Writers in Kyoto

Category: Event Reports

Stone Bridge on Zoom

Zoom event description.

Hōjōki talk (Stavros)

A report on the Zoom talk by Matthew Stavros.

Book launches at Home with Malcolm Ledger

Celebratory event with author presentations.

WIK Outing to Kyoto Seishu Netsuke Museum, Sept 26, 2020

Event description with information about netsuke.

Zooming Gion

A talk on Gion Festival.

Zoom with Jeff Kingston

WiK's first ever Zoom event.

WiK’s 5th Anniversary

A summation of the past five years of WIK.

Lunch with Rebecca Otowa

A WIK event report.

1980s Poems

An event where Yellin reads poems of his youth.

Kyoto Connections

Review of a Kyoto Journal spoken word event.

Heritage and Tourism follow-up

Detailed report on the 4th UNWTO/UNESCO World Conference on Tourism and Culture.

WiK Bonenkai 2019

Description of the annual WIK bonenkai, an enjoyable evening.

Heritage and Tourism Symposium

A report on a symposium that featured several WIK members.

50th anniversary

On this occasion Roche writes about his arrival in Japan in 1969.

Schumacher’s Picture Dictionary

WiK event with Robert Schumacher who spoke on his lifework.

Stephen Mansfield lunch talk

Event description held at the French restaurant at Kyoto University.

Something for everyone at Japan Writers Conference

Information on the annual Japan Writers Conference.

‘Encounters with Kyoto’ — Australian launch in Hobart Tasmania

A report on the book launch held in Australia.