Archives: 2018

A Kyoto New Year

Dougill writes on how to best experience the new year in Kyoto.

Introducing Reggie Pawle

An introduction from Reggie Pawle, who writes on a variety of subjects, mostly connected to cultural issues and to the integration of Western psychology with the Asian traditions, focusing on Zen, Japanese culture, and Daoism.

WiK bonenkai 2018

Event description of the WIK bonenkai organized by Milena Guziak.

Another Plane

Beautiful Buddhist prose and photos from Ken Rodgers, one of the founders of Kyoto Journal.

Dinner with Vauhini Vara and Andrew Altschul

An evening with Vauhini Vara, journalist, fiction writer and winner of the O. Henry Prize, together with her husband novelist Andrew Foster Altschul, author of Deus Ex Machina and a former fellow at the Breadloaf and Sewanee Writers conferences.

Yumiko Sato music therapist

A lunchtime talk with a music therapist who works with the dying and demential patients.

Introducing Iris Reinbacher

Iris Reinbacher, a scientist who delves into personal writing as well.

Introducing Rebecca Otowa

Rebecca Otowa, a writer, painter, craftswomen and gardener introduces herself and her writing.

Song Lyrics

A selection of song lyrics from Eric Bray.

Book Review: Ryoma! The Life of Sakamoto Ryoma, by Shiba Ryotaro

A detailed review of a book on Sakamoto Ryoma, with photos.

Elemental Japan

Description of a lunch discussion with Jann Williams.

Poems

Nature poems with photos.

Zen poem

Zen poem from Preston Houser.

The Seven Forms of Infiltration

The first few pages of an upcoming novel with a ninja heroine.

My Kyoto Cats

Life with cats in Kyoto. A must-read for cat lovers.