Writers in Kyoto

Author: John Dougill

Otomodachi

  • By Simon Rowe
On meeting friends of a sort at Yarikuri.

Kyoto Snow

  • By Adam Downham
On rare opportunities to photograph snow in Kyoto.

A Murder on Teramachi Street

  • By Sara Ackerman Aoyama
An excerpt from an upcoming cozy mystery set on Teramachi Street.

Multicultural daughter

  • By Suzanne Kamata
An excerpt from “Enabled by the Internet: A Multicultural Mother and Daughter in Japan."

Edward Levinson talk

  • By WiK
Description of a Zoom event.

Kyoto Journal 102

  • By WiK
A description of the content of the latest issue of Kyoto Journal which focuses on formative experiences.

A Life or Death Decision

  • By Sara Ackerman Aoyama
A short story on coffee and life choices.

A Passion for Japan

  • By WiK
A blurb and list of contents of a book featuring long-term residents of Japan.

Excerpts from Grace Notes

  • By Ken Rodgers
A variety of written and visual works from the author.

Kamisaka Sekka and the Renewal of Rinpa

  • By Iris Reinbacher
A beautifully illustrated piece on the Rinpa school of Japanese painting.

Lemon

  • By Motojirō Kajii
A famous short story written in 1924.

Book Review: Wintermoon, by Robert Maclean

  • By Mark Richardson
An analytical review of a book of 119 haiku.

Gaijin’s Redemption

  • By Stephen Benfey
A short story on fitting in.

Home away from home

  • By Robert Weis
Photos and text on a Japanese garden in Kaiserslautern.

Things Japanese, found in translation

  • By Jann Williams
A grateful reflection on the gift of translation as the author cannot read the original works..

Vagabond Song

  • By James Woodham
Striking poems and stunning photography.

Phantom Kyoto

  • By Allen S. Weiss
The author awaits the moment he can return to Kyoto.

Glimpses of David Bowie in Kyoto

  • By Yuki Yamauchi
A detailed account of David Bowie in Kyoto.

Spirit of Shizen

  • By Robert Weis
A review of an exhibition and the catalog of the exhibition.

Here be Dragons

  • By Alejandra Olivera
An excerpt and commentary from the author on an intricate historical novel on love and the sense of place.

They Will Bloom When You Die

  • By Douglas Anthony Cooper
A poem for Ukraine.

The Baby Shower

  • By Suzanne Kamata
An intriguing excerpt from Kamata's book called The Baseball Widow.

Yin-yang, symbolism and the Gion Festival

  • By Jann Williams
A short piece on the history of the yin yang symbol and Gion Matsuri.

Meander Meets the New Year

  • By Stephen Benfey
A cat in the Year of the Tiger.

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