Writers in Kyoto

Category: Introductions

Pierre Loti on Kioto

  • By John Dougill
An introduction to Loti and his writing.

Three Old Men of Kyoto

  • By Alex Kerr
Description of the lives of three men and the impact Kyoto had on them and they had on Kyoto.

Introducing Catherine Pawasarat

  • By Catherine Pawasarat
Introducing Catherine Pawasarat, a Kansas City native who ended up in Kyoto and writes about the Gion Festival.

Self Introduction – Jay Crystall

  • By Jay Crystall
An introduction to a musician and a writer.

Introducing Mark Schumacher

  • By Mark Schumacher
Mark speaks of the challenges of studying divinities and demons.

50th anniversary

  • By Charles Roche
On this occasion Roche writes about his arrival in Japan in 1969.

Plum Rains on Happy House

  • By Michael Greco
An interview with a writer who came to Japan by boat.

On Izumi Kyoka

  • By David Joiner
An introduction to Kanazawa's most celebrated writer and more about Kanazawa.

Kyoto Soundscape

  • By Allen S. Weiss
A soundscape of Kyoto, a sonic travel diary, the evocation of a utopian space, and a work of musique concrète.

Donald Keene in Kyoto

  • By WiK
An introduction to Donald Keene from several sources.

Introducing Risa Wataya

  • By WiK
Introduction to an award-winning Japanese novelist.

Kamishibai

  • By Sydney Solis
An introduction to Sydney Solis, a creator of kamishibai.
1950s Kyoto (Hans Brinckmann)

1950s Kyoto (Hans Brinckmann)

  • By WiK
An event description and stories of 1950s Kyoto from a prolific writer and old Japan hand.

Introducing Rick Mitcham

  • By Rick Mitcham
Self-introduction from Rick Mitcham, an academic writer and cultural geography buff.
Introducing Reggie Pawle

Introducing Reggie Pawle

  • By Reggie Pawle
An introduction from Reggie Pawle, who writes on a variety of subjects, mostly connected to cultural issues and to the integration of Western psychology with the Asian traditions, focusing on Zen, Japanese culture, and Daoism.

Introducing Iris Reinbacher

  • By Iris Reinbacher
Iris Reinbacher, a scientist who delves into personal writing as well.

Introducing Rebecca Otowa

  • By WiK
Rebecca Otowa, a writer, painter, craftswomen and gardener introduces herself and her writing.

Goddesses and Ninjas: the mad, dashing world of Shakespeare

  • By WIK
An interview with Marianne Kimura about her current and future writing projects.

Writers in Oxford

  • By John Dougill
On Writers in Oxford and the connection to Writers in Kyoto.

Introducing Milena Guziak

  • By Milena Guziak
An interview with poly-linguist Milena Guziak who is both an academic and creative writer.

Introducing Nicholas Teele

  • By Nicholas Teele
An interview with Nicholas Teele, an academic, editor and translator.

Introducing Kirsty Kawano

  • By Kirsty Kawano
A Q&A with Kirsty Kawano, a freelance journalist.

Introducing Fernando Torres

  • By Fernando Torres
An interview with Fernando Torres, a writer who lives near Tofuku-ji.

Introducing Mike Freiling

  • By WiK
Introducing Mike Frieling, a writer and translator of poetry.

Categories

Years