Takase — Fine Japanese Calligraphy by Master Calligrapher Eri Takase

Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase featured at the TV Guide 60th Primetime Emmy Awards After Party — 60th Primetime Emmy Awards After Party

Arla Foods soy milk packaging featuring Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase — Commercial design — Arla Foods, Sweden

Names in Japanese calligraphy as tattoo art — Names in Japanese calligraphy

Martial arts rank certificate with Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase — Martial arts rank certificate

Every calligraphy character on this site was personally brushed by Master Takase.

Names in Japanese Calligraphy

Your name translated to Japanese and lettered in Master Takase's calligraphy. Pronunciations researched across 11 languages, translations verified against 19 scholarly sources.

Amy — Beloved in Japanese kanji calligraphy

The Library

Articles on Japanese calligraphy, tradition, and technique — including interviews with Master Takase and original research from three decades of practice.

Eri Takase trained in Japanese calligraphy since the age of six in Osaka, Japan. In 1989, she earned the rank of Shihan (師範) in Bokuteki-kai and Bunka-shodo — Japan's most prestigious calligraphic societies. Her work has appeared in books, film, commercial products, and the Emmy Awards.

“Japanese Calligraphy is too beautiful a bird to be locked in the cage of a thousand years of tradition.”