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Your Name in Brush — A Piece to Take Home
Deguchi Suikou Calligraphy School · Osaka
- Ages
- 8–18 years
- Languages
- Japanese
- Time
- Tue & Thu11:00 – 12:30 16:00 – 17:30Wed16:00 – 17:30
- Group size
- Up to 6
- Parent
- Stay to watch (free), or join in (¥4,500)
Times & pickup
Drop-off 11:00
Pickup
- The piece as it isPickup 12:30¥4,500+ service fee
- Backed with paper (urauchi)Pickup 12:30¥5,500+ service fee
- Written over an ink painting on a shikishi boardPickup 12:30¥8,000+ service fee
- Written over a painted design on canvasPickup 12:30¥8,500+ service fee
- Written on a hanshi hanging mount — characters onlyPickup 12:30¥8,500+ service fee
- Written over a painted design on a hanshi hanging mountPickup 12:30¥10,000+ service fee
About
Ninety minutes to make one finished piece rather than a practice sheet. A visiting child’s own name is written for them in Japanese first — in kanji chosen for how it sounds and what it means, or in kana — and then they learn to write it themselves, stroke by stroke, until the piece is one they want to keep. Any short word or character can be written instead of a name. The extra half hour over the first-calligraphy session is the difference between having tried it and going home holding something.
Requirements
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday only — the calendar shows the times the classroom actually opens.
- A parent or guardian stays for the session. Watching is free; an adult who wants to write as well books a place.
- Taught in Japanese. Nothing on the classroom’s side is offered in English, so bring a translation app if you need one.
- Everything is provided — paper, ink, pens and pencils. Come in clothes that ink will not spoil.
What to bring
Clothes that ink will not spoil
Everything you write with belongs to the classroom — paper, ink, practice sheets, pens and pencils are all provided. Just come in clothes that ink will not spoil.
Cancellation
Free to cancel until 24 hours before — non-refundable after.
Getting there
Deguchi Suikou Calligraphy School
4-3-40 Toneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0045
Nearest station
- Hankyu Takarazuka Line / Osaka MonorailHotarugaike Station · 10 min walk
By public transport
Osaka Airport is a few minutes away on the monorail.
By car
There is one parking space; there is also a paid car park nearby, free for the first hour and ¥200 per hour after that.