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Edited by Rebecca Otowa and Karen Lee Tawarayama
Foreword by Judith Clancy
Structures of Kyoto explores the physical, spiritual, and artistic elements of Japan’s ancient capital and beckons one to “step through the gate” to interact with them.
Bookended by the insights of authors Judith Clancy (Exploring Kyoto) and Alex Kerr (Finding the Heart Sutra), readers will find themselves amidst temple gardens and gates, within a tea ceremony and a calligraphy class, observing a children’s boat regatta, and amongst writers channeling their muse in literary cafes. The spirits of the city — ancestors, ghosts, supernatural creatures, and benevolent deities — also have their place.
From Ryoanji Temple in the west to Mount Daimonji in the east, and from Sanzenin Temple in the north to Fushimi Inari Shrine in the south, established authors, upcoming writers, and featured artists will transport you to the cultural heart of Japan with their non-fiction, fiction, prose, poetry, and images, which together paint a stunning and informative portrait of the world’s favorite city.
Contents
- Structures of Kyoto From the Editors
- Foreword Judith Clancy
- Map of Kyoto
Introductory
- What Does This Say, Sensei? Rona Conti
- Interlude: Kyoto Brenda Yates
(3rd Prize, WiK Writing Competition 2020)
Part I
- Rocks, Gravel, and a Bit of Moss Mark Hovane
- Sparrow Steps Amanda Huggins
(2nd Prize, WiK Writing Competition 2020) - Structures of Tea Rebecca Otowa
- The River Felicity Tillack
- The Streets of Miyako Mike Freiling
- Three Literary Cafes John Dougill
- Sunrise Over the Kamogawa Ina Sanjana
(2nd Prize, WiK Writing Competition 2019) - The Life Dispensary Karen Lee Tawarayama
- Converging Waters (Kamogawa Delta Blues) Robert Weis
Kyukei 休憩
- The Magic of the Training Structures of Zen and Kyoto Reggie Pawle
Part II
- December Lauren E. Walker
(1st Prize, WiK Writing Competition 2020) - Ohara, After Scarlet Leaves Edward J. Taylor
- Beyond Zen — Kyoto’s Gorinto Connections Jann Williams
- Okuribi Lisa Wilcut
(1st Prize, WiK Writing Competition 2019) - One Dog Day in Summer Simon Rowe
- The Gion Festival — A Hero’s Journey Catherine Pawasarat
- The Gate John Einarsen
- A Kyoto Ceramic Dynasty: Kiyomizu Rokubey Eight Generations Robert Yellin
- Sanjusangen-do, Reinterpreted Ken Rodgers
- Yurei Ame / Ghost Candy Marianne Kimura
(3rd Prize, WiK Writing Competition 2019)
Afterword
- A New Philosophy of Tourism Alex Kerr
- Illustrators and Image Makers: Acknowledgements
- Image Captions
Reviews
Structures of Kyoto, Interrogated — by Patrick McCoy , for Kyoto Journal’s 100 Views of Kyoto
Structures of Kyoto (WiK Anthology 4) Review by Irish Author Jean Pasley
Related Videos/Links
To hear the contributing authors speaking about their pieces in the anthology, please see the videos here and here.
For an interview of co-editors Rebecca Otowa and Karen Lee Tawarayama, please click here.