Figure: Mr. Kakusho Kametani as a Japanese calligraphy artist

[Career]
Born : 1955 in Osaka
Studied painting and music from his childhood and interested in calligraphy since 6 years old. Then he adhered studying the traditional calligraphy since 16 years old. At the age of 16, his first exhibit was carried off the prize held with Nihon Shogeiin Corporation.
When he was 28 years old, he could be an associate judge and won the prize at 32 years old then adopted as the top of judge. He became a board of trustees of THE YOMIURI SHOHO-KAI at 34 years old and then became the official secretary at 45. Since then, he stopped the activities to exhibit his calligraphy to the public and start doing research of calligraphy science and calligraphy beauties. Also he has been promoting exhibitions in the country until now.

From 23 years old, he worked for Doshisha Girls High School, Osaka Aoyama Junior College as teaching calligraphy then worked at Bukkyo University as an instructor until 49 years old.
He is presently a judge of Nihon Shosha Ginou Examination Association, secretary of Yomiuri Shaho-kai, a chief of Zen-Nihon Shoten and Zen-Nihon Gakushoten, a chairman of NPO Nihon Shogei Shinkodan, a chairman of Decora Art. And being admired as artist an artificial chronology and Who’s who in Art.