Time flies

My attempt at calligraphy

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July 6th 2005
光陰矢のごとし(Kouin ya no gotoshi) - a Japanese proverb that I recently learnt and can, without a doubt, apply to my last month in Hakodate. It literally translates to 'time is like an arrow', which as you can guess means time flies, and my time here has definitely been very arrow-like recently. In honour of this realisation I chose this proverb to write on a scroll for my call ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more

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