Writers in Kyoto

Category: Reviews

Tropes Twined With Truth: A Sandy Fantasy That Sticks

Oct 25, 2024
By Felicity Tillack

A review of Cinnamon Beach, a book by Suzanne Kamata

Writers of Kyoto, Part 3: Matsuda Michio 松田道雄

Sep 9, 2024
By Sara Ackerman Aoyama

The third installment of a series on Japanese writers of Kyoto.

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

Aug 26, 2024
By Sara Ackerman Aoyama

Part 2 of a series on Japanese writers who used Kyoto as a setting in their works.

Writers of Kyoto, Part 1: Mizukami Tsutomu 水上勉

Aug 25, 2024
By Sara Ackerman Aoyama

Part 1 of a series on Japanese writers who used Kyoto as a setting in their works.

Illusory Dwellings: Aesthetic Meditations in Kyoto

Aug 4, 2024
By Stephen Mansfield

Book Review: Each of Us a Petal, by Amanda Huggins

Jun 4, 2024
By Rebecca Otowa

A collection of 19 short stories, romantic, spiritual and full of small details of life in Japan.

In the Detective and Publishing Games

Apr 12, 2024
By Rebecca Otowa

Description of a WIK event with Simon Rowe which includes a short review of his book Mami Suzuki, Private Eye.

Kyoto Journal 106: Cultural Fluidity

Apr 4, 2024
By Lane Diko

KJ 106 announcement with detailed description of contents.

Book Review: A Tiny Nature: Recollections of Poems and Trees, by Robert Weis

Mar 21, 2024
By Rebecca Otowa

Review of a collection of free verse poetry and photographs mainly of bonsai trees.

Book Review: The Gion Festival: Exploring its Mysteries, by Catherine Pawasarat

Mar 17, 2024
By Paul Carty

Description of a book on the Gion Festival that transcends the usual role of a guidebook.

Book Launch Party

Nov 26, 2023
By Felicity Greenland

A book launch for John Dougill's latest book, and a celebration of life.

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

Nov 12, 2023
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: The Heron Catchers, by David Joiner

Nov 8, 2023
By Rebecca Copeland

A review of the author's second novel set in a rural town near Kanazawa.

Book Review: 100 Objects in My Japanese House — Rebecca Otowa

Oct 22, 2023
By Karen Lee Tawarayama

Review of a special limited edition book created by a traditionally published author.

Kyoto Journal Releases Issue 105: The Geography of Myth

Sep 14, 2023
By Ken Rodgers

Introduction to and explanation of the contents of KJ105.

Book Review: Hidden Japan, by Alex Kerr

Sep 11, 2023
By Rebecca Otowa

Kerr on places he'd rather you not visit. Instead he offers wonderful descriptions.

Book Review: Karen Hill Anton’s Moving Portrait of Love and Loss in 1970s Japan

Jul 10, 2023
By Rebecca Otowa

A review of a novel set during the early half of the decade of the 1970s.

Book Review: The Kimono Tattoo

Jul 6, 2023
By Rebecca Otowa

Review of a debut fiction work based around kimono.

On Seeing

Apr 18, 2023
By John Einarsen

Words and photos from the author's latest publication.

Kyoto Journal 104 — Flora & Kyoto

Apr 18, 2023
By Ken Rodgers

Description of the contents of KJ104.

Book Review: THE WAY OF THE FEARLESS WRITER: Ancient Eastern Wisdom for a Flourishing Writing Life

Jan 7, 2023
By Rebecca Otowa

A review that focuses on the Buddhist principles that appear in the book and the reviewer's own application of the concepts in the book.

Book Announcement: This Very Moment—A new book of Miksang contemplative photographs

Oct 24, 2022
By John Einarsen

The author describes his book which is the first photography book to introduce the Miksang approach in Japan.

Book Review: The Book of Form and Emptiness, by Ruth Ozeki

Sep 30, 2022
By Rebecca Otowa

A review of Ruth Ozeki's fourth novel which takes place largely in a library and where one can feel the author's presence.

Kyoto Journal 102

Aug 26, 2022
By WiK

A description of the content of the latest issue of Kyoto Journal which focuses on formative experiences.