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Kodomo SchoolSoroban, Calligraphy & Art

Hamamatsu | Calligraphy classes (brush & pencil)

Calligraphy classes
in Hamamatsu

Kodomo School holds Japanese calligraphy & handwriting (kakikata shodo) classes — brush writing and pencil handwriting — at community centers and other familiar places around Hamamatsu. Choose a classroom that is easy to get to, by nearby elementary school or from where you are now.

  • 15locations (Hamamatsu)
  • Tue, Wed, Thu, Friclass days
  • Once a week60 min (age 5–6 to junior high)
  • Free trialAbout 20 min, just bring a pen

In Hamamatsu, our calligraphy (shuji) classes are held at community centers (kyodo centers and kominkan) in Chuo Ward — 西伝寺 (Saidenji), 高台 (Takadai), 富塚 (Tomitsuka), 白脇 (Shirowaki), 入野 (Irino), 葵東 (Aoi-higashi), 三方原 (Mikatahara), 鴨江西 (Kamoe-nishi), 西彦尾 (Nishi-hikoo), 伊佐見 (Isami), 海老塚 (Ebizuka), 広沢 (Hirosawa) and more — and in Hamana Ward — 中瀬 (Nakaze) and 北浜南 (Kitahama-minami). Many of our Hamamatsu classrooms use kyodo centers, so venues with parking are common — a feature of this area. Children learn both pencil handwriting (kohitsu) and brush calligraphy (mohitsu), and can also work on their school handwriting assignments.

Classrooms

Calligraphy classes in Hamamatsu

Search by elementary school name or town name, or sort by “closest to where I am now.” Days, times and maps are also on each classroom’s page.

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Classroom locations: 15

Lessons are basically 16:10–18:30. Some classrooms start at 15:40, so please contact our head office for details.

Each classroom's page (days, times, map) is in Japanese. Classroom and place names are kept in Japanese so they are easy to find on signs and maps.

Hamamatsu

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Calligraphy classes near elementary schools

Choose a classroom near the elementary school your child attends. Tap a classroom name to see the day, time, location and map.

Common questions in Hamamatsu

About our calligraphy classes in Hamamatsu

Where in Hamamatsu are the classrooms?

All across the city: the center — 鴨江西 (Kamoe-nishi), 海老塚 (Ebizuka), 広沢 (Hirosawa), 高台 (Takadai); the west — 入野 (Irino), 富塚 (Tomitsuka), 伊佐見 (Isami), 西彦尾 (Nishi-hikoo); the north — 三方原 (Mikatahara), 葵東 (Aoi-higashi); the east — 西伝寺 (Saidenji), 北浜南 (Kitahama-minami), 中瀬 (Nakaze); the south — 白脇 (Shirowaki); and more.

Should I look for a “shuji” (calligraphy practice) class or a “shodo” (calligraphy) class?

Kodomo School’s “kakikata shodo” class teaches both: pencil handwriting (kakikata / kohitsu) and brush calligraphy (shodo / mohitsu). Whether you are looking for a shuji, kakikata or shodo class, the same classroom covers all of them.

Can my child take soroban as well?

Yes. 三方原 (Mikatahara), 鴨江西 (Kamoe-nishi), 北浜南 (Kitahama-minami), 広沢 (Hirosawa) and 湖東 (Koto) also hold soroban classes at the same venue on different days of the week.

Calligraphy at Kodomo School

The power to write is the power to think.

Correct posture and stroke order, and tome, hane and harai (the stops, hooks and sweeps of each stroke). Children learn both brush writing and pencil handwriting, and the time spent carefully studying the model builds neat handwriting and a calm mind. They can also work on their school handwriting assignments. Brush-writing grade exams (kyu and dan) can be taken at the classroom they usually attend (there are no exams for pencil handwriting).

For
Final year of kindergarten (age 5–6) to junior high
Lessons
Once a week, 60 min
Monthly tuition
From ¥4,600 (tax included)
Free trial lesson
About 20 min; just bring writing supplies
More about our calligraphy classesWhat lessons are like, parents’ voices, fees Lesson times, fees and how to enrollFrom the trial lesson to the first class

Start with a free trial lesson

Soroban and calligraphy trial lessons are free (about 20 minutes; just bring something to write with). The art trial lesson is 40 minutes and costs ¥1,000 (nothing to bring). Come with your child and see the feel of the classroom and how well the teacher suits your child.