On sale now from amazon.com, amazon.co.jp and other Amazon marketplaces. (Revised 2021)

Edited by Jann Williams and Ian Josh Yates
Foreword by Juliet Winters Carpenter

Inside these covers lies the third collection of enticing works by Writers in Kyoto. From gardens to gangsters, temples to tourism, ceramics to Casablanca, the diverse writings of 22 authors will capture your imagination. Fresh new authors place their work alongside established and respected writers already known for their insights into Japan. All find inspiration from the muse of Kyoto city. The works include dreamy fiction, memorable non-fiction as well as remarkable poetry on the city that’s inspired a million poems. New works by Alex Kerr and Simon Rowe bookend the newest winners of the annual Writers in Kyoto Competition and much more. A captivating thread running through the anthology is the invitation to encounter and reflect on the splendour of the ancient city yourself. For those who are still to visit Kyoto, and those who have already been, what will your story be?

Contents

Encountering Kyoto’s Writers

Foreword. Juliet Winters Carpenter.

Primal Memories. Alex Kerr

Two Poems. A.J. Dickinson

An Intercalary Moment.  Allen S. Weiss

A Different Kind of Tourist Amy Chavez

The Wild Spaces Within Edward J. Taylor

Benevolent Fire. Fernando A. Torres

My Complicated Encounters with Kyoto.  Ian Josh Yates

The Forbidden Garden. Iris Reinbacher

Toji Moments. James Woodham

Shinsen’en, a Heian-kyo Power Spot.  Jann Williams

WRITERS IN KYOTO COMPETITION: 2018 WINNERS
Tengu: A Firsthand Account Terin Jackson
How Many Chances? S. Juul
Harukaze. Anna Quinn

Milestones. John Dougill

The Will of the People: Higashi Hongwanji’s Hair Ropes. Karen Lee Tawarayama

Encountering Kyoto.  Ken Rodgers

Childhood Memories. Mayumi Kawaharada

Essays by One who was Not Quite Idle Enough Marianne Kimura

Scribbled in Miyako.  Mike Freiling

Everybody Comes to Kyoto. Preston Houser

A Wizard, Kawai Kanjiro: Kyoto Ceramic Artist. Robert Yellin

Spirited Away.  Simon Rowe

Contributors

Photographs and Illustrations