New Year's Calligraphy Contest In Tokyo

TOKYO, JAPAN - JANUARY 5: A participant works on her calligraphy during the 59th Kakizome calligraphy contest at Nippon Budokan Hall on January 5, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan. School children from around Japan participated in this Kakizome contest, where they created their first calligraphy of the new year. The ceremony, which was traditionally performed on the second day of January each year, sees people paint Kanji characters with a writing brush for the first time each year. (Footage by Takashi Aoyama/Getty Images)