Kyoto Journal 100th Issue Published Review by Rebecca Otowa Sept. 24, 2021 This month, throughout Japan and the world of people who love Japan, a great sigh of relief and satisfaction could be felt. The 100th issue of the prestigious Kyoto Journal was published. Since it first saw the light in 1987, this quarterly publication …Read More
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On August 22, 2021 Writers in Kyoto launched its fourth anthology, Structures of Kyoto. One blessing in this difficult year has been how technology has bridged the distance gap. We had attendees from across the globe tuning in from different time zones, some just waking, some staying up late, all happy to be sharing this …Read More
Lost Star by Cody Poulton In July my wife and I escaped Japan, its cursed Olympics, its damned pandemic, its incessant rains and constant heat, to spend a few refreshing weeks on the west coast of Canada. Even here, however, one can’t avoid extreme weather. It hasn’t rained in almost two months and the bone-dry …Read More
Ichi-go Ichi-e – A Serendipitous Encounter I read the bestselling novel Memoirs of a Geisha many years ago. The book was so popular it even made it onto Carmela’s bedside table in an episode of The Sopranos. The story describes the struggles of a poor young girl in the early 1900’s, sold into a life …Read More
KJ 100 / ‘100 Views of Kyoto’ By Ken Rodgers A very special celebratory print issue of Kyoto Journal No one on the Kyoto Journal production team has been watching the virtual Olympics. We’ve been too busy wrestling our next issue into shape, for a strict print deadline. (Yes, print!) Since it also happens to …Read More
Book review by Jann Williams of Black Dragonfly by Jean Pasley (Balestier Press, 2021) Black Dragonfly is a book of rich imagination, inspired by and incorporating the work of Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (1850 – 1904). Hearn, of Greek-Irish heritage, spent the last 14 years of his life in Japan, recording aspects of Japanese life that …Read More
by Michael Greco The neighbors call me the marathon runner. Almost every afternoon at dusk I run from the house, through the neighborhood, across a street, then under the JR and Hankyu lines. It’s about five minutes of exercise to that point. And I’m slow. Real slow. The chatty gal across the street from our …Read More
SUNDAY AUGUST 1, 2021 8:00-9:00 pm Japan Time coming home far from home: meet the memoir writer’s series II Interview with Rebecca Otowa, author of AT HOME IN JAPAN, hosted by Goshen Books Free and open to the public To reserve your spot: hello@goshenbooks.com (The following originally appeared on the Goshen Books website) Rebecca Otowa …Read More
Lyrics and songs by Eric Bray Eric writes: “Over the past year I worked with producers and musicians mainly in the US to create a bit of fusion between my interests in Latin dance music and folk/rock.’ ****************** The title track ‘Just Like This’ runs as follows: (for the music, check out this youtube page) …Read More
On sale now from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp and other Amazon marketplaces in print and Kindle formats. Edited by Rebecca Otowa and Karen Lee Tawarayama Foreword by Judith Clancy Structures of Kyoto explores the physical, spiritual, and artistic elements of Japan’s ancient capital and beckons one to “step through the gate” to interact with them. Bookended by the insights of authors Judith …Read More
Kyoto 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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