The students of the Sakura-style calligraphy lesson (Fujisaki-cho, Aomori prefecture) known for the "Excessively free calligraphy exhibition" were held on April 27 with Amabier as their theme.

The same classroom belonging to "Japan Education Calligraphy Association". The calligraphy exhibition was held under the themes of "Japanese sake brands," "Samurai swords," and "UMA." In 2017 (Heisei 29), the theme of the special move of the cartoon "Hokuto no Ken" was introduced by the original manga artist Tetsuo Hara on the official blog.

Currently, 18 elementary and junior high school students from Fujisaki and Itayanagi go. Elementary and junior high schools in both towns have been closed since April 22nd. Sakura-style calligraphy classes were held twice a week while taking precautionary measures such as wearing masks, but the class was closed on the 27th. "The resumption depends on the infection situation in the future," says Miura.

The classroom imposes the theme of drawing "Ambie" on the students before school closure and adding a word. Amabier is a half-man, half-fish youkai that was said to have appeared in the Edo period, and there is a legend that if you draw the figure, the plague will subside, and in addition to posting on SNS one after another, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has adopted it as an awareness icon. I am collecting.

Mr. Miura says, "I want to play early, I want to go to school," I feel like a child waiting at home for a long time. Some of the children draw an angry Amabier, releasing stress. It seems to be there."