Japanese Language

The popular Japanese art form known as etegami (e= image; tegami= letter) has captured the interest and imagination of artists all over the world.

Join Gyotaku instructor, Robert Chenoweth for a fish printing class where you will make prints of real fish & octopus to take home!

Mounting is called hyougu, which means the work of making and repairing kakejiku and furnishings made of paper and wood, such as fusuma and byoubu.

Ikenobō is the oldest and largest school of ikebana, the Japanese art of floral design. It was founded in the 15th century by the Buddhist monk Senno. The school is based at the Rokkaku-dō temple in Kyoto. The name is derived from a pond where Prince Shōt

The Ohara School of Ikebana was founded by Unshin Ohara (1861-1916). Unshin explored the fields and mountains and tried to develop a style of ikebana to express the beauty of natural scenery.

Join us for in-person Japanese Language class with Yamamoto-sensei!

a hands-on cultural experience where participants learn traditional Japanese bookmaking techniques, such as Yotsume Toji (four-hole binding) or orihon (accordion style), to create handmade books and a Goshuinchō—a special, folded book used for collecting