Category: Reviews

A review of a book featuring two couples.
A blurb and list of contents of a book featuring long-term residents of Japan.
An analytical review of a book of 119 haiku.
A review of an exhibition and the catalog of the exhibition.
A review of a book that tells the story of an aging island community.
A Q&A with the author of Kanazawa.
Review of a manuscript of poems written during August 1942 in America by Japanese-Americans being sent to camps.
A review of stories that the reviewer calls both challenging and entertaining.
A review of the 100th issue of Kyoto Journal with a focus on contributing WIK authors.
Announcement of a very special print issue of Kyoto Journal.
Review of a book inspired by and incorporating the work of Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (1850 – 1904).
A review of an anthology of writing on what rural life in Japan is like for foreigners.
Synopsis and commentary on a story.
Review of a film set in Kyoto that addresses topical social issues in Japan.
A review of a book on wood in Japan including types of wood, history and more.
A five minute guided tour through a selection of Kyoto's remarkable literary heritage.
On reading a new translation of Hōjōki by Matthew Stavros.
Dougill presents a new work that he edited that takes the reader on a literary journey through 12 centuries of Kyoto.
Kyoto Journal announcement with content description.
An energizing read on the Heart Sutra is reviewed.
Commentary and translation of a work by Sōseki on Kyoto.
Dougill writes enthusiastically about a neglected work on Zen life in Kyoto.