Writers in Kyoto

Category: Nonfiction

Hōjōki – a Personal Response

  • By Chad Kohalyk
On reading a new translation of Hōjōki by Matthew Stavros.

Chikubujima

  • By Edward J. Taylor
A travel piece on a distant island.

Notes from Himeji, Japan: Colour of the Hood

  • By Simon Rowe
A description of life in Himeji.

After Act

  • By Stephen Mansfield
A reflection on the current pandemic and other plagues.

The beauty and the watchtower

  • By Jann Williams
A piece describing a friendship with a maiko.

Sōseki’s Evening Arrival in Kyoto

  • By Richard Donovan
A translation of a piece by Sōseki.

Sōseki’s Kyoto Haibun

  • By Richard Donovan
Commentary and translation of a work by Sōseki on Kyoto.

The World through the Magic Lantern –Nicolas Bouvier in Kyoto

  • By Robert Weis
On Nicolas Bouvier's sojourn in Kyoto.

The wandering Nanao Sakaki

  • By Robert Lee
An extract from a tribute to Nanao Sakaki ‘Transnational Poet Wanderer’ in Kyoto Journal, no. 78, p.127ff.

Finding an Island

  • By Robert Weis
A description of a trip to Shiraishi Island.

Sutoku In Kyoto– emperor, poet, rebel, yōkai

  • By Nicholas Teele
A biographical essay on the 75th emperor of Japan (reigned 1123-1142).

My Project – Drawing 100 things in my house

  • By Rebecca Otowa
Rebecca describes and presents examples from her project.

Alan Watts (4): modern Kyoto and Gary Snyder

  • By Allan Watts
Extracts from pages 351 and 356 of In My Own Way, the autobiography of Alan Watts.

Alan Watts (3) Zen and saké

  • By Alan Watts
Extracts from pages 347-350 of In My Own Way, the autobiography of Alan Watts.

Alan Watts (2) Kannon Kyoto

  • By Allan Watts
Extracts from pages 345-346 of In My Own Way, the autobiography of Alan Watts.

Alan Watts on Kyoto (1)

  • By Allan Watts
Extracts from pages 340-342 of In My Own Way, the autobiography of Alan Watts.

Daniel Ellsberg in Kyoto

  • By John Dougill
Link and excerpt from a blog post on Snyder and Ellsberg.

Pierre Loti on Kioto

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

Truman Capote on Kyoto

  • By WIK
Extract from a lengthy interview with Marlon Brando in The Miyako Hotel during the filming of Sayonara.

Lafcadio Hearn’s Kyoto stories

  • By John Dougill
Dougill writes on Hearn and his works.

Meet Your Inner Witch in Just Five Easy Steps

  • By Marianne Kimura
A guide on just how to discover your inner witch.

Western writers in/on Kyoto

  • By Ken Rodgers
Foreign writers in Japan including both historical and contemporary writers.

The Old Man on the Hill

  • By WiK
A piece depicting the he dilemma of dementia and old age.

Hoshi Matsuri

  • By Edward J. Taylor
Description of attending a New Religion festival in Kyoto.

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