Date: November 8, 2026
Time: 1:00-3:00PM
Location: NovaLabs – 3850 Jermantown Rd Fairfax, VA 22030
Learn to carve your own personalized Japanese name stamp (Hanko) with Virginia-based artist and instructor Tamao Nakayama.
You will:
1) Learn the history of Japanese Hanko signatures
2) Transfer your design onto a linoleum block
3) Mount a linoleum block onto a wood handle
4) Test your stamp using authentic red vermilion ink (Shuniku) and take your custom stamp home
Price: special JETAADC member price of $40/person with supplies provided (regular value: $43-48 as of Sep. 2026)
Support JETAADC with an additional purchase of a $25 JETAADC t-shirt! See Eventbrite for details and registration.
Age requirement: must be 18 years or older
Liability waiver: to participate, attendees must sign a liability waiver upon arrival
Hanko: The Art of Japanese Name Stamp and Seal Carving
Note: Age requirement: open to adults 18+ old ; Liability waiver: participants must sign a liability waiver upon arrival