught basic technique and guided our practice. At the end of the class, every member of my family had a work of art we will be proud to hang upon a wall at home. I highly recommend this experience.
Thank you for coming. It was a pleasure to do calligraphy with your wonderful family. Everyone was very skilled at using the brush. Please do display your work in your room. And thank you for your kind comments. Your words encourage me to continue spreading the beauty of calligraphy to the world.
I really enjoyed the experience of learning about Calligraphy as well as trying it out myself. Ryusho Tanabe was very good at helping me improve my skills with each stroke of the brush as well as keeping the atmosphere light and enjoyable.
Thank you for coming. And thank you for your lovely comment. I'm so happy. You were very skilled with your brush. Please do display your artwork in your home.
This Japanese Calligraphy class was wonderful. The teacher was inspiring, patient, funny, and talented. It is a beautiful and complex art. I highly recommend this class.
Thank you for coming. And thank you for your wonderful comment. Your words encourage me to continue sharing Japanese calligraphy culture with people around the world.
Ryusho is an amazing artist and teacher. He took his time explaining Japanese calligraphy and worked with us as a group and then individually to produce a wonderful keepsake to take home. This was a truly wonderful experience. You won’t be disappointed!
Thank you for coming. And thank you for your wonderful comment. Your words encourage me to continue spreading the beauty of calligraphy to the world. You were very enthusiastic and talented, so you created a wonderful piece of work. Please display it in your home. Thank you.
Ryusho is so talented and such an amazing teacher! I booked this class for my husband and I to do while in Osaka because when I was in elementary school, my school brought in a Japanese calligraphy artist to teach in my art class :) My husband said this was his favorite activity of all that we did while on our 2.5 week honeymoon across Japan!! Thank you Ryusho for creating this lifelong memory for us, your patience and for helping us perfect our art!!
Thank you for coming. You are a truly wonderful couple. I am so happy that this was the most enjoyable experience of your honeymoon and that it will become a lifelong memory for you. I will continue to spread the message of calligraphy so that as many people as possible around the world can find happiness. Wishing you much happiness.
Ryu welcomed me very warmly. With great patience, he explained to all of us the details of his art, his technique, and the origins of the calligraphy he practices. It was a truly enriching and thoughtfully curated experience. I highly recommend the class and I’m grateful for the opportunity to learn from an artist as talented as he is.
Thank you for coming. And thank you for your kind comments. You were very enthusiastic and your brushwork was excellent. I'm glad you're interested in calligraphy. Please do display your work in your room. Thank you.
Really a beautiful experience!! The teacher was very attentive, good advice and is very gifted. I’m really not the best at calligraphy and drawing, and yet I managed to make a beautiful kanji! I highly recommend! 🙏
Thank you for coming. I'm so glad you're interested in Japanese calligraphy. And you've created a wonderful piece of work. You have great taste. I'll cherish your kind words and continue to share the beauty of calligraphy. Thank you.
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