Writers in Kyoto

Tag: Kyoto history

Hearn on Heian Jingu

  • By WiK
A selection from Dai-Koku-Den

Report on Talk by Timon Screech: “New Light on Nikko: The Cult of Tokugawa Ieyasu as Great Avatar”

  • By Rebecca Otowa
Report on a talk on Japanese history.

Seventh Writing Competition Results: Kyoto City Mayoral Prize

  • By Maria Danuco
The preservation of traditional structures and the unfortunate trend of replacing history with concrete.

Kamisaka Sekka and the Renewal of Rinpa

  • By Iris Reinbacher
A beautifully illustrated piece on the Rinpa school of Japanese painting.

Edward Bramwell Clarke in Kyoto

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

A Glimpse into the History of Gion Higashi

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

Western writers in/on Kyoto

  • By Ken Rodgers
Foreign writers in Japan including both historical and contemporary writers.

A Kyoto Pilgrimage

  • By Nicholas Teele
A description of the Rakuyō 33 Pilgrimage.

Versions of Ryoan-ji

  • By Allen S. Weiss
A deep dive into the history of Ryoan-ji with diagrams.

Okuni by Lafcadio Hearn

  • By John Dougill
On O-kuni, a miko in the Great Temple of Kizuki.

1950s Kyoto (Hans Brinckmann)

  • By WiK
An event description and stories of 1950s Kyoto from a prolific writer and old Japan hand.

Book Review: Ryoma! The Life of Sakamoto Ryoma, by Shiba Ryotaro

  • By Ian (Josh) Yates
A detailed review of a book on Sakamoto Ryoma, with photos.

Oharano and Kyoto’s poetic past

  • By John Dougill
Dougill writes about a little known shrine on the outskirts of Kyoto.

Isabella Bird on Kyoto 1878

  • By WiK
An introduction to the writing of Isabella Bird.

Hearn on Higashi Honganji

  • By Lafcadio Hearn
Hearn writing from Chapter 6 of Kokoro (1896) on some of Kyoto's sights.

Kyoto: The City of Hungry Gods

  • By John F. Ashburne
John Ashburne, Food Writer for Louis Vuitton City Guide Kyoto on food history n Kyoto.

Hearn on Pontocho

  • By John Dougill
Hearn writing on Pontocho in 1891.

Passages into Kyoto’s past

  • By Richard Steiner
Steiner on hidden and yet undiscovered treasures of Kyoto.

Book Review: Kyoto: An Urban History, by Matthew Stavros

  • By Paul Carty
A chapter by chapter book review of Kyoto: An Urban History of Japan's Premodern Capital by Matthew Stavros.

Haiku group outing

  • By Mayumi Kawaharada & John Dougill
A description of a joint hiking and haiku event with Hailstone Haiku Circle and WIK.

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