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Category: Nonfiction
When Someone You Loved Dies
Sep 11, 2022
By Reggie Pawle
On grief.
METROPOLIS
Sep 9, 2022
By Stephen Mansfield
A philosophical and evocative piece on cities.
Uncle Goldfish
Aug 9, 2022
By Cody Poulton
The author describes and writes of an old friend, a retired gangster.
Insight on a Rainy Day
Aug 5, 2022
By Rebecca Otowa
The author writes of her relationship with the Heart Sutra.
Gods of Useless Things
Jul 13, 2022
By Simon Rowe
The author writes about adventures in collecting sodai gomi in his town.
What Japan’s 1,150-year-old Gion Festival can teach us about sustainability
Jul 10, 2022
By Kirsty Kawano
Challenges with sustainability and the Gion Festival.
Spirit of Shizen: Seasons of the Seto Inland Sea
Jun 29, 2022
By Amy Chavez
A poignant description of life on Shiraishi Island.
Encountering Japan in India
Jun 4, 2022
By Karen Lee Tawarayama
A significant trip to India.
Kamisaka Sekka and the Renewal of Rinpa
May 25, 2022
By Iris Reinbacher
A beautifully illustrated piece on the Rinpa school of Japanese painting.
Home away from home
May 4, 2022
By Robert Weis
Photos and text on a Japanese garden in Kaiserslautern.
Unsung Flora
Apr 25, 2022
By Richard Holmes
On cherry blossoms and wild grasses; both are beautiful.
Things Japanese, found in translation
Apr 21, 2022
By Jann Williams
A grateful reflection on the gift of translation as the author cannot read the original works..
Phantom Kyoto
Apr 6, 2022
By Allen S. Weiss
The author awaits the moment he can return to Kyoto.
Glimpses of David Bowie in Kyoto
Apr 3, 2022
By Yuki Yamauchi
A detailed account of David Bowie in Kyoto.
Crawling Curmudgeonly along Hiei’s Eastern Hills
Mar 24, 2022
By Edward J. Taylor
Taylor's on the move again hiking and wandering through temples.
Book Review: The Widow, The Priest, and the Octopus Hunter, by Amy Chavez
Feb 16, 2022
By Rebecca Otowa
A review of a book that tells the story of an aging island community.
Yin-yang, symbolism and the Gion Festival
Feb 2, 2022
By Jann Williams
A short piece on the history of the yin yang symbol and Gion Matsuri.
Winter Wonderings of Body and Mind
Jan 18, 2022
By Edward Levinson (aka Edo 恵道)
It's cold out there. More whimsical and wise poetry from Ed.
Electronic musician Hajime Fukuma: An appreciation
Jan 15, 2022
By Yuki Yamauchi
A piece on the life and music of the late Hajime Fukuma.
Serendipity and ‘A Kyoto Romance’
Jan 4, 2022
By Liane Grunberg Wakabayashi
The author describes her friendship with artist Teruhide Kato and his artwork.
Shinrin-yoku in Squirrel’s Forest
Dec 12, 2021
By Robert Weis
A short piece on the grove as a refuge for both humans and squirrels.
Edward Bramwell Clarke in Kyoto
Dec 9, 2021
By Yuki Yamauchi
A biographical sketch of a British professor in Kyoto.
Masterpiece: Gardens as Art
Dec 4, 2021
By Stephen Mansfield
A thoughtful piece on the aesthetics of Japanese gardens.
Memoirs of a Japanese Nurse pt 3
Nov 24, 2021
By Paul Carty & Eiko Araki
Hajimeko Takeda’s Notes by a Japanese Nurse Sent to France or Women Soldiers Dispatched to Europe: the Japanese Red Cross Relief Corps and the First World War.
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