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An unexpected encounter in the cosmos of Kyoto
Dec 21, 2022
By Kirsty Kawano
Kawano describes a meeting with a smiling butt-scratching nutria.
Poetry
Three Poems
Dec 18, 2022
By Robert Weis
An excerpt from the poetry book Rêves d’un mangeur de kakis.
Nonfiction
Rock Band Queen and Kyoto
Dec 15, 2022
By Yuki Yamauchi
When Queen came to Kyoto.
Poetry
The dharma of natural laws
Dec 11, 2022
By Preston Keido Houser
A poem on Zen sermons.
Nonfiction
The Back Way to Kiyomizu-dera
Nov 27, 2022
By Steve Alpert
An ode to Kiyomizu and a different way to reaching it.
Event Reports
BORN ABROAD, WRITING IN JAPAN: A Bilingual Live/Zoom Streamed Event in Shizuoka University
Nov 24, 2022
By Rebecca Otowa
A report on an event with three writers living in Japan.
Writing Competition
Writers in Kyoto Present the Eighth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition
Nov 20, 2022
By WiK
A call for entries.
Fiction
Enter the Ink
Nov 20, 2022
By Elaine Lies
A story of a tattoo that will have you on the edge of your seat.
Nonfiction
The Story of Jisshinbō Renshō (実信房蓮生 – Clan Head, Priest, Poet
Nov 17, 2022
By Nicholas Teele
History and poetry related to two temples in Kyoto.
Fiction
A Murder on Teramachi Street
Nov 8, 2022
By Sara Ackerman Aoyama
An excerpt from an upcoming cozy mystery set on Teramachi Street.
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Foreign women writers give alternative view of Japan
Oct 30, 2022
By Stephen Mansfield
A link to an article for Asia Nikkei which serves as a comprehensive overview of the works and lives of foreign women writers in Japan, both past and present.
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Book Announcement: This Very Moment—A new book of Miksang contemplative photographs
Oct 24, 2022
By John Einarsen
The author describes his book which is the first photography book to introduce the Miksang approach in Japan.
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Soul Family
Oct 23, 2022
By Marianne Kimura
A reflection on what has past and what is to come.
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Seventh Writing Competition Results: Kyoto City Mayoral Prize
Oct 22, 2022
By Maria Danuco
The preservation of traditional structures and the unfortunate trend of replacing history with concrete.
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A Lie I Don’t Regret
Oct 17, 2022
By Lisa Twaronite Sone
A lie told at a nursing home.
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