- JP / EN
KUMIKO HAMILTON
Exhibition Information
Venue: Auditorium Rainier III
Period: 2026/1/30-2/1
Venue: Kohoku Public Hall ( HP )
Date: 2025/11/15 ( Saturday ) 12:30
Free Admission
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Venue: Yamate 234 ( HP )
Place: 234-1 Yamate-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama City
Access: MAP
Opening hours: 10:30-16:30 ( 13:00- on the first day only )
Period: 2025/07/31-08/04
Venue: Café Shingtong ( HP )
Place: 43-9, Takanodai, Kodaira-shi, Tokyo
Access: MAP
Business hours: 11:30-18:00 on weekdays, 13:00-18:00 on weekends and holidays
Closed: Every Monday
Period: 2025/05/07-06/30
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Venue: National New Museum of Art ( HP )
Period: 2024/03/06-16
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Venue: The Museum of Kyoto ( HP )
Period: 2025/03/14-16
Venue: 7artscafe ( HP )
Period: 2025/03/1-30
Opening Koto Live: 2025/03/2 ( Sunday ) 15:00-
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Venue: Kioi Hall ( HP )
Date: 2025/02/23 ( Sun, Holiday ) 14:00-
All unreserved seats 4,000 yen ( TICKET )
Venue: Kohoku Public Hall ( HP )
Date: 2024/11/16 ( Saturday ) 12:00-17:00
Free Admission
Venue: Auditorium Rainier III
Period: 2024/11/1-3
Venue: Abeno Harukas Kintetsu Main Store, Kintetsu Art Hall ( HP )
Period: 2024/05/17-19
Venue: National New Museum of Art ( HP )
Period: 2024/03/07-17
Venue: Cafe doudou ( HP )
Period: 2024/01/01-15
Venue: Daniel's Wine Club ( HP )
Period: 2023/10/01-12/27
Venue: 7artscafe ( HP )
Period: 2023/03/01-31
Izumi Japanese Calligraphy Art Lesson
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Venue: Gallery Hiyoshi ( HP )
Period: December 6-7, 2025, 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Koto Performance by Students
December 6, 2025, 1:00 PM
December 7, 2025, 11:30 AM
Workshop
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Venue: 7artscafe ( HP )
Address: Yokohama, Naka-ku Sueyoshicho 1-3 Okonogi Bldg. #2, 1st floor
Price: 3,500 yen per class
Time: 10:00am - 11:30am ( 90min )
Date: Held on the second Saturday of every month starting in February 2025.
June 14, 2025
July 12, 2025
August 9, 2025
September 13, 2025
October 11, 2025
November 8, 2025
December 13, 2025
Venue: Rental Space Hiyoshi ( MAP )
Address: 1-5-38, Hiyoshi-Honcho, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa
3 minutes walk from Hiyoshi Station West Exit
No parking available
Date: 2025/01/5 ( Sunday ) 13:00-14:30 ( 90min )
Adult 4,000 yen | Child under 15 years old 2,500 yen
Venue: [ Maple ] Shinjuku Takashimaya-mae ( MAP )
Address: 4-1-22 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Shinjuku Komuro bld.704
Aprox 2 min. walk from South Exit of JR Shinjuku Station
There is a Family Mart on the first floor of the building.
No parking available
Date: 2024/06/10 ( Monday ) 11:00-12:40 ( 100min )
Venue: Rental Space Hiyoshi ( MAP )
Address: 1-5-38, Hiyoshi-Honcho, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa
3 minutes walk from Hiyoshi Station West Exit
No parking available
Date: 2024/05/23 ( Thursday ) 11:00-12:40 ( 100min )
Venue: [ Maple ] Shinjuku Takashimaya-mae ( MAP )
Address: 4-1-22 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Shinjuku Komuro bld.704
Aprox 2 min. walk from South Exit of JR Shinjuku Station
There is a Family Mart on the first floor of the building.
No parking available
Date: 2024/05/05 ( Sunday ) 11:00-12:40 ( 100min )
I spent many years in the world of advertising as a designer and art director, and during that time l encountered modern Japanese calligraphy, an "art of the moment." I was attracted to the sheer depth of its impermanent, monotone world, and began to study the art in earnest.
I'm continuously searching for my own unique means of expression, my creative voice.
And, driven by my passion to have people overseas learn and experience the charms and possibilities of character-based art, I have become active outside of Japan as well.
I launched a calligraphy art class in 2002, and have been conducting lessons at an international school since 2011.
In addition to these activities, I'm attempting to merge the modern, dream-like sound of the thirteen-stringed koto and seventeen-stringed koto, which l've been playing since | was four, with calligraphy works that convey a contemporary feeling.
