At first you need a tool. You must prepare a writing brush, paper, India ink, a container, a sheet, a paper weight,these're necessary to a minimum.

A paper weight and a sheet can substitute other anything. A paper weight use paper does not work, and a sheet is needed so that a sumi does not appear in desks.

　However, a sheet is a little rather thick not plastic, and the thing which seems to be a blanket having a cushion is most suitable. Because the sheet is one of the elements to decide movement of a writing brush.

When you write a letter in a notebook with a sumi as for must be careful, a sumi will seep on all pages. So you must cut one piece of paper from notebook.

When you don't have a general Asian writing brush, any brush is okey. But a writing brush for calligraphy a grip is big, using soften hair and is easy to write very much.

After all the best state is that you've an Asian writing brush, a Japanese paper, India ink, an inkstone, a calligraphy sheet, a paper weight. Also calligraphy has the history, they've various items may please even eyes.