by Edward J. Taylor We arise at 1:00 am, behind a man who has trekked Hiei-zan’s 40 kilometer Kaihōgyō over a thousand times before. After a quick prayer at Konpon-chu-dỏ, we suddenly move along the paths at a surprisingly quick pace. The rain has cleared but the clouds keep everything below the knees in darkness. …Read More
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Michikusa Dreamingby Robert Weis [Michikusa, lit. ‘Grass on the Wayside’ is an autobiographical novel written by Soseki Natsume in 1915. The expression also means ‘wasting time along the way’.] One week to reach Kyoto from Tokyo, in a modern-day pilgrimage, taking in Kanazawa and rambling along the centuries-old trails of the Kii Mountain range. One …Read More
WiK Writing Competition
WiK Anthologies
The Nature of Kyoto (2023)
Eds. Lisa Twaronite Sone & Robert Weis
Foreword by Pico Iyer
Structures of Kyoto (2021)
Eds: Rebecca Otowa & Karen Lee Tawarayama
Foreword by Judith Clancy
Encounters with Kyoto (2019)
Eds: Jann Williams & Ian Josh Yates
Foreword by Juliet Winters Carpenter
Echoes (2017)
Eds: John Dougill, Amy Chavez, & Mark Richardson
Preface by Alex Kerr
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