Writers in Kyoto

Tag: Stephen Mansfield

Podcast: Stephen Mansfield discusses “The Modern Japanese Garden” with Amy Chavez

Stephen Mansfield introduces his newly released book on the Books on Asia podcast

Shonandai Cultural Center

A short piece from Stephen Mansfield on a fabricated landscape.

Video: An Englishman’s Japanese Garden (in Japan)

Making a Japanese home garden.

Book Review: Illusory Dwellings: Aesthetic Meditations in Kyoto

A higher form of rumination on art and aesthetics

Garrison Island

A photo essay on a visit to Okinawa.

Yokoo Tadanori’s House Garden

Description and photos of a very modern garden.

Foreign women writers give alternative view of Japan

A link to an article for Asia Nikkei which serves as a comprehensive overview of the works and lives of foreign women writers in Japan, both past and present.

METROPOLIS

A philosophical and evocative piece on cities.

Masterpiece: Gardens as Art

A thoughtful piece on the aesthetics of Japanese gardens.

Shadow and Light

A reflection on the role of shadow and light in Japanese culture and belief.

After Act

A reflection on the current pandemic and other plagues.

Book Review: Tokyo: A Biography

Mansfield begins to make Tokyo accessible by illuminating its humble beginnings along with the innumerable setbacks throughout its growth.

Stephen Mansfield lunch talk

Event description held at the French restaurant at Kyoto University.

WiK featured in national press

WIK is mentioned in a piece in The Japan Times.

Book Review: Japanese Stone Gardens by Stephen Mansfield

Dougill reviews the work of Stephen Mansfield.

Book Review: Another Kyoto, by Alex Kerr with Kathy Arlyn Sokol

Stephen Mansfield reviews Alex Kerr's latest book on Kyoto.