Writers in Kyoto

Category: Nonfiction

Writers of Kyoto, Part 2: Yamamura Misa 山村美紗

  • By Sara Ackerman Aoyama
Part 2 of a series on Japanese writers who used Kyoto as a setting in their works.
Mizukami Tsutomu

Writers of Kyoto, Part 1: Mizukami Tsutomu 水上勉

  • By Sara Ackerman Aoyama
Part 1 of a series on Japanese writers who used Kyoto as a setting in their works.

Hearn on Heian Jingu

  • By WiK

Can I Call You Daddy?

  • By Marianne Kimura

To Weave a Perfect Day: From Brocade Gardens to Spools of Thread

  • By Rebecca Copeland
Description of a pleasant afternoon which includes an unplanned visit to a textile studio.

The Bath

  • By Sara Ackerman Aoyama
The tribulations of the Japanese bath.

The Dogs’ Logs


  • By Simon Rowe


Kayaking, poetry and camping in caves. Adventures galore!

Muroto, High and Low

  • By Edward J. Taylor
Description of a trip to Cape Muroto in Shikoku.

Monks on My Mind

  • By Cody Poulton
A short piece on a bonze-ridden town.

A Discussion with Rebecca Otowa: Artist, Writer, Musician

  • By Karen Lee Tawarayama
An introduction to the artwork of Rebecca Otowa.

Garrison Island

  • By Stephen Mansfield
A photo essay on a visit to Okinawa.

Bin Ueda, Professor and Translator

  • By Yuki Yamauchi
A biographical sketch of one of Lafcadio Hearn's students.

Alan Watts (part five)

  • By John Dougill
More on Alan Watts and his connection to Kyoto.

Book Review: Off the Beaten Tracks in Japan: A Journey by Train from Hokkaido to Kyushu, by John Dougill

  • By Rebecca Otowa
Review of a travelogue on train journeys in Japan that is oh so much more than just a travel guide.

Book Review: Hidden Japan, by Alex Kerr

  • By Rebecca Otowa
Kerr on places he'd rather you not visit. Instead he offers wonderful descriptions.

On Turning Seventy-Five

  • By Malcolm Ledger
A reflection an aging.

Crossing the Path of Bonsai

  • By Robert Weis
An excerpt from the self-published volume A tiny nature – recollections of poems and trees.

Kyoto Visual Stories

  • By Edward Levinson
On staying near Shisendō and the many discoveries made.

The Day I Met the Photographer

  • By Sara Ackerman Aoyama
An excerpt from a memoir in progress on learning to read in Japan.

Words and Music: Reflections

  • By Ken Rodgers
Writing and reflections on listening and life.

Debt Crisis in Peach

  • By Marianne Kimura
A short piece on family dynamics and culture.

From Tanshinfunin to L.A.T.

  • By Marianne Kimura
On living alone together.

Sakura Zuihitsu

  • By Edward J Taylor
The cherry blossom season in Kyoto is both celebrated and dreaded by the author.

On Seeing

  • By John Einarsen
Words and photos from the author's latest publication.

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