Profile- Bokkan Kakishita
1940 Born in Humisawa, Kawanehonchou, Haibara District, Shizuoka Prefecture (real name: Yasuji)
1959 Studied under Taiho Yamazaki
1961 Studied under Yukei Teshima
1965 Received a “Bokkan” from Yukei Teshima
1977 The 1st Bokkan Kakishita Exhibition (Omaha, USA)
1978 Shizuoka Cultural Encouragement Award
1984 The 3rd Hugaku Cultural Award Exhibition Grand Prize ("Hidden-IN")
1996 The 5th Bokkan Kakishita Exhibition (New York City, USA)
1999 Member's Special Award at the 47th Dokuritsu calligraphy Exhibition ("Fort-TORIDE")
2000 The 6th Bokkan Kakishita Exhibition (Shizuoka)
2006 Lecturer of The Japan Keidanren Club Calligraphy Club
2008 Bogota International Book Exhibition Invitation: Bokkan Kakishita Exhibition (Colombia)
The Great Embrace Memorial Award from the Houitsukai
2013 The 7th Bokkan Kakishita Exhibition (Ginza)
2014 The 27th Mainichi Calligraphy Award (Art Division)
In addition to solo exhibitions in Japan and overseas, many exhibition of small works have been held. Collection of works at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art. Currently, the Mainichi Calligraphy Association, the Dokuritsu Calligraphers' Councilor, the President of the Houitsukai, and the Chairman of the Ikkikai