Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Houston in Japanese

ヒューストン

Houston, when pronounced "hyOO-ston", is ヒューストン (hyūsuton) in katakana.

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Shared by Whitney Houston and others

People with this Japanese spelling include Grammy-winning singer, actress, and film producer Whitney Houston (ホイットニー・ヒューストン), singer Cissy Houston (シシー・ヒューストン), and basketball player Allan Houston (アラン・ヒューストン). This is also the spelling used by lawyer and civil rights attorney Charles Hamilton Houston (チャールズ・ハミルトン・ヒューストン).

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Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

Name and Phrase

"Houston Family is My Life," "Houston Family Bonds are Forever." Each is composed in Japanese calligraphy by Master Takase.

These are high-resolution PDFs with the calligraphy, the line-art, the English, the Japanese, the Japanese reading. For a real example see Name and Phrase.

Houston Family Is My Life
Houston Family Is My Life hyOO-ston ヒューストン Houston in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Houston Family Is My Life
Houston Family Is My Life hyOO-ston ひゅうすとん Houston in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Houston Family Bonds Are Forever
Houston Family Bonds Are Forever hyOO-ston ヒューストン Houston in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Houston Family Bonds Are Forever
Houston Family Bonds Are Forever hyOO-ston ひゅうすとん Houston in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Houston Japanese Tattoo Designs

Houston in vertical katakana as a tattoo on a man's arm

Get your tattoo of Houston in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Houston in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Houston, when pronounced hyOO-ston, is ヒューストン (hyūsuton) in katakana and ひゅうすとん (hyuusuton) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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Houston in Katakana (Vertical)
Houston katakana, vertical
Houston in Katakana (Horizontal)
Houston katakana, horizontal
Houston in Hiragana (Vertical)
Houston hiragana, vertical
Houston in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Houston hiragana, horizontal
A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

Each design is an original work by Master Takase, delivered as a high-resolution PDF with the calligraphy and line art: everything you need for a perfect tattoo or print. Every translation includes links to independent sources so with one click you can verify it for yourself.

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