В Японии каллиграфия считается одним из видов искусств и носит название сёдо (яп. 書道 «путь письма»?). Наравне с рисованием каллиграфия преподаётся в школах.
The Japanese calligraphy is considered one of the arts and is known as Shodo (Japanese 書dao "way of writing"?). Along with drawing calligraphy is taught in schools.
In Japan calligraphy is considered to be one of the arts and is the name седо (yap. 書道 "path letter" ? ). On an equal footing with drawing calligraphy is taught in the schools.