White House visits Iori and ORIGIN in Kyoto, 2005 Nov 16

US First Lady Laura Bush visited Iori in November 2005, where she participated in an ORIGIN Japanese calligraphy course with Master Sawada Minoru, followed by a tour of the Sujiya-cho machiya

Laura Bush receives instruction on calligraphy, 2005 Nov 16
(The White House)

Mrs. Laura Bush receives instruction on calligraphy from Master Minoru Sawada, head calligraphy master of the Origin Arts Program, as Alex Kerr, author and Chairman of the Iori Co., looks on. White House photo by Shealah Craighead

First lady Laura Bush has brush with Japanese culture, 2005 Nov 16
(Mainichi Daily News)

KYOTO -- First Lady Laura Bush, accompanying U.S. President George W. Bush on a visit to Japan, tried her hand at Japanese calligraphy Wednesday following a visit to Kyoto's famous Kinkakuji Temple.

Kyoto Shinbun, 2005 Nov 16
書道に挑戦、とても楽しい ローラ夫人 京町家訪問

Yomiuri Shinbun, 2005 Nov 16
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