Calligrapher: Norihito Ishikawa
- Published 2010.7.13
Norihito Ishikawa is a calligrapher raised in Handa city, Aichi prefecture. He started his calligraphy career in 1st grade of elementary school. After he graduates college, he experienced dentist business management consulting and IT consulting, and became entrepreneur. As he working on his own company, he quit from its business and started new career with calligraphy. Nowadays, he make his works in public, also he owns studio in Omotesando, Tokyo.
He initiates to give off abundant Japanese cultures through Shodou calligraphy. He started up “Japan Culture Association” with Japanese Tea Ceremony (Sadou) expert, and working for popularize Japanese cultures such as Shodou and Sadou to the world. Also, he is working brand consulting and marketing for traditional industries such as calligraphy brush.
Ishikawa is of course well versed in calligraphy, but he also has a profound knowledge of “Kao”, a sort of signature opens up your luck. He has certificate of mastery in his school of Kao, “Tenshin-ryu”. He can create Kaoh too.
In 2010, Ishikawa was awarded the Culture Medal of Prince Higashikuni (東久邇宮文化褒章).
Norihito Calligraphy Studio
Ishikawa have his own studio in Omotesando, Tokyo. He provides hands-on course too for ¥1,500 / 1 hour.
| Content | Pen & Pencil writing. Brush writing. |
|---|---|
| Time | Class starts from 10:00 ~ Class starts from 20:00. (Must have reservation) 1 lesson is 1 hour. |
| Basic Fee | 4 Classes / month (Monthly Fee), Middle school students or younger: ¥6,000 , High school students or older: ¥8,000 |
| Access | 10 minutes walk from B1 exit of Omotesando station. 15 minutes walk from South exit of Shibuya station. |
| Address | 205, 6-7-13 Minami Aoyama, Minato ward, Tokyo 〒107-0062 |
| TEL | 080-3443-4356 |
| n-ishikawa@aisary.co.jp | |
| Website | http://www.aisary.co.jp/ |
| Web Gallery | http://sho-gallery.com/author/ishikawa/ |
| Map |
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