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A Runner in Yamazaki
Jul 27, 2021
By Michael Greco
A piece from a fine author who is as far from a marathon runner as a bush warbler is from an eagle.
Circling the Mountain
Jul 12, 2021
By Edward J. Taylor
Description of a pilgrimage from Enryaku-ji.
Mind games in Arashiyama
Jul 8, 2021
By Robert Weis
Weiss writes on how he spends his first day upon return to Japan.
On Compromise: A Mancunian in Japan
Jul 6, 2021
By Andrew Innes
A Brit writes on American English in Japan.
Portraits of Uji
Jun 13, 2021
By Yuki Yamauchi
A comprehensive look at Uji through the eyes of three foreign women.
Critic and professor, Tatsuo Kuriyagawa
Critic and professor, Tatsuo Kuriyagawa
May 25, 2021
By Yuki Yamauchi
An introduction to a noted educator and writer from Kyoto.
Shadow and Light
May 20, 2021
By Stephen Mansfield
A reflection on the role of shadow and light in Japanese culture and belief.
Calligraphing The Heart Sutra
May 10, 2021
By Rona Conti
A noted artist and calligrapher writes on her experience with the Heart Sutra.
World Book Day 2021
Apr 23, 2021
By WiK
Annotated list and links to WIK member publications.
Bury My Bones in Toribeyama
Apr 14, 2021
By Cody Poulton
Immigration trials and tribulations and a seemingly endless pandemic.
The Boy From Across The Silver Vaults
Apr 11, 2021
By Richard Holmes
On Chancery Lane and youth in a city.
71 Lessons on Eternity
Apr 5, 2021
By Robert Weis
A meditation on the beauty and impermanence of sakura.
Dragonflies and Floating Carp
Mar 18, 2021
By Robert Weis
A spring walk from Ohara to Kurama-dera.
Haunted Kiyotaki Tunnel
Mar 10, 2021
By WiK
A scary tunnel.
Under Kiyomizu
Mar 2, 2021
By Cody Poulton
A short description performing ancestor worship during the pandemic.
Zen and the Corona Virus
Feb 25, 2021
By Reggie Pawle
A piece on the impermanence of life.
Reminiscences of Donald Richie
Feb 15, 2021
By WiK
WIK members discuss Donald Richie.
Kyoto Stage and Film Director Akira Nobuchi
Feb 10, 2021
By Yuki Yamauchi
A piece on the life of a Kyoto film director.
Haiku Discoveries
Jan 16, 2021
By Sydney Solis
A wonderfully informative piece on haiku and the author's adventures.
Birth of a Book Cover
Jan 11, 2021
By Simon Rowe
The story of how a book cover came to be.
From Tokyo to Kyoto Pt 2
Jan 7, 2021
By Kirsty Kawano
Part 2 of a piece on the differences between the customs and people in Tokyo and Kyoto.
From Tokyo to Kyoto Pt 1
Jan 7, 2021
By Kirsty Kawano
Kawano astutely notes some of the differences between the customs and people in Tokyo and Kyoto.
Old Man, Blue Sky
Jan 3, 2021
By Mark Schumacher
Description of a walk in a park and what it wrought.
Spiritual Journey to Kyoto
Dec 30, 2020
By Robert Weis
Photos and description of a modern day pilgrimage.
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