"Once in a lifetime encounter" Japanese calligraphy

　　　　　"Once in a lifetime encounter"
　　　　Treasure every encounter, for it will never recur...



　　　　"一　期　一　会"
　　　　(　ichi 　go 　ichi 　e　)

　　　　This proverb comes from the tea ceremony.
　　　　And it is the knowledge of the first on the list of Sen no Rikyū.

Under the SAKURA blossoms

The memory of the childhood is full of slightly warm light.
The days that we spent with parents and friends...




They can no longer return.
However, they could never disappear from our hearts.

All of us already have had something important.



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"Heart" Japanese calligraphy

"心" (shin, or kokoro). It is translated as heart, mind, intelligence, soul, center, core.
This character is written by Kanzi, Semi-cursive script.

Etymology :　 Hieroglyph
This letter was created by the form of the heart.
The ancient people express the state of the complicated internal organs well.

In the Far East, as for the case merely called "the flower", it means "cherry blossoms".
The Japanese superimposes the transitory life on own it.

Shine Cherry Blossom

Such small flowers bloom in such the big trunk.
Cherry blossoms are rare plants.

The whole passes out of sight when I come close.
I lose my eyesight of beautiful flowers when I leave it.

The contradiction resembles the life.

The whole splendid cherry tree may be caught if it is your photography.



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"Shine" Japanese calligraphy

"輝" (ki, or kagayaku). It is translated as brightness, shine, brilliance, etc.
This character is written by Kanzi, Regular script.

Etymology :　Phono-semantic compound
semantic 光 (light)　　+　　phonetic 軍 (army)

It seems to be campfire, and it looks like a circle is drawn around light.
This is words to remind of a fantastic scene.

"kagayaku" The sound of this word.
It is one of the words that are the most beautiful in various Japanese.

"You're shining."
This is the best present.