Reiko

Reiko is a Japanese contemporary artist and calligraphy master based in Tours, France. Practising since the age of three, she bridges Japanese tradition and contemporary expression through ink, painting and calligraphy.

Osaka · Kyoto · Paris · Carrousel du Louvre · Grand Palais · France

Biography

Founder and President of the Franco-Japanese association Hinodé, painter and Japanese calligraphy master, Reiko contributes to the radiance of Japanese culture in France. A complete artist, she works across oil, watercolour, pastel, ink and sculpture.

She has practised Japanese calligraphy since the age of three with her mother, herself a calligraphy master in Osaka. She has received numerous prizes from an early age in Japan and in France.

Performances & demonstrations

Are you organising an event around Japan, art or culture?

At the Japan Tours Festival 2026, Reiko presented a performance combining Japanese calligraphy, kenjutsu and shamisen.

She also offers Japanese calligraphy demonstrations for festivals, cultural events, companies, institutions and private occasions.

Performances can be adapted to the venue, audience and theme of the event, either alone or in collaboration with other Japanese artistic disciplines.

For any demonstration or collaboration enquiry, please get in touch.

Selected exhibitions

  • Carrousel du Louvre — Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts (2005, 2009)
  • Grand Palais — Société des Artistes Français (2006)
  • Parc Floral de Paris (2005)
  • Kyoto, Japan — solo exhibition
  • Musée d’art municipal Kuboso, Osaka, Japan
  • Villa Rabelais, Tours — recent exhibitions
  • Japan Tours Festival · L’Art au Quotidien

Awards

Prizes in Japan and France — 40+

  • Médaille d’or du public — Musée d’Art Municipal, Osaka
  • Prix de peinture à l’huile — Osaka, Japan
  • Grand Prix de Peinture — Salon de l’École de la Loire
  • Diplôme de vermeil — France Monde Culture, Paris
  • Prix de la Nouvelle République — Salon du Chevalet de Touraine
  • 1er prix — concours de la ville de Tours

Education & qualifications

  • Maître de calligraphie japonaise — grade Shihan-dai
  • Professeur de langue japonaise (qualification nationale du Japon)
  • Professeur de calligraphie japonaise au lycée (qualification nationale du Japon)
  • Bibliothécaire (qualification nationale du Japon)