Writers in Kyoto

Tag: temples

Seventh Writing Competition Results: Japan Local Prize

  • By Malcolm Ledger
A thought-provoking piece on a small, dilapidated temple.

Tool of the Deity

  • By Lisa Twaronite Sone
A short story on sweeping the dust at Hounji.

Hearn on Higashi Honganji

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

To-ji

  • By Gary Snyder
Two poems from Gary Snyder.

Experiencing Zen

  • By Ruth Fuller Sasaki
Suggestions to Kyoto visitors on how to experience Zen.

Shiki and Buson on Kyoto

  • By Gabi Greve
A collection of poems on Kyoto temples and shrines.

The Temple of the Golden Pavilion

  • By Mishima Yukio
A short excerpt from Mishima's Temple of the Golden Pavilion, published in 1956 and first translated into English in 1959.

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