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Ancient Chinese stationary

Here is a set of calligraphy and what we call in Japanese.

brush pen “fu-de” - ?? - ?
paper is “han-shi” - ??? - ??
ink stick is “su-mi” - ?? - ? and “boku-jyu” - ????? - ?? for liquid type ink.
ink slab is “suzuri” - ??? - ?

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Street art with a difference

There is no relative to Kanji either Asian style. A style I like.

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How Karate works

Japanese martial arts is called “bu-do”. Judo, Karate, Kendo, Sumo, Kyudo and so on.
In Bu-do scene, it starts with bow and finish with bow which is “REI” to show “REIGI” Respect and Manners. At Dojo, observance of REIGI is a important part of your training as much as improving skill and techniques.

bu-do (Martial Arts): ???, [...]

International Artwork Fair

International Artwork Fair in Japanese.

international: kokusai - ???? - ??
art: gei-jutsu - ????? - ??
artwork: gei-jutsu-sakuhin - ????????? - ????
fair: matsuri - ??? when it comes artwork fair, “matsuri” turn to “sai - ?? -?” then “gei-jutsu-sakuhin-sai - ?????”. Yes! pronunciation change.

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