99-year-old calligrapher 'Half a step ahead of yesterday' in Hiratsuka

Sano Keisetsu, whose legal name is Rokuro and who lives in Hiratsuka City, leads the calligraphy school ‘Keisetsu Shodo-in’ and has practiced calligraphy for approximately 71 years. She says her lifelong drive was simply ‘to become better than others,’ and she expresses a continuing aim to move ‘half a step ahead of yesterday.’ The article highlights her long dedication to the art and her ongoing activity teaching students in the local community.