Instructor, Sogen Calligraphy Association
Certification, Yamada-ryu Koto
Teaching Certification, Sawai Koto Institute ( Ikuta-ryu )
Others: Multiple exhibitions at the Mainichi Shodo and Sogen Exhibition, Japan
Take a 4-minute walk from Hiyoshi Station (Toyoko Line, Meguro Line, Green Line) and spend a little time learning and expressing yourself with Japanese calligraphy, or "shodo" (書道).
For more than 20 years, an award winning shodo artist has been conducting a slightly eccentric calligraphy art class on the edge of Yokohama, easily accessible from Tokyo. In an intimate setting, Kumiko Hamilton has been giving her eager students—which range from kindergarteners to adults—personalized attention and helping them blossom into true calligraphy artists.
Japanese calligraphy is an art that allows the heart, soul and personality of the artist to shine through. The teacher (sensei / 先生) of Izumi Japanese Calligraphy Art Lessons is unique in that she emphasizes each student's individuality and makes learning and improving interesting, fun and rewarding.
※Prices are current as of April 2024. Please confirm when making inquiries.
・Take lessons in English or Japanese, whichever you prefer
・Bring your own calligraphy tools, or purchase a shodo kit from us with everything you need to get started
・Lesson schedule is negotiable, including weekdays and weekends
・Note that if you cancel on the same day as a scheduled lesson, you will still have to pay the lesson fee
The art of Japanese calligraphy requires practice to master the skillful manipulation of brush and ink, but from the very beginning, it always rewards the student (seito / 生徒) with a sense of accomplishment. Of course, there are basic techniques to learn and practice in order to develop your skill and confidence, but the sensei of Izumi Japanese Calligraphy Art Lessons uniquely encourages the individual to approach shodo as a mode of artistic self expression from the very start.
Material fee: 500 yen per session
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You can do so.
Visiting is free of charge.
Trial is 1,500 yen ( including material fee ).
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The decision is based on discussions with the student.
Please contact us directly.
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You are required to prepare your own calligraphy set.
・Half-sheet of paper ( 半紙 )
・Large brush ( 大筆 )
・Small brush ( 小筆 )
You can also purchase them here.
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・We ask that you avoid using ink that can be washed off.
・We recommend using an inkstone made of stone if possible.
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Please send your inquiry to the following e-mail address with your full name, and message.
We will get back to you as soon as possible.
e-mail：
shodoartkumiko@gmail.com
Izumi Japanese Calligraphy Art Lesson
Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Tokyu Toyoko Line, Meguro Line, Municipal Subway Green Line "Hiyoshi" station 4 minutes walk
Instructor, Sogen Calligraphy Association
Hekisen Nakabayashi ( Kumiko Hamilton )
Various inquiries and job requests
e-mail：shodoartkumiko@gmail.com
This is a hands-on Japanese calligraphy workshop for adults, but children are welcome to attend.
Come and enjoy experience of calligraphy in a relaxed atmosphere!
【 Please fill out the following form and send it to shodoartkumiko@gmail.com 】
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【 The organizer will reply with an email containing the bank account. 】
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【 You must make a bank transfer by the specified date. 】
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【 Reservation will be confirmed after payment is confirmed. 】
Thank you very much for your cooperation.
Reservation Deadline : Up to 2 days before the event date
※Cancellation policy is 100% of the reservation fee if cancelled less than one day ( 24 hours ) prior to the event.
After practicing the letters you want to write, you will be able to make them on postcards or shikishi papers that you can display in your room or give as a gift to someone.
It would be the last 10 minutes of the workshop, we would like to enjoy the matcha green tea and Japanese sweets.
If you have any food allergies, please let us know.
If you put black ink on your clothes, it might not to wash out so it would be nice if you bring an apron if you want.
English is available
・This is a workshop for adults and for parents and children.
・We will provide the calligraphy tools.
・The instructor is Kumiko Hamilton ( Hekisen Nakabayashi ), a master of Sogen Shodokai.
・The workshop will be held at venues in the Kanto area from time to time.
・Prices are subject to change at any time depending on the venue. Prices are subject to change depending on the venue.
Upcoming Events
4-1-22 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Shinjuku Komuro bld.704 ( MAP )
Aprox 2 min. walk from South Exit of JR Shinjuku Station
There is a Family Mart on the first floor of the building.
No parking available
1-5-38, Hiyoshi-Honcho, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa ( MAP )
3 minutes walk from Hiyoshi Station West Exit
No parking available
Saturday Morning EDUCATION PROGRAM ) at 7artscafe every month I teach a calligraphy class on the 2nd Saturday of every month. Please join us.
https://www.7artscafe.co.jp/saturday-morning-education-program/
To reserve your space for any or all classes, please register here.
Deadline for registration is one week before.
This class is held in English and Japanese.