Calligraphy
Home Visit & Culture Experience Program
Option
Try and write some Kanji (Chinese characters) and your name in Japanese by using Japanese calligraphy brush! Customers can take their works back home.
Customers first receive explanation of how Kanji (Chinese characters) came to Japan, and three kinds of characters (Kanji, Hiragana, and Katakana) along with which one Japanese people choose on what occasions. Then customers can try writing some characters by themselves with advice/support of the calligraphy instructor. Finally customers will try working on the final work which can be taken back home. Don't forget to write your name at the end.
Time
2-2.5 hours (including round-trip taxi transfers)
Price
16,000 yen per person (based on 1 participant)
11,500 yen per person (based on 2 participants or more)
1. Extra charge will be required for the program outside business hours (Our business hours: 09:30-18:30)
2. Programs will be shortened if customers are late for the meeting time due to personal reasons.
3. We may have to use public transportation, depending on the location of your hotel.
4. Maximum: approximately 9 people (Customers may be divided into several groups depending on the number)
5. No discount for children.
6. Other foreign language speaking staff than English can be arranged at an extra charge.
7. Observers will be charged a full price as well.
- Your attendant pick you up to your hotel lobby.
You move to your instructor's house with the attendant by chartered taxi.
The attendant introduce many things, basic information about Calligraphy, Kyoto and Japan.
- Arrive at the house, and start the experience.
As you arrive at the house, your instructor meet you. She/He introduces about her/himself firstly, your introduction, and then start a basic lecture about a history of Calligraphy.
- The instructor shows and explains how to do it. After listening her explanation and looking how to do, now it is your turn to do calligraphy.
- You try to write your favorite Japanese character - “Peace”“Love”“Friend” or your occupation and so on - then put your signature to the best work.
- Taking pictures of your work, spending your time with the instructor with Q & A, listening her house explanation while waiting a taxi come.
- Your taxi comes to the house. You leave your instructor's house and go back to your hotel with the attendant.
Culture Experience Short Program
For those who do not have enough time for home-visit course, WAK JAPAN offers Short experience programs. The courses are run of workshop basis and many people (maximum about 10 people) can share a program at the same time.