Asien, Japan, Tokio

Shôko Kanazawa

Shôko Anazawa was born in 1985.
She is a Japanese calligraphy artist.
Calligraphy is the art of beautiful writing.

Shôko Anazawa had her first exhibition in 2005.
Shôko Anazawa is well known in many countries around the world.
Shôko Anazawa goes on stage and shows the audience her art.
Always a lot of people come to her performances.

Shôko Anazawa has learned her art of calligraphy from her mother Yasuko Anazawa.
Shôko Anazawa says about her art:

"Now I can do anything.
I hope my work will cheer people up and give them happiness."

Shôko Anazawa campaigns for the rights of people with a disability in Japan.
In 2005 she gave a speech in front of the United Nations.