Tag: Gion Festival

Book Review: The Gion Festival

March 17, 2024 /

The Gion Festival: Exploring its Mysteries by Catherine Pawasarat (2022) Reviewed by Paul Carty The Gion Festival, an integral part of Kyoto’s cultural heritage, spans the month of July, culminating in vibrant processions on July 17th and 24th. Catherine Pawasarat’s book, The Gion Festival: Exploring its Mysteries, provides a comprehensive guide to this historic event, …Read More

ZOOMING GION

July 24, 2020 /

ZOOM TALK ON GION FESTIVAL BY CATHERINE PAWASARAT ( July 19) This year, sadly, Kyoto’s Gion Matsuri is not taking place. A festival founded to prevent epidemics has been cancelled because of an epidemic. It’s an unfortunate irony, but as Catherine Pawasarat pointed out in her two hour presentation it is by no means the …Read More

Catherine Pawasarat

March 19, 2020 /

Catherine Pawasarat: Self-Introduction for Writers in Kyoto It’s a pleasure to join Writers in Kyoto. I appreciate the warm welcomes and it’s heartwarming to see some old familiar names and faces. I grew up in Kansas City, U.S., and always dreamed of traveling abroad. I started studying foreign languages as a way to help me …Read More

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