5,000 people enjoy New Year's calligraphy

5,000 people enjoy New Year's calligraphy

Participants in the event to commemorate their first writing of calligraphy in the New Year, called 'Kakizome,' show off their work in the Tokyo Budokan on Jan. 5. Over 5,000 people took part in the event -- to refresh the spirit and pray for improvement in their writing of calligraphy. The girl in the lower left-hand corner wrote 'Early spring,' while another girl to the right holds her work, which reads 'Growing ability.' ==Kyodo

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