About Kanji Lounge



Artist Profile

Tomoko Uematsu (Matsun)

  • Multi-Potential Artist
    (Japanese calligrapher, designer, painter)
  • Stand Up Paddle Boarding Instructor
  • English instructor for 5-6 years children
  • 4th grade black belt of Shorinji Kempo (martial arts)

Message

I've learned Japanese calligraphy skill around 9 years. But I didn't have many times to use this skill in my daily life. So I hadn't thought hat this calligraphy skill is not much valuable for a long time.

 

    However, this way of thinking is changed when I traveled to Spain. As a gift to Spanish friends I met there, I wrote down their names in Kanjis with Japanese calligraphy. Each Kanji characters have good meanings. When I gave the gift to my Spanish friend, he was really surprised and happy to receive it! Then he recommended me to start a small business with my calligraphy skill for people who like Japanese culture in Europe, the U.S, and so on.

 

  I realized that Japanese calligraphy skill is valuable through this experience.  Now, it's time to use my skill for making more people happy in the world. Kanji Lounge was opened in order to make you happy with the creation of your name or favorite words in Japanese Kanji calligraphy artworks!

   



Achievement


2021

  • May - July: Painted murals at CRAG café in Takashima city, Shiga.  

2020

2019

  • November: Started the creation of custom-order wall scroll (Aikido Grade Certification & Buddhist Ordination).
  • October: Designed Japanese hand towels and an advertisement of crowed-funding.
  • May: Started selling the custom-order folding wall scrolls.
  • January: Created a wall painting in a guest house.

2018

  • December: Sold a folding wall scroll for a first time.
  • November: Designed logos of food name and union name.
  • June: Wrote a wedding welcome board with calligraphy.
  • May: Opened this homepage of Kanji Lounge.

2017

  • July: Started selling custom-order Kanji name postcards
  • June: Held a solo exhibition of calligraphy arts in Guest House Oumi, 
  • May: Opened an online shop on Etsy.
  • March: Started a calligraphy business, "Kanji Lounge"

Shop Overview


SHOP NAME Kanji Lounge
OWNER Tomoko Uematsu
ADDRESS

Takashima City, Shiga, Japan

滋賀県高島市

EMAIL ADDRESS jpkanjilounge@gmail.com
HOME PAGE URL

https://www.kanjilounge.com

ONLINE SHOP URL

https://www.etsy.com/shop/KanjiLounge

INSTAGRAM kanji_lounge
YouTube Kanji Lounge Channel
ADDITIONAL FEE Shipping FEE
CUSTOM ORDER REQUEST Please request from Custom Order on Etsy (New tab appears)