The Japanese painting tradition first came from China, but after a number of years they developed their own style, and as modern Japanese calligraphy was pushed onto the stage of international art, it made a deep impression on all the countries of Europe and North America, to the point of their viewing calligraphy as a Japanese thing.
日本的書道來自中國，多年來，他們逐漸發展出自己的風貌，並將日本現代書作推向國際藝術舞台，令歐美各國留下深刻的印象，甚至將書法與日本劃上等號。