MaedaKamari2020 Calligraphy activities around the world were introduced in Moral Materials for Junior High Schools!
Kamari Maeda’s calligraphy performance activities around the world were introduced in “Kirari☆Note” (Seishinsha), a supplementary moral education material for junior high school students.
The article was published in the chapter “Traditions and Culture of Japan” in the teaching materials for second-year junior high school students.
The article introduces an episode from when he was a company employee, when he wrote kanji characters with a brush pen as a gift to a a people from abroad, who was very pleased and said, “This is Japanese art,” and we were able to build a very good relationship.
We were asked to take up this case study as an example of how something that is commonplace for us Japanese, such as using a brush to write meaningful letters, can be very interesting to people overseas.
This teaching material provides an opportunity for students to think about the appeal and international value of traditional Japanese culture.
We feel very honored that our cultural exchange activities through calligraphy can help to convey the beauty of Japanese culture to the junior high school students who will lead the next generation!
We will continue to promote the appeal of calligraphy and the value of Japanese culture to the world.