Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

At the gallery "Gallery Ginza" in Ginza 2-chome, "Cligraphy Keiko Matsuda Works Exhibition" is being held from April 15th (Tuesday), I visited the gallery on the evening of the first day of the event.

The moment I entered, I was wrapped in a gentle pastel-colored atmosphere.

"calligraphy" means "beautiful writing" in Greek, and it is said that Western Japanese calligraphy, which expresses the letters of the alphabet beautifully by hand.

The work of Keiko Matsuda, president of the Western Handwriting Studio, is so elaborate that I can't think of it as handwriting, while on the other hand, I can feel the warmth of handwriting.

The contents of the written text are the words of the Bible, excerpts of the works of famous writers, can be appreciated as paintings, and you can enjoy the words slowly (under the work, Japanese translation is attached).

The color of the characters differs for each work, and when I asked, it was written with watercolor paint instead of ink, or the balance between the picture and the text is exquisite.

There are many typefaces, and if the typeface is different, the atmosphere will change.

The exhibition period is until the 20th (Sun), from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm (last day, 5:00 pm).

The season has improved Please go to Ginza to taste the elegant Western Japanese calligraphy world.

＊In addition, with your consent, we took a picture of the venue. Thank you very much.

In Ginza, the street with the name of the tree passes through Ginza Sakura-dori St., Yanagi-dori St., and Marronnier Street in order from the north in the form of intersecting with Chuo-dori.

Marronnier is literally planted as a street tree on Ginza Marronnier Street, and Marronnier is deciduous tree, so it began to bud all at once during this season when spring came after winter.

There is only one cherry tree on the street in Ginza, and it is in full bloom now. This cherry tree is in full bloom, if you look closely, the cherry tree that grows around the street tree is a mysterious sight.

The place is that Marronnier Street starts from Sotobori-dori St. and ends in front of Showa-dori. To be precise, there is this cherry tree on the street that Marronnier Street ends and crosses Showa-dori and extends further eastward.

The cherry blossoms at Ginza Sakura-dori St. are in full bloom, and one cherry tree on this street is in full bloom.