Thank you for this opportunity.
Vietnam Da Nang Japanese culture exhibition event 2024, April
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Live painting at calendar new year prayer ceremony in Hiroo, Tokyo
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Collaboration event Dragon and flowers
Live paint & live music Ryu Kakejiku dedication at RYUTAIJI temple in Gifu
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.
RYU dragon live painting with Samurai 士魂流水 at Tokyo Samurai Theater
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 me.
When I entered, I prayed to the small shrine there first, then bowed to the guests with the Japanese traditional way.
I am really grateful that I could paint in this bushido spirit atmosphere.
Most kakejiku hanging scrolls I painted there were sold to the guests on the spot.
Thank you so much for this opportunity.
RYU Kakejiku Live painting dedication at Enno-ji temple in Fukuoka
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 hour, and I painted RYU dragon on my Kakejiku while he was reciting.
I am so grateful that I had this great opportunity.
Thank you so much.
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), but more meaningful and powerful power spots.
By visiting those places, we Japanese believe we can connect to our guardians and will get better luck.
During my visit there, I had great opportunities to dedicate my RYU dragon kakejiku to Oomiwa shrine in Nara, and to Kifune shrine in Kyoto.
We hope these videos will give you some ideas of places to visit when you come to Japan!
Nara videos
Kyoto videos
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 Meguro river, Tokyo, where cherry blossoms are really famous. This exhibition is already one of my best memories.
Sakura cherry blossoms Japanese Suibokuga painting & cherry blossoms history in Japan
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