Writers in Kyoto

Author: John Dougill

Ginny Tapley Takemori

  • By John Dougill
Zoom event report.

Portraits of Uji

  • By Yuki Yamauchi
A comprehensive look at Uji through the eyes of three foreign women.

Critic and professor, Tatsuo Kuriyagawa

  • By Yuki Yamauchi
An introduction to a noted educator and writer from Kyoto.

Shadow and Light

  • By Stephen Mansfield
A reflection on the role of shadow and light in Japanese culture and belief.

Hearn 7: Kimiko

  • By John Dougill
Synopsis and commentary on a story.

World Book Day 2021

  • By WiK
Annotated list and links to WIK member publications.

WiK’s Sixth Anniversary

  • By WiK
A thorough report on six years of WIK.

Hearn 6: The Reconciliation

  • By John Dougill
Synopsis and commentary on a story.

Bury My Bones in Toribeyama

  • By Cody Poulton
Immigration trials and tribulations and a seemingly endless pandemic.

The Boy From Across The Silver Vaults

  • By Richard Holmes
On Chancery Lane and youth in a city.

Hearn 5: Story of a Fly

  • By John Dougill
Synopsis and commentary on a story.

Dragonflies and Floating Carp

  • By Robert Weis
A spring walk from Ohara to Kurama-dera.

Kai Fusayoshi exhibition

  • By Mayumi Kawaharada
Announcement of a photo exhibition.

Haunted Kiyotaki Tunnel

  • By WiK
A scary tunnel.

Zen and the Corona Virus

  • By Reggie Pawle
A piece on the impermanence of life.

Stone Bridge on Zoom

  • By WiK
Zoom event description.

Book Review: Japanese Wood and Carpentry – Rustic and Refined, by Mechtild Mertz

  • By Judith Clancy
A review of a book on wood in Japan including types of wood, history and more.

Reminiscences of Donald Richie

  • By WiK
WIK members discuss Donald Richie.

Kyoto Stage and Film Director Akira Nobuchi

  • By Yuki Yamauchi
A piece on the life of a Kyoto film director.

Kyoto: A Literary Guide video

  • By John Dougill
A five minute guided tour through a selection of Kyoto's remarkable literary heritage.

Hearn 4: The Ditty of O-Kichi and Seiza

  • By Lafcadio Hearn
Commentary on a Lafcadio Hearn story.

Haiku Discoveries

  • By Sydney Solis
A wonderfully informative piece on haiku and the author's adventures.

Birth of a Book Cover

  • By Simon Rowe
The story of how a book cover came to be.

From Tokyo to Kyoto Pt 1

  • By Kirsty Kawano
Kawano astutely notes some of the differences between the customs and people in Tokyo and Kyoto.

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