Sosekido

The school Sosekido (素石堂) was formed by my sensei, Unkotsu Komine (小峰雲骨) many years ago. I was 13 years old when I first met him, and it was the beginning of my long-time calligraphy path.

Happy New Year Of Snakes

Happy New Year!

2025 is a year of snakes. It is believed that there will be a dramatic change and I’m already seeing it. The change can be good or bad. Be prudent and make a better decision for you.

Chinese zodiac is made of 12 animals and 10 heavenly stems, which makes Sexagenary cycle. This year is a Kinotoe (乙巳), also called Wood SnakeKinoto (乙) is the second heavenly stems and means keep going despite the difficulty. Snake is the sixth animal of the 12 zodiac and is a symbol of reborn and change. It sounds exactly where we are at, doesn’t it? 

For this year’s New Year’s card, I’ve chosen 笑門来福, laughter is the key to happiness. In the hardest moment, we tend to forget to laugh, even to smile. This is a difficult time for many people but I hope we keep laughing. 

This year will bring me changes, some are challenging. I suppose this is the characteristic of a year of snake. Do you know you could also challenge yourself? If you did, what would you change in your life? 

I wish you all a lot of laugh and fun!


Written by: Juju Kurihara