Private Japanese Calligraphy Class in Kyoto: Dive into the Art of Kanji Characters

Immerse yourself in the art of Japanese calligraphy with a private class in Kyoto. Choose from a variety of kanji characters and take home your own beautifully crafted piece.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • さくら日本文化体験 二条城教室 / SAKURA Experience Japanese Culture Nijo Home - Take part in a Japanese calligraphy class and learn about one of the oldest traditional art forms in Japan. Discover its beauty and the rhythm behind the brush movements in creating the kanji characters. After the class, your calligraphy art piece is yours to take home. 

Learn how to write the correct brush movements to make beautiful kanji characters. Good Japanese calligraphy possesses not only beauty but also rhythm, and the emotional state of the calligrapher is of great importance. Even if you are new to Japanese calligraphy, you will write characters as beautifully as a Japanese student.

Choose and write your favorite kanji from a wide selection and write your own name in Japanese next to your beautiful kanji. Kanji is the Chinese-style script used in Japan. After the class, you’ll have beautiful calligraphy art to take back home as a keepsake.

Please bring your socks.
We will not enter Japanese room without socks.It means impolite.

Children under 10 years old are not acceptable.

What's Included
  • Original booklet included
  • Use of Calligraphy tools provided
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
Additional Information

For this event, we have a wide variety of Japanese words and phrases in kanji character you might want to incorporate into your writing. Feel free to choose any that you’d like to experiment with!

Naturally, you can take your own calligraphy home, presentable and protected with beautiful traditional Japanese paper!

If you have a particular word or phrase in mind that you want to use, that can be arranged. (*Please reach out to us before you arrive at our location)

Location
さくら日本文化体験 二条城教室 / SAKURA Experience Japanese Culture Nijo Home
3min walk from Nijo Castle and Kyoto subway Tozai line [Nijojomae] station. 3 min walk from Kyoto City Bus [Nijojomae] and [Fucyomae] station. 5min walk from Kyoto subway Karasuma line [Marutamachi] station. !5 min walk from Hankyu line [Shijo] station
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Burtonjssc
Aug 17, 2024
Beautiful writing - Had a great class! I really learned a lot about Japanese calligraphy. The teacher was knowledgeable and patient. It was exciting to see my improvement over the course of the lesson and create some beautiful characters to take home.
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Kerri_s
Jul 29, 2024
Great activity to do in Kyoto - Had a great time. We copied some calligraphy and our teacher was very attentive and patient. We learnt about the history too which was very interesting. My son loved it so we bought him some equipment from the recommended shop too. Thank you for having us! Kerri & Finn
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Cb201401
Jul 27, 2024
Beautiful handwriting - Our family really enjoyed this experience, which is located at the host's home. She made it super easy to find her house with detailed instructions. After a brief introduction to calligraphy, each member of our family learned to write four different words. The host attached our final drawings to a matte for us to take home. She took pictures for us of our artwork and a few action shots with our concentration faces on! Our whole family, including teenage boys, had a great time!
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Aviv_o
Jul 20, 2024
Very good - learned a lot about Japanese calligraphy, was fun, great ac, worth it if you are in the area. instructor very kind. recommend!
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Woolfish
Jul 10, 2024
Beautiful art afternoon - We loved this workshop- it was just the two of us (myself and my 11 year old), and our hosts were very generous with their time and knowledge. We walked away with many calligraphy symbols to hang up and an appreciation for the artistry of it. Such a nice way to spend a rainy afternoon in the middle of Kyoto.
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Mikael_s
Jul 10, 2024
A fantastic experience :-) - We had such a good time with Aya san and her husband. Not only with regard to the calligraphy class, in which Aya san showed her deep knowledge and history of the art, but also getting to know each other as we struggled with brushes, ink and paper. The class inspired us to learn more about calligraphy and to continue trying it on our own. Thank you so much Aya san for a fantastic class. We strongly recommend the class. Eva & Mikael from Sweden
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Mark_h
Jun 6, 2024
Very nice class from Aya,... - Very nice class from Aya, thanks for having us!! You get to keep your calligraphy too! Highly recommended
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Franziska_k
Jun 2, 2024
Excellent caligraphy experience in nice surrounding. - Excellent. We loved the time spent with Aya, our instructor. She explained the history of caligraphy and teached us how to easily start doing caligraphy. She was very patient with us. We could take home our artwork, very nice memory! She was very helpful in finding her place, arranging a suitable time slot (so we could have a little bit more time). As it was raining she helped us to get a taxi back. Thank you Aya!
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Zazu111
Jul 7, 2024
Buyer Beware - Due to circumstances out of our control, we missed our booking time. We contacted the vendor prior and they refused to refund. They also would not let us change to a different day or time since they were “fully booked.” So unfortunate and expensive for nothing. Would NOT recommend.
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Andrea_u
Jul 7, 2024
Do not recommend! - Unfortunately due to no fault of our own, we could not make the booking on time. We contacted the vendor prior to our time and they refused to offer a refund. They were not able to accomodate us at a future day or time since they stated they were fully booked. I looked at previous reviews and saw similar experiences to ours. Very dissapointing. Not a good practice towards your customers. I would not recommend them. Viator would not assist us either since they leave it to the vendor. Buyer beware.
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