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<Name, favorite word for tattoo design, embroidery designs, etc.>

You can buy your name and favorite words which were translated into Japanese and written by fine Shodo. Do you have words to make into artistic characters? Meishu (Master Calligrapher) writes in Kanji (Chinese character) or Hiragana the word which you want. And, you can buy only the Electronic data of Japanese (Kanji, Hiragana and Katakana) as Tattoo stencils. You can do a request of Japanese translation at "Your Request".

The order method of a "Special Order" is as follows.

1. You write necessary information to "Your Request" form, and send it.
2. We translate your request into the Japanese character and tell the character with the amount of money by E-mail. (This process is no charge.)
3. When you want to purchase, please reply to our E-mail.
4. If we receive the E-mail of a purchase desire from you, "Special Order Code" will be told by E-mail.
5. You input a "Special Order Code" at the bottom of this page, and put a product into a shopping cart. You do the procedure of check-out and make payment.

• * Your order will be normally shipped within 7 days after confirmation of your payment. Electronic data is transmitted within 2 days after confirmation of your payment. 

<Examples of the Japanese(Kanji) translation>

1. The design of your first name

• There are two methods of the Kanji translation.
• The pronunciation of your name or nickname is applied to Kanji as it is.
• Translate the meaning of your name or nickname into Kanji.
  
  We translate a name by an optimum method. This is impossible in machine translation. If the name of "Sarah" and "Christina" is translated to ...
  
  

  Original Name	Sarah
  Translation A		Pronunciation is directly translated into Japanese. A meaning is "plate(dish)". Selection of this character is the worst.
  Translation B		The pronunciation of name is applied to Kanji as it is. This Kanji is a lovely name used for the heroine of comics or animation.

  
  

  Original Name	Christina
  Translation A		The pronunciation of name is applied to Kanji as it is. The combination of these characters is not so cool.
  Translation B		The word "Saint" is translated into Kanji because "Christ" was a "Saint".

  
  Which Kanji (A or B) is cool? Of course, both of B are smart. Thus, how it should be translated into Kanji changes by the name. Please leave the method of the Kanji translation to us. If your name has someone's deep wish, it is also one method to translate it into Kanji.
  
  (Photo1) Sarah is translated into the Kanji and it writes to a Shikishi.
  (Photo2) Christina is translated into the Kanji and it writes to a Hanshi(Japanese writing paper).
  
  

  Photo1: Sarah		Photo2: Christina

  
  
  

2. Design of favorite words

• Samurai damashii (Photo3): Samurai's spirit, Samurai Damashii is spirit which esteems loyalty, honor, courtesy, innocent, simple, benevolence and a sacrifice. And Samurai makes it a virtue to give his life for his master and honor.
• Kouun ryusui (Photo4): Clouds are drifting in the sky, and water is flowing. That is, the free heart without tenacity of purpose is expressed. (Four character Kanji compound word) * Four character Kanji compound word has many information content like a proverb. Please see Four character Kanji compound word list.
• Eien no Ai (Photo5): Eternal love, This is fine for wedding gift or a gift of wedding anniversary.
  
  

  Photo3: Samurai's spirit		Photo4: Kouun ryusui		Photo5: Eternal love

  
  
  

3. Design of Tattoos, Sewing, Embroidery, etc.

• You will get the two types of computer fonts (Kaisho and Gyosho, file format is GIF) as stencils of Tattoo, Sewing, Embroidery, etc. You can choose the size of characters, and the vertical writing or the lateral writing. Please check the font styles and the size on the following samples. In order to send a computer font by E-mail, the shipping cost is 0 yen. Moreover, since master calligrapher does not work, it can be offered at a low price.
  

  Kaisho font sample		Gyosho font sample

   

1. We are unable to estimate, if your request is a sentence, a long name or the name of pronunciation which is unable to Kanji.
2. We may be unable to estimate, if your wish is indefinite.
3. Standard of the number of characters (Kanji)
   Shikishi(243x273mm / 9.6x10.7in) for one to four characters
   Hanshi (242x334mm / 9.5x13.1in) for one to six characters
4. Price Range
   • Shikishi(The price of frames is not included.)
     2,800Yen - 5,600Yen
   • Hanshi(The price of frames is not included.)
     4,000Yen - 7,000Yen
   • Electronic data(computer font)
     from 800Yen

Please do the necessary procedure for your order after you receive a "Special Order Code".