Writers in Kyoto

An Unfamiliar Landscape

An Unfamiliar Landscape

  • By Amanda Huggins
A short story from Amada Huggins’ collection, Each of Us a Petal.

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Kyoto Through the Ages: Celebrating 1,230 Years of the Ancient Capital

Kyoto Through the Ages: Celebrating 1,230 Years of the Ancient Capital

  • By Ken Rodgers & Rebecca Otowa
A lecture event held on the occasion of Kyoto’s Jidai Matsuri, October 22, 2024
Nathan Mader Launches Poetry Collection, “The Endless Animal”

Nathan Mader Launches Poetry Collection, “The Endless Animal”

  • By Kirsty Kawano
Report on an event held in Kyoto
Tropes Twined With Truth: A Sandy Fantasy That Sticks

Tropes Twined With Truth: A Sandy Fantasy That Sticks

  • By Felicity Tillack
A review of Cinnamon Beach, a book by Suzanne Kamata
Pandemic Blues

Pandemic Blues

  • By Cody Poulton
Cody Poulton visits Kai Fusayoshi’s legendary Kyoto bar, Hachimonjiya
Writers of Kyoto, Part 4: Kashiwai Hisashi 柏井壽

Writers of Kyoto, Part 4: Kashiwai Hisashi 柏井壽

  • By Sara Ackerman Aoyama
Fourth in a series about Japanese authors of Kyoto
Writers of Kyoto, Part 3: Matsuda Michio 松田道雄

Writers of Kyoto, Part 3: Matsuda Michio 松田道雄

  • By Sara Ackerman Aoyama
The third installment of a series on Japanese writers of Kyoto.
What Happened to Momo’s Family

What Happened to Momo’s Family

  • By Rebecca Otowa
A short story of historical fiction set in the mountains between Kyoto and Nagoya.
Prologue to a War (Continued)

Prologue to a War (Continued)

  • By Malcolm Ledger
From a work in progress by Malcolm Ledger
Writers of Kyoto, Part 2: Yamamura Misa 山村美紗

Writers of Kyoto, Part 2: Yamamura Misa 山村美紗

  • By Sara Ackerman Aoyama
Part 2 of a series on Japanese writers who used Kyoto as a setting in their works.
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The Nature of Kyoto: Writers in Kyoto Anthology 5

Structures of Kyoto: Writers in Kyoto Anthology 4

Encounters with Kyoto: WiK Anthology 3

Echoes: Writers in Kyoto Anthology 2017

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