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Maiko Masquerade: Crafting Geisha Girlhood in Japan by Jan Bardsley

May 15, 2021 By Michael Lambe Leave a Comment

Disclosure: Some links on this page are affiliate links from which I will earn a commission. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. "Contemporary maiko are young women, typically between fifteen and twenty years of age, who have chosen to train in an arts profession with roots in the merchant culture and pleasure quarters of the Edo period (1603–1867). … [Read more...]

monk: Light and Shadow on the Philosopher’s Path – Reflections and Recipes from a Kyoto Restaurant

May 9, 2021 By Michael Lambe Leave a Comment

Disclosure: Some links on this page are affiliate links from which I will earn a commission. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. As this long, strange interlude continues, many of us are hankering for a trip overseas, craving fresh cultural encounters, and hungering for a taste of authentic foreign cuisines. No doubt many have Kyoto at the top of their … [Read more...]

“Time-traveling on Gojo” – A Deep Kyoto Walks Movie with Jen L. Teeter

March 3, 2021 By Michael Lambe

Here is the final video showing scenes from our book Deep Kyoto: Walks. In this short movie, Jen L. Teeter guides us through an area of Kyoto famous for its ceramics and also as a portal to the world of the dead! A hat tip to film-makers Roger Walch and Ted Taylor for putting this series together. https://youtu.be/jj98Ivw9z60 Deep Kyoto: Walks is now available as a print … [Read more...]

“Gods, Monks, Secrets, Fish” – A Deep Kyoto: Walks Movie with John Ashburne

February 5, 2021 By Michael Lambe Leave a Comment

Here is the third video showing scenes from our book, Deep Kyoto: Walks. In this short movie, John Ashburne takes us on a tour of "Kyoto's kitchen" - Nishiki Market. A hat tip to film-makers Roger Walch and Ted Taylor for putting this series together. https://youtu.be/z9upUjhjDGM Deep Kyoto: Walks is now available as a print on demand paperback and Kindle e-book. Here are … [Read more...]

Deep Kyoto Walks Movie: Kamogawa Musing with John Dougill

January 26, 2021 By Michael Lambe Leave a Comment

Here is the second video showing scenes from our book, Deep Kyoto: Walks. In this short film John Dougill guides us down the Kamogawa River which runs through the heart of Kyoto. A hat tip to film-makers Roger Walch and Ted Taylor for putting this series together. https://youtu.be/KnO6fQdqces Deep Kyoto: Walks is now available as a print on demand paperback and Kindle … [Read more...]

A Look Inside “Kyoto: A Literary Guide”

December 13, 2020 By Michael Lambe Leave a Comment

Our book Kyoto: A Literary Guide received a very fine review from Stephen Mansfield in the Japan Times last month. However, for the most part, the book can only be bought online, which means uncertain shoppers don't really know what they are getting before they make that purchase. To remedy this problem, I have made (with the assistance of Mewby) a short video which presents a … [Read more...]

Deep Kyoto Walks Movie: “Not Sure Which Way to Go” with Robert Yellin

December 9, 2020 By Michael Lambe Leave a Comment

Local film-makers Ted Taylor and Roger Walch have put together a series of short movies showing scenes from our book - Deep Kyoto: Walks. Here is the first video which features autumnal scenes from Kyoto's Path of Philosophy and Robert Yellin reading from his piece, "Not Sure Which Way to Go". Deep Kyoto: Walks is now available as a print on demand paperback and Kindle … [Read more...]

The Gion Festival – Exploring Its Mysteries by Catherine Pawasarat

December 5, 2020 By Michael Lambe Leave a Comment

Links on this page are affiliate links from which I will earn a commission. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Gion Matsuri, Kyoto’s most famous festival, is held each summer in the month of July. It features gorgeously decorated floats, parades and processions, purification rituals, traditional music, displays of family heirlooms, and a giant street … [Read more...]

Here Comes Kenji – Short Stories for a Worthy Cause this Christmas

December 4, 2020 By Michael Lambe

Kevin Ramsden is well-known in Kyoto's expat community for his tireless and creative fundraising efforts for charitable causes. This Christmas he has come up with a new fundraising initiative: a collection of eight short stories he has both written and published himself - with all proceeds going to support the educational needs of children in rural areas of Cambodia and … [Read more...]

Deep Kyoto: Walks Paperback Edition Now Available

November 27, 2020 By Michael Lambe Leave a Comment

This is a delightful collection of essays written by a diverse group of writers who share an obvious and contagious affection for Kyoto. – Matthew Stavros (Author: “Kyoto: An Urban History of Japan’s Premodern Capital ”) I am delighted to annouce the release of Deep Kyoto: Walks as a paperback edition. This is a print on demand (POD) edition and has been independently … [Read more...]

Kyoto: A Literary Guide – New Translations from Twelve Centuries of Japanese Literature

July 12, 2020 By Michael Lambe Leave a Comment

Today I am very happy to share news of a brand new publication, Kyoto: A Literary Guide, which was launched this month by Camphor Press. This book was born from the shared efforts of the Kyo-centrics: a long-standing poetry in translation discussion group - of which I happen to be a member. In addition to myself, the six Kