MaedaKamari2020 Calligraphy Experience in the Sky 2025
At the shrine in the heavens overlooking Kyoto,
draw strength from the patriots enshrined here
as you receive purification and pray for your aspirations.
About “Calligraphy Experience in the Sky 2025”
As 2025, the year of the World Expo, draws to a close, why not gather at Reimei Shrine overlooking Japan’s ancient capital, Kyoto, and reflect on the year as a group while holding the two characters you wrote yourself?
Reimei Shrine is also a shrine where patriots of the late Edo period rest.
The Sky Calligraphy Experience begins with a lecture by Maeda Kamari!
After practicing your strokes, you will then write one character reflecting on this year (on a signed board with messages) and one character for the coming year (on an ema votive plaque), guided by Maeda Kamari, in a single stroke on the paper.
And now, we present a calligraphy performance by Kamari Maeda!
Then, pray for your aspirations and walk the path of training to the statue of Sakamoto Ryoma!
This is a precious calligraphy experience under the sky, where you reflect on the past year with everyone and pray for the coming year.
Special Gift
- One ema plaque for aspirations
- One Signed board with messages
- One brush pen
Past Calligraphy Experience in the Sky can be viewed here
2023→2024
2024→2025
Event Schedule
| December 7, 2025 (Sunday) | |
|---|---|
| 12:45 – 13:00 | Venue Open ※Reimei Shrine |
| 13:00 – 13:20 | Maeda Kamari Lecture |
| 13:20 – 13:40 | Write two characters ・One Character to Reflect on This Year（Signed board with messages） ・One character for the coming year（ema plaque for aspirations） |
| 13:40 – 14:00 | Calligraphy Performance |
| 14:00 – 14:20 | At the shrine dedicated to the patriots, prayers are offered for their aspirations. |
| 14:20 – 15:00 | Viewing the Statue of Sakamoto Ryoma and Taking Commemorative Photos |
| （Optional） | After-party for those who wish to attend |
Instructor Profiles
Professional photographer Professor Masaomi Kumagai
📸Representative of the Camera Community FTLIFE（@focus_trip_life ）
👗Next Girls Collection Management Team (https://www.next-girls.com/）
Representative of the camera community ‘FTLIFE’, with over 220 members.
Serves as Creative Producer for the immersive documentary “Everyone is the Protagonist”.
Hopes that through photography, the lives of those involved can become richer.
Organizes numerous events including photo sessions, networking gatherings, and fashion shows.
Reimei Shrine Professor Hirotsugu Murakami
Reimei Shrine Priest
Facilitator of Building Blocks of Life, Disaster Prevention Specialist
Listening Monk Association Administrative Staff
Member, Japan Funeral Culture Society
Committee Member, Kyoto Prefecture Higashiyama Police Station Council
Executive Committee Member, Kyoto Iwate Prefecture Association
Director, Kyoto Kiyomizu Temple Nanbu Wind Chime Appreciation Society
The priest who will be joining us Mr. Hidemasa Kawamura
Deputy Head Priest, Jodo Sect Temple
Representative, Shinto Shrines and Buddhist Temples Online Co., Ltd.
Shrine Introduction
Reimei Shrine
During the reign of Emperor Kōkaku, after enduring great hardship, the Shinto Funeral Grounds were established. To this day, Shinto funerals and memorial services are conducted here to safeguard the peace of the divine spirits. During the Bakumatsu and Meiji Restoration periods, connections were formed with Chōshū domain samurai like Kōsaka Genzui, and funerals were held for loyalist patriots. This is why the graves of patriots, including Sakamoto Ryōma, are located on this sacred mountain.
Event Participation Fee
＜Early Bird Discount! Participation Fee (Application Deadline: Wednesday, November 12)＞
6,000 yen (tax included) / person
＜Participation Fee (Application Deadline: Thursday, February 4)＞
6,600 yen (tax included) / person
Included in the price
- Calligraphy Class Trial Fee
- One ema plaque for aspirations
- One Signed board with messages
- One brush pen
- Takeout bag
※Early Bird Discount! Payment due by Wednesday, November 12 (Limited to the first 20 registrants)
※Payment due date: Thursday, December 4 (Limited to the first 20 applicants)
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