Shodoka SAORI

Shodoka Saori is a Shodo (Japanese Calligraphy) master who teaches Shodo and performs on-stage all over Japan. I am a graduate of Sano College, studied at the Nihon Shodo School under Professor Keiyo Hori, and am licensed to establish and operate a Shodo School. I currently conduct shodo classes at the Ebina Culture Hall, Kanagawa Prefecture. My students have been selected to participate in the All-Japan Calligraphy Tournament which is conducted annually at the world-famous Budokan in Tokyo.


Accomplishments:

* Recipient of the Dokuritsu and Mainichi Shodo Exhibition Awards, 2015-2019

* Recognized as a Cultural Ambassador by Tochigi Prefecture

* Nominated as a “Keeper of the Flame” of Japanese Traditions by Executive Committee for the Development of Successors in Japanese Traditional Culture

Performed at such notable venues as: The Tokyo Skytree Tower, The Tochigi Prefectural Culture Center, The Kyoto Hyatt Regency, Yokota AFB, and the Ashikaga Gakko (Japan’s oldest standing academic building)