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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RYU dragon live painting with Samurai 士魂流水 at Tokyo Samurai Theater
Posted in RYUJIN dragon, Samurai, videos, YouTube Tagged with: bushi, bushido, collaboration, dragon, live painting, Ryu, samurai, Samurai Theater Tokyo, tokyo, Zen, コラボレーション, ライブペインティング, 侍, 侍ショー, 士魂流水, 掛け軸, 東京, 神楽坂, 禅, 金龍, 龍
YouTube videos of Kyoto & Nara temples and shrines visit
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),…
Posted in blog, Japanese culture, videos, YouTube Tagged with: guardian, hidden place, holy dragon, Japan tourism, Kyoto, mysterious, Nara, power spot, RYU dragon, shrine, temple, tourist spot, YouTube, YouTube channel, YouTube video, Zen, ZEN temple, パワースポット, 一人旅, 京都, 奈良, 神社仏閣, 禅, 龍, 龍神
I won an award at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum ZEN art exhibition
I won an award at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, ZEN art exhibition! I am so grateful that so many people voted for my artworks here. It is such an honor to win an award from over 700 artists from all…
Posted in calligraphy art, Exhibition, Japanese culture, Japanese painting, Kakemono Kakejiku, Koi fish, RYUJIN dragon Tagged with: art exhibition, artworks, dragon, Japanese painting, kakejiku, koi fish, phoenix bird, Ryu, Ryujin, silk art, Tokyo Metropolitan art museum, Zen, ZEN art, 受賞, 受賞作品, 掛け軸, 日本絵画, 東京都美術館, 禅, 鯉, 鳳凰, 龍, 龍神
2022 Shihomi Solo Exhibition in Tokyo “ZEN・SAKURA EXHIBITION”
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…
Posted in blog, calligraphy art, Exhibition, Japanese painting, Kakemono Kakejiku, Koi fish, Sakura cherry blossom, YouTube Tagged with: art exhibition, cherry blossom, cherry blossom painting, cherry blossoms, Etsy, hanging scroll, Japanese art, Japanese artist, Japanese painting, kakejiku, Kakejiku scroll, Koi fish painting, Meguro river, Ryujin dragon, sakura, Shihomi Homma, solo exhibition, Suibokuga, tokyo, Zen, アート展, 個展, 掛け軸, 日本画, 本間志穂美, 東京, 桜, 水墨画, 目黒川, 禅, 錦鯉, 鶴, 龍神
Shihomi Homma ZEN SAKURA Exhibition is coming soon
“Shihomi Homma ZEN•Sakura Exhibition” is at “rusu” near Meguro river on March 27-April 2. Admission free. Gallery “rusu” 9 mins walk from JR Meguro Station 3-4-9 Shimomeguro, Meguro ku, Tokyo March 27(Sun) – April 2(Sat) 12:00-19:00 桜の季節に禅桜展を開催。 目黒駅の目黒川からほど近い昔懐かしい民家のrusuにて、個展を開催させていただく運びとなりました。 日本の桜、禅をテーマにした水墨画掛け軸などのアートを展示いたします。 これまでJapanCrossBridge(日本と海外の架け橋)として、日本の美や象徴をモチーフとしたアート作品を海外へ発信して参りました。…
Posted in blog, Exhibition, Japanese painting, Kakemono Kakejiku, Sakura cherry blossom, Tokyo travel guide Tagged with: art exhibition, Art meguri, cherry blossom, cherry blossoms, Etsy, Japan art, Japanese art, Japanese painting, kakejiku, Koten Nabi, Meguro, Meguro river, ohanami, Sakura art, Share art, solo exhibition, Suibokuga, Tokyo art, Tokyo Art Navigation, ZEN art exhibition, アートめぐり, アクセサリー, お花見, お花見スポット, シェアアート, 個展, 個展なび, 展覧会, 日本画, 東京, 桜, 水墨画, 目黒, 目黒川, 禅
How to paint RYUJIN（龍神）on YouTube
Posted in blog, calligraphy art, Japanese culture, Japanese painting, Kakemono Kakejiku, YouTube Tagged with: calligraphy art, dragon, Etsy, good luck, how to paint, kakejiku, Ryu, Ryujin, RYUJIN painting, Suibokuga, Sumie, Sumie art, YouTube, Zen, 幸運を呼ぶ, 掛け軸, 水墨画, 禅, 開運, 龍, 龍神
The difference between RYUJIN (龍神) and Dragon
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…
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ZEN circle -Enso-
ZEN circle ENSO Zen circle is called “Enso”.(円相) Sometimes different “Kanji”(Chinese character) 円窓 is used for “Enso”, represents “round window”, which means our mind’s window. Enso is one of Sumi ink painting (Japanese calligraphy) in Zen. Usually it is drawn…
Posted in blog, calligraphy, calligraphy art, Japanese culture, Japanese painting, Kakemono Kakejiku Tagged with: calligraphy art, Enso, Etsy, hanging scroll, Japanese art, Japanese painting, kakejiku, meditation, Suibokuga, Sumie, Zen, ZEN circle, 円相, 円窓, 禅
-ICHIGO ICHIE- ZEN spirit and Japanese tea ceremony
“ICHIGO ICHIE”(一期一会) Have you ever heard phrase “ICHIGO ICHIE”(一期一会) in Japanese? This is ZEN spirit. It means, “once in a life time meeting”. This spirit comes from the Japanese tea ceremony. The Tea ceremony has a deep connection with ZEN…
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