Writers in Kyoto

Tag: Kyoto history

Langdon Warner and Kyoto: Error or Deception? (pt. 2)

  • By Joseph Cronin
The second part of Joseph Cronin's piece on Harvard lecturer Langdon Warner, who for many years was believed to have saved Kyoto from heavy bombing in 1945.

Hearn on Heian Jingu

  • By John Dougill
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 Karen Lee Tawarayama
The preservation of traditional structures and the unfortunate trend of replacing history with concrete.

Kamisaka Sekka and the Renewal of Rinpa

  • By John Dougill
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 John Dougill
A description of the Rakuyō 33 Pilgrimage.

Versions of Ryoan-ji

  • By John Dougill
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 John Dougill
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 John Dougill
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 John Dougill
An introduction to the writing of Isabella Bird.

Hearn on Higashi Honganji

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

Kyoto: The City of Hungry Gods

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

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

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

Haiku group outing

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

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