I combined a gecko and a Karakasa-obake (umbrella ghost).
The umbrella shelters from rain and wind, while the gecko can climb walls.

Kantei-ryu Lettering

“風雨に勝つて( Withstanding the wind and rain )” refers to the Karakasa-obake, and “壁越えて( overcoming the wall )” refers to the gecko. In Japan, overcoming difficulties is expressed as “climbing over a wall”. So, this symbolizes overcoming adversity.

In this Artwork, I drew a lot of citrus fruits. Last year, the summer was brutally hot, and there was no season that could be called autumn. The other day, Obihiro experienced the heaviest snowfall on record, and the four seasons have become completely mixed up.

So, I created a drawing that might happen someday. There is a citrus fruit called “獅子柚子(Citrus pseudogulgul)”, a type of pomelo, growing in my neighborhood, and I thought “What the heck is this?” when I saw it.

Real “獅子柚子(Citrus pseudogulgul)”

It has a very rugged shape! (It is mainly used for decoration as a talisman, but if eaten, it is made into jam)
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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.

Have you heard of Habitat Style?
It has been a hot topic in the rare plant community for the past few years.

It is a gardening style that mimics the environment of the native habitat on a pot.

Dry gardens,” gardens that reproduce the native environment by planting arid-zone plants that can overwinter in the ground, have been popular among Japanese rare plant enthusiasts for some time now.

This can be seen as an even more miniature version of such a garden.
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Shimamura Music, one of Japan’s leading music stores, and I are pleased to announce our second collaboration.
I illustrated two designs for a Japanese pattern guitar strap!
You can read about it on Shimamura Music’s website press release! (Japanese)

If you live somewhere outside of Japan and want my products, there is very important information in red this post.

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