The Japanese Study School isn’t just about language. We offer courses in a range of creative arts, including the visual delights of manga and the aesthetic brush strokes of traditional Japanese art and calligraphy.

the dynamic form of sequenced art known as manga is a Japanese tradition that has managed to tell stories about every conceivable topic - and has also had a huge influence on western pop culture.

Whether its learning the basics of anatomy, the complexity of character design or producing your first manga work, these classes will help to bring your ideas to life.

Shodo is a Japanese form of calligraphy, or artistic writing, influenced by Zen thought.

For any particular piece of paper, the calligrapher has but one chance to create with his brush. The distinctive brushstrokes and curves that make up the traditional shodo style is unmistakable and it forms one of the more visually engaging styles of Japanese culture.

Learn the skills to produce your own beautiful rendering of this aspect of the Japanese language.

The legend says that anyone who folds 1000 paper cranes will be granted a wish by the Gods.

You might want to get started and enter the colourful world of origami (折り紙), the art of paper folding. Many people don’t know much about it, but paper folding is used almost everyday in modern Japan to create very useful multipurpose objects for everyday life. Feeling like crafting a cute candy holder for your table?

Ink wash painting (sumi-e 墨絵) and woodblock printing (moku-hanga 木版画), known for its use to create ukiyo-e (浮世絵) prints, are probably the most famous and interesting forms of art in Japan.

If you wish to know the technique that made the beautiful “Great Wave off Kanagawa” of Master Hokusai, the secrets of sumi-e and how to create your own piece of art, book a class and unleash your artistry!