Japanese culture is influenced by China, but Japan has developed its own aesthetic sense. For example, grinding the calligraphy ink is an aesthetically beautiful act that doesn’t happen in Chinese calligraphy. Writing characters in one connected stroke is also a characteristic exclusive to Japanese calligraphy.

The artist, who was born and raised in Nara, says that one can feel the beauty of this place by just experiencing Nara. What beauty will you discover in Nara? Maybe you’ll find it on a rainy day when the leaves are washed clean and they shine all the greener in the quiet after the storm. We invite you to seek beauty in your own way.