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ClassBento money-back guarantee
Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
That's why we provide a money-back guarantee*: If you're unsatisfied with this experience, just leave it at least 20 minutes before it ends, and tell us (the ClassBento team) the reason for your dissatisfaction within 4 hours of that time, and we'll provide you with a refund.
* We may choose to limit our refund per customer at $1000. In some rare cases, we may also require you to show us your photo ID before we process the refund.
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Q: What ages is this class suitable for?
A: Adults & 10+ years. Adult accompaniment is not required.
Q: What's the cancellation policy?
A: No cancellations, but free to reschedule up until 7 days before the class
Q: How long does the class run for, and what's the price?
A: 75 mins, $50 - $150 per guest ($150 per guest when you book for 1 guest, $100/guest for 2 guests, $70/guest for 3 guests, $50/guest for 4+ guests)
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Creating your own artwork with Shodo Japanese calligraphy
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1 to 15 guests
$50 - $150
($150 per guest when you book for 1 guest, $100/guest for 2 guests, $70/guest for 3 guests, $50/guest for 4+ guests)
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arrow_right_alt arrow_downward- Shodo philosophy and terminologies
- Differences of fude materials
- Making liquid ink from water and a solid ink bar
- Holding a brush correctly and suitable posture to draw energetic lines
- Stroking sharp, loose, skinny and bold horizontal and verticle lines
- Stroking spiral lines left and right
- Stroking different dots simple, flicks to left, flicks to right
- Stroking sharp, loose, skinny and bold sweeping lines to the left and right
- Drawing 永 (meaning: eternal) eight kinds of strokes
- Drawing your name in Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji or whatever you like to draw
- Making your masterpiece with your chosen word as an artwork on a Uchiwa Japanese handy fan or similar
What you'll get
- All tools (ink, a brush, papers, mat etc) will be provided.
- You will learn how to draw hiragana and kanji and your name.
- Japanese handy fan (Uchiwa or Sensu) will be inclusive to the workshop fee to draw a word/phrase of your choice.
Knowledge required
Perfect for beginners.
What to bring
Your own Shodo calligraphy materials (optional) and some Japanese words to draw and practice.
Suitable for
This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, birthday or hens party.
Suitable for adults, and kids (minimum 10 years old).
Adult accompaniment is not required.
This experience would also be a unique gift for her, gift for mum, Xmas gift or gift for couples.
Location
Yoshi A Happier Medium - 106/282 Collins St, Melbourne VIC
This venue is a short walk from Flinders Street Railway Station station (500m).
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Recent reviews of Shodo Japanese Calligraphy Class
- 5/5 from Penny Fernandez, attended Jun 2026: We had a fantastic time, Yoshie was a very encouraging, knowledgable and patient teacher. I bought a gift card for my Mum for her birthday and joined her for a semi-private session. Learning about the different styles of Japanese calligraphy was really interesting and we came out of the class with some excellent art work. Yoshie has inspired me to continue my calligraphy journey at home!
- 5/5 from Richard Morgan, attended Apr 2025: Easy to purchase as a gift and the recipients really enjoyed the session. The teacher was great at getting everything organised and making it all go smoothly.
- 5/5 from Derek Bucoy, attended Nov 2024: awesome teacher! super engaging and encouraging, this was a great birthday experience for my mum
- 5/5 from Nathan Sampson, attended Mar 2024: We had our one year wedding anniversary and we loved every minute learning about Shado. Thank you for a great experience.
- 5/5 from Anne Hughes, attended Jul 2023: Our teacher Yoshi was wonderful, great opportunity to learn something different. All items supplied. Lovely keepsake to take home with is.
- 5/5 from Allison Piper, attended Dec 2022: What a fantastic class! Our team loved spending time with Yoshi and learning about Shodo Japanese calligraphy. She brought along traditional dry and wet inks, beautiful paper to practise on and a great traditional fan to draw our final piece of artwork on. She was a fantastic instructor who was very patient and provided clear instructions. We all had a very lovely time and left feeling refreshed. Couldn't recommend higher!
- 5/5 from Mary Morris, attended Dec 2022: We loved Yoshi, her energy and instruction was excellent and the class was fun and informative. Yoshi is obliging and supportive of all her students and having the class at the Block Arcade Melbourne added an extra element of class and gave us a lovely backdrop for the afternoon.
- 5/5 from Zia Liddell, attended Nov 2022: My teacher, Yoshie is amazing. She taught me so much and was very patient with my mistakes. I appreciate her very much. ありがとつ、せんせい！
- 5/5 from Sam Kenneally, attended Nov 2020: We had such a lovely time with Yoshie today! She was a kind and encouraging teacher who was very patient and friendly. I would recommend this class to anyone :-).
- 5/5 from Sagan-Indiana Culph, attended Jan 2020: We had a wonderful time! Everything was provided and we didn’t have to bring a thing. Yoshie is a great teacher and very encouraging. I can’t recommend this enough, it was both relaxing and exciting. 6/5 stars!
- 5/5 from Sagan-Indiana Culph, attended Jan 2020: We had a wonderful time! Yoshie is a great teacher and very encouraging. I can’t recommend this enough, it was both relaxing and exciting. 6/5 stars!
- 5/5 from Penny Liberogiannis, attended Dec 2019: Loved the class and introduction to Shodo. Fantastic idea for a work team activity - everyone enjoyed it and could participate. Thanks, Yoshie, we had a great time.
- 5/5 from Jesse Panzarino, attended Nov 2019: Yoshie was a great teacher. Very friendly and helped us learn the basics in the beginning to crafting a word into a fan and board. Highly recommend this class for anyone including people like us who have had no experience beforehand. Thanks Yoshie
- 5/5 from Faith Hunter, attended Sep 2019: Excellent class with a welcoming teacher. Very clear direction and encouragement. Will definitly be back!
Your teacher
Hi there,I am teaching something Japanese;Japanese calligraphy, Japanese Needle Therapy and Japanese Massage and more!I started practicing Shuji Japanese calligraphy 40 years ago as it is compulsory in primary education which teaches children how to write Japanese words properly and neatly. At high school, I loved Shodo (way of drawing with a brush and ink) and was good at Shodo but my other talent (athletics) stopped me to pursue the way of Shodo. In 2009, I resumed my Shodo journey and finally got a teaching qualification of artistic Shodo which allows you to express your insights and emotions (rather than Shuji educational shodo). Beside Shodo, I have been practising Japanese style acupuncture and traditional Japanese massage since 1995. Establishing a popular clinic in Sydney in 2004, now I live in Melbourne to provide Japanese style gentle yet energetic acupuncture and massage treatments as well as teaching Japanese Needle Therapy and Japanese Massage in The Block Arcade since 2013.I have successfully organised Meetup groups and taught my classes and courses to Australian and international participants. They enjoy my teaching way while I am happy to add Japanese essence into their lives.I hope you also enjoy the Japanese witch's teaching to have life-changing experiences!
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