Writers in Kyoto

Archives: 2025

An Invitation to Awareness

  • by Rebecca Otowa
Rebecca Otowa reviews “Ma: The Japanese Secret to Contemplation and Calm”

Five Autumn Tanka

  • by Lea Millay
From Lea Millay, poems inspired by an October visit to Kyoto.

Book Review: One Hundred Poems from Old Japan

  • by Rebecca Otowa
Rebecca Otowa reviews a new translation of the Hyakunin Isshu by Mike Freiling

The City of Flowers

  • by Amanda Huggins
Cherry blossoms, a couple in their twilight years and the flower of their life together.

SPA-WORLD OSAKA

  • by Nathan Mader
From Nathan Mader, poetry in the world of a super sento.

Five Elements 45 Years 

  • by Edward Levinson
Edward Levinson offers odes to the elements and planet.

Kansetsu Kiss (間接キス)

  • by Tina de Bellegarde
Tina deBellegarde shares an imagined reminiscence of a first date along the banks of the Kamogawa.

On the Great Eastern Road

  • by Ted Taylor
A journey along the Tōkaidō road to the historic town of Seki, continuing on foot through the Suzuka Pass and beyond.

Book Review: The Blue of You by Amanda Huggins

  • by Rebecca Otowa
Rebecca Otowa reviews a new work of contemporary literary fiction by the award-winning author of Each of Us a Petal.

A Matcha Made in Kyoto

  • by Suzanne Kamata
An excerpt from a work in progress by Suzanne Kamata

Postwar Kyoto as Seen by a Film Critic 

  • by Yuki Yamauchi
Yuki Yamauchi shares his translations of a 1945 article by film critic, Naosuke Togawa.

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

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

The Language of Flowers

  • by Andrew Innes
Andrew Innes shares a piece from his forthcoming book of darkly themed stories.

The Future of Kyoto: Writers in Kyoto Anthology 6

  • by Rick Elizaga
WiK's 6th anthology invites us to consider the future of the storied city.

Shonandai Cultural Center

  • by Stephen Mansfield
A short piece from Stephen Mansfield on a fabricated landscape.

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