I had hoped to finish One digital UKIYOE drawing by Setsubun, but I didn’t make it in time. The schedule of a sole proprietor can change with just one email request for a quote. The kanji character that was supposed to be used in the drawing for Setsubun would have been shelved…which seemed like a waste, so I released it as a lettering work. Read more

YAKUDO-KAN, has entered its 15th year, and to commemorate this milestone, I have changed our logo for the first time!

Thinking back to my university days, it’s amazing how far I have come from the characters of ‘躍動館’ hastily scrawled in ink on the edge of leftover paper from calligraphy class.

So far, only the Japanese pages featured calligraphy fonts while the English pages used Adobe fonts.
However, as mentioned in my aspirations, I wanted to create an English font based on the Kanteiryu (Edo script) style, so I gave it a shot.

You can switch between Japanese and English from the top right corner of the site, so please take a look and compare!

Additionally, I have put a Ko-fi link on the English pages. If you wish to support me, I would be greatly appreciative. It’s a one-time support option, not a monthly subscription.

Happy New Year!

At the end of December last year, I caught a cold and couldn’t finish my painting in time for New Year’s Day. Fortunately, thanks to nasal irrigation, I could feel the bacteria weakening by New Year’s Eve.

In Japanese pronunciation, there is only a one-sound difference between “snake” and “shrimp.” Similarly, the words “toshi: year” (年) and “meshi” (召し) in the title also differ by just one sound in Japanese. The “toshi: year” (年) refers to this year’s zodiac sign, the snake. “Meshi” means “to eat.”
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Size: A4
printnumber: FADOFRZ
End date: 24 January 2025 23:59

This product can be purchased from multi-copiers located in Lawson, FamilyMart and Ministop stores in Japan.

Plain paper: 300 yen / glossy paper: 500 yen

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It is a yokai that appears from the mountains in the middle of the night and sometimes leaves strange footprints as it skips across the fields with its well-developed feet (I came up with this idea yesterday).

I discovered the mysterious paw prints yesterday.

This is My Bluesky’s post then.

こ〜れは妖怪一本足猫でしょ

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— Kota Nakatsubo (@yakudo-kan.com) 2024年12月8日 15:47

But what are these mysterious footprints?
If anyone can tell me, let me know!

Perhaps this really is a yokai!