Writers in Kyoto

What Kyoto Chose Not to Replace (Unohana Prize — Tenth Kyoto Writing Competition)

  • by Kabilova Diyora
A look at what Kyoto chooses to hand down through the generations and why.

In Celebration of Hagi 

  • by Lisa Wilcut
Lisa Wilcut offers odes to the autumn beauty of bush clover.

The Zen of Cats

  • by Stephen Mansfield
Stephen Mansfield shares an extract from his forthcoming book, ‘BEAST: How a Tokyo Shelter Cat Changed Forever the Life of a Couple.’

Helen Keller and Kyoto

  • by Yuki Yamauchi
Yuki Yamauchi details the links between the world-famous educator and Kyoto.

You Will Not See Kyoto in Time (Yamabuki Prize — Tenth Kyoto Writing Competition)

  • by Vidushi Sharma
A reflection on capturing the ever-shifting perception of Kyoto from afar, by Vidushi Sharma.

Ten Nights of Dreams

  • by Mark Willis
Mark Willis translates a section of Natsume Sōseki's short work, “Yume Jūya”

Fire Rite (Kyoto City Mayoral Prize — Tenth Kyoto Writing Competition)

  • By Anton Tongue
A Kyoto ritual turns grudge to grace.
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WIK Anthologies

The Future of Kyoto: Writers in Kyoto Anthology 6

The Nature of Kyoto: Writers in Kyoto Anthology 5

Structures of Kyoto: Writers in Kyoto Anthology 4

Encounters with Kyoto: WiK Anthology 3

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