Writers in Kyoto

Category: Nonfiction

What Japan’s 1,150-year-old Gion Festival can teach us about sustainability

  • By Kirsty Kawano
Challenges with sustainability and the Gion Festival.

Spirit of Shizen: Seasons of the Seto Inland Sea

  • By Amy Chavez
A poignant description of life on Shiraishi Island.

Encountering Japan in India

  • By Karen Lee Tawarayama
A significant trip to India.

Kamisaka Sekka and the Renewal of Rinpa

  • By John Dougill
A beautifully illustrated piece on the Rinpa school of Japanese painting.

Home away from home

  • By John Dougill
Photos and text on a Japanese garden in Kaiserslautern.

Unsung Flora

  • By Julian Holmes
On cherry blossoms and wild grasses; both are beautiful.

Things Japanese, found in translation

  • By John Dougill
A grateful reflection on the gift of translation as the author cannot read the original works..

Phantom Kyoto

  • By John Dougill
The author awaits the moment he can return to Kyoto.

Glimpses of David Bowie in Kyoto

  • By John Dougill
A detailed account of David Bowie in Kyoto.

Crawling Curmudgeonly along Hiei’s Eastern Hills

  • 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

  • By Rebecca Otowa
A review of a book that tells the story of an aging island community.

Yin-yang, symbolism and the Gion Festival

  • By John Dougill
A short piece on the history of the yin yang symbol and Gion Matsuri.

Winter Wonderings of Body and Mind

  • By Edward Levinson
It's cold out there. More whimsical and wise poetry from Ed.

Electronic musician Hajime Fukuma: An appreciation

  • By Yuki Yamauchi
A piece on the life and music of the late Hajime Fukuma.

Serendipity and ‘A Kyoto Romance’

  • By WiK Admin
The author describes her friendship with artist Teruhide Kato and his artwork.

Shinrin-yoku in Squirrel’s Forest

  • By John Dougill
A short piece on the grove as a refuge for both humans and squirrels.

Edward Bramwell Clarke in Kyoto

  • By Yuki Yamauchi
A biographical sketch of a British professor in Kyoto.

Masterpiece: Gardens as Art

  • By Stephen Mansfield
A thoughtful piece on the aesthetics of Japanese gardens.

Memoirs of a Japanese Nurse pt 3

  • By Paul Carty
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.

The Memoirs of a Japanese Nurse pt 2

  • By Paul Carty
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.

An Unveiling

  • By John Dougill
The experience of a Jewish death rite in Kansai described.

Rocks, Moss and Waterfalls

  • By John Dougill
Description of an outing in the Kumano Mountains.

Smiling with Light

  • By Edward Levinson
The author describes some of his fleeting encounters.

A Glimpse into the History of Gion Higashi

  • By Yuki Yamauchi
The history of Gion Higashi and dance events traditionally held there.

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