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WiK titles for World Book Day
Apr 23, 2020
By WiK
A useful list of books published by WIK members.
Book Review: The Mad Kyoto Shoe Swapper and Other Short Stories, by Rebecca Otowa
Apr 18, 2020
By Ian Yates
A review of Otowa's collection of short stories on a range of topics and feelings.
Western writers in/on Kyoto
Feb 22, 2020
By Ken Rodgers
Foreign writers in Japan including both historical and contemporary writers.
Book Review: Tokyo: A Biography
Book Review: Tokyo: A Biography
Jan 21, 2020
By Ian Yates
Mansfield begins to make Tokyo accessible by illuminating its humble beginnings along with the innumerable setbacks throughout its growth.
Book Review: Autumn Light by Pico Iyer
Jul 26, 2019
By John Dougill
Dougill reviews Pico Iyer's follow-up to The Lady and the Monk.
Book Review: Japanese Stone Gardens by Stephen Mansfield
Jul 19, 2019
By John Dougill
Dougill reviews the work of Stephen Mansfield.
Encounters with Kyoto: WiK Anthology 3
Encounters with Kyoto: WiK Anthology 3
Jun 7, 2019
By WiK
Introduction and TOC for the Third WIK Anthology.
Book Review: Lovsic in Kyoto, by Jay Crystall and Catherine Lenox
May 13, 2019
By John Dougill
Book review and the story behind the book.
Book Review: People Who Eat Darkness, by Richard Parry
Apr 30, 2019
By Josh Yates
Josh Yates reviews a true crime book by Richard Parry.
Book Review: Ghosts of the Tsunami by Richard Parry
Apr 22, 2019
By John Dougill
Dougill reviews a book by Richard Parry on the Tohoku tsunami.
Book Review: Ryoma! The Life of Sakamoto Ryoma, by Shiba Ryotaro
Oct 30, 2018
By Ian (Josh) Yates
A detailed review of a book on Sakamoto Ryoma, with photos.
Hearn’s Kyoto Stories 3: ‘Screen Maiden’
Jul 7, 2018
By Andrew Sokulski
Commentary on a Lafcadio Hearn story.
Book Review: Japan and the Beats
Mar 31, 2018
By John Dougill
A robust review of an issue of the Tokyo Poetry Journal.
Book Review: WiK Anthology 2017
Book Review: WiK Anthology 2017
Mar 11, 2018
By Harry Martin
A review of the 2017 WIK Anthology, by Harry Martin.
Hearn’s Kyoto Stories 2: Sympathy of Benten
Feb 24, 2018
By Andrew Douglas Sokulski
A review of a Lafcadio Hearn story from his book entitled Shadowings (1900).
Book Review: The Bridge of Dreams, by Tanizaki Junichiro
Jan 4, 2018
By Ad Blankestjin
A review of a novella by Tanizaki Junichiro which is set in Shimogamo.
Hearn’s Kyoto Stories 1: ‘Common Sense’
Dec 20, 2017
By Andrew Sokulski Zozaya
A WIK intern's commentary on one of Lafcadio Hearn's stories.
Book Review: Persimmon, by Hailstone Haiku Circle
Dec 9, 2017
By Andrew Sokulski Zozaya
A review of a new book from the Hailstone Haiku Circle.
Update on Kyoto Journal, Summer 2017
Aug 8, 2017
By Ken Rodgers
Update on Kyoto Journal and the return to a print edition.
Book Review: Another Kyoto, by Alex Kerr with Kathy Arlyn Sokol
Book Review: Another Kyoto, by Alex Kerr with Kathy Arlyn Sokol
May 22, 2017
By Stephen Mansfield
Stephen Mansfield reviews Alex Kerr's latest book on Kyoto.
Kyoto Journal 88
Kyoto Journal 88
Jan 17, 2017
By Ken Rodgers
Announcement of Kyoto Journal Issue 88 with content descriptions.
Book Review: Kyoto: An Urban History, by Matthew Stavros
Nov 11, 2016
By Paul Carty
A chapter by chapter book review of Kyoto: An Urban History of Japan's Premodern Capital by Matthew Stavros.
Kyoto Journal no. 87
Nov 4, 2016
By Ken Rodgers
Announcement of Kyoto Journal Issue 87 with content descriptions.
Book announcement
Oct 3, 2016
By WiK
Description of a book launch event for Alex Kerr's Another Kyoto with an excellent review of the contents.
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