Writers in Kyoto

Tag: Gion Matsuri

Book Review: The Gion Festival: Exploring its Mysteries, by Catherine Pawasarat

  • By Paul Carty
Description of a book on the Gion Festival that transcends the usual role of a guidebook.

Yin-yang, symbolism and the Gion Festival

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

Zooming Gion

A talk on Gion Festival.

Introducing Catherine Pawasarat

  • By Catherine Pawasarat
Introducing Catherine Pawasarat, a Kansas City native who ended up in Kyoto and writes about the Gion Festival.

Kyoto in July

  • By Fernando Torres
An excerpt from “Kyoto Souvenir,” a book by Fernando Torres still in the preliminary stages which tells of buying a forsaken house in Higashiyama.

Mark Teeuwen on Gion Matsuri (March 11)

  • By WiK
Event description with a list of the speaker's publications.

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