I had a great opportunity to dedicate my Ryu Kakejiku with live painting and music. I spent about 50 minutes to complete live painting with the Indian instrument music. Many people came and watched this event. Thank you so much. …
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November 18, 19, 2022, I had a great opportunity to collaborate with Samurai 士魂流水 at Samurai Theater Tokyo. In total 6 shows, I painted RYU dragon Kakejiku at each opening. I painted in around 10 minutes with Samurai performing behind …
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I had a great opportunity to dedicate my RYU dragon Kakejiku with live painting at Enno-ji temple in Fukuoka 2022, October 4th. It was a wonderful serene atmosphere inside the main hall of Buddha. The priest recited sutra for one …
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We published our Tokyo/Japan Explore spots YouTube videos, about “Kyoto & Nara trip”. There are 8 videos about Kyoto & Nara temples and shrines visit. They are about visiting not well known popular tourist spots (some are famous already though), …
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I love to make cherry blossom themed artworks, so I wanted to hold my solo exhibition during the cherry blossom season. I am really grateful that I could hold my first solo exhibition in a nostalgic Japanese old house near …
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The difference between 龍(Ryu) and Dragon I started painting 龍(Ryu) and now I am attracted to 龍(Ryu）. When we try to translate 龍(Ryu) into English, it is often said “dragon”. However, dragons in European countries and 龍(Ryu) in Eastern countries …
Tiger on Kakejiku art Tigers are one of the very popular subjects on Japanese Kakejiku art. Kakejiku is Japanese traditional hanging scroll. It is hung on the wall in Japanese style room, especially on alcove “Tokonoma”, since ancient time. Tiger …
Crane birds – Japanese good luck symbol We, Japanese have a deep connection with crane birds since ancient times. The beautiful crane birds can be seen in many occasions, such as Japanese old stories, music, paintings, and so on. Crane …
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