Presents instructions for Japanese calligraphy and discusses the art's philosophy and techniques, as well as its history in Japan and China. Includes interviews with master calligraphers; examples of standard and semi-cursive script and hiragana syllabary; and guidelines on selling one's calligraphy.
Kindergartner Yoko not only learns to write her letters and numbers in English, she shows her teacher and fellow students how to write their names using Japanese calligraphy.
