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On our Writers in Kyoto site now is a short extract from a historical publication: Lafcadio Hearn writes about Heian Jingu, the grand shrine built in 1895 in Kyoto to celebrate the 1100th anniversary of the founding of Heian-kyo. writersinkyoto.com/2024/07/24/fea…

Congratulations to WiK member David Joiner!

On our site now is WiK member Stephen Mansfield's review of "Illusory Dwellings: Aesthetic Meditations in Kyoto," the latest publication by fellow member Allen S. Weiss (released by Stone Bridge Press). writersinkyoto.com/2024/08/04/boo…

WiK member Rebecca Otowa showcases our July event hosted by fellow member & fiction writer Suzanne Kamata Suzanne Kamata, at which bicultural Japanese-American adoptee Susan Ito discussed her recently released memoir, "I Would Meet You Anywhere." writersinkyoto.com/2024/08/13/eve…

WiK member Sara Ackerman Aoyama has been compiling a comprehesive overview of the Japanese authors she came across in her personal journey to master the language, highlighting books about Kyoto in Japanese. Part 1 is here: writersinkyoto.com/2024/08/25/fea…

John Savoie a teacher of great books, Homer to Basho, at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, won the USA Prize in WiK's Ninth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition for his series of seasonal haiku verses, "Basho in Love." writersinkyoto.com/2024/08/25/wri…

WiK member Sara Ackerman Aoyama has been compiling a comprehesive overview of the Japanese authors she came across in her personal journey to master the language, highlighting books about Kyoto in Japanese. Part 2 on mystery writer Yamamura Misa is here: writersinkyoto.com/2024/08/26/fea…

On our site now is a short story by WiK member Rebecca Otowa about the fate of a farming family who made an unexpected discovery in the late 16th century, when Toyotomi Hideyoshi made a law that commoners were not allowed to carry weapons. writersinkyoto.com/2024/08/31/wik…

Writers in Kyoto member David Joiner's 2015 debut novel "Lotusland," set in post-colonial Vietnam, is set for re-release in March 2025, through his affiliated imprint Painted Veil Press. david-joiner.com/news/2024/9/2/…

WiK member Sara Ackerman Aoyama has been compiling a comprehesive overview of the Japanese authors she came across in her personal journey to master the language, highlighting books about Kyoto in Japanese. Part 3 on novelist Matsuda Michio is here: writersinkyoto.com/2024/09/09/fea…

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WiK member Robert Weis has a new travel piece on Japan's Inland Sea, which he says "is one of those places where it is still possible to find pockets of a long-gone age - the possibility to find an inner island." diariesofmagazine.com/footprints-san…

Writers in Kyoto A lot of magic in the Setouchi area… Even just standing on the beach in Okayama gazing out to the islands (yesterday)

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If you'll be in Kyoto on October 22, this event will be co-sponsored by CIEE Kyoto and @KyotoJournal with guest speakers including WiK member Cody Poulton. Admission is free, but pre-registration is required.

WiK member Sara Ackerman Aoyama has been compiling a comprehesive overview of the Japanese authors she came across in her personal journey to master the language, highlighting books about Kyoto in Japanese. Part 4 on Kashiwai Hisashi 柏井壽 is here: writersinkyoto.com/2024/10/16/fea…

On our site now is WiK member Cody Poulton's account of his visit a few years back to Kyoto photographer Kai Fusayoshi’s legendary bar, Hachimonjiya. writersinkyoto.com/2024/10/21/fea…

WiK member Cody Poulton will speak with Canadian novelist Lynne Kutsukake about her latest work "The Art of Vanishing" (Knopf) for SWET over Zoom on November 20, 9 am JST. Attendance is free. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. swet.jp/events/event/u…

Happy Halloween! WiK member Ted Taylor Ted Taylor has a piece in The Japan Times featuring Kyoto's ghostly sites. japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/10/2…