The history of calligraphy is, in other words, the history of letters, and without letters, human history, civilization, and human intentions have not been woven into the present day. The calligraphy culture of Japan and China is a culture unlike any other in the world, in which such characters are not mere symbols, but find artistic views and the aesthetic sense of the writers. Teikyo University Research Institute of Calligraphy is disseminating the charm and depth of such calligraphy culture.
About Calligraphy Institute
Philosophy of the Institute
Established in 1931, Teikyo Commercial School, the predecessor of the university, has set the three pillars of "personal pottery," "practical education," and "encouragement of physical education and martial arts" as its educational policy. Professor in the form of "practical education", which is positioned as "the most important section of the actual company" Education was flourishing. Even after the establishment of the university, the philosophy of such calligraphy education has not changed, and now I am in charge of the education of this university under the founding School Philosophy of "“One’s way”". At the Calligraphy Research Institute, we aim to inherit the philosophy of "Teikyo Calligraphy," which is the history of calligraphy at our university, and to return it to society at large.
History of establishment
Toshiro Aki (Lake Mountain) Professor 1911-2006
Teikyo University opened in 1966, amid a yearly increase in the rate of university enrollment due to the effects of the postwar baby boom and the period of rapid economic growth. Six years after the university's opening, the university was able to invite Toshiro Tsuzuki (Koyama), who had retired from Tokyo Gakugei University in 1972, to the Department Faculty of Liberal Arts Literature in the Faculty of Letters. Mr. Tsuzuki was a leading authority on calligraphy education at the time, and his appointment marked a dramatic development in calligraphy education at the university. In 1974, a calligraphy elective course was established within the Department of Japanese Literature, establishing a calligraphy education system centered on teacher training, forming the pillar of calligraphy education at Teikyo University that continues to this day. Then, in 1976, ten years after the university's founding, the Teikyo University Calligraphy Institute was established as Japan's first calligraphy Teikyo University Research Institute of Calligraphy first President Shoichi Okinaga, to create a distinctive base for the university's humanities education and research, differentiating it from other universities. With Kozan Sekimoto as its first director, the Institute has overseen calligraphy-related courses at the university, including calligraphy history and calligraphy education, as well as a calligraphy education program for early childhood education in collaboration with Teikyo University Kindergarten.
chief Junya Fukui
Since its founding in 1976, Teikyo University Research Institute of Calligraphy has devoted itself to the spread and development of calligraphy culture, centering on educational activities at the university. Teikyo Calligraphy, which is the philosophy of calligraphy education at our university, boasts a history and achievements of more than 80 years, even before the university was founded. We aim to continue to grow and develop. In today's society where PCs and smartphones are widely used, opportunities to write letters by hand are decreasing. Precisely because of such times, we believe that the mission of the Calligraphy Research Institute is to promote the spread of calligraphy, including calligraphy, as a university research institute, and to help pass on the tradition and history of Japanese letter culture to future generations. We are here. Currently, the Institute focuses mainly on research in the field of Japanese calligraphy, and is promoting collaboration with research from various peripheral disciplines such as Japanese literature and history. We are conducting surveys and research on the tens of thousands of books that have been collected over the years, as well as valuable calligraphic works and materials that have been donated or entrusted. We will continue to disseminate these research results through events such as exhibitions and symposiums. We appreciate your understanding and support.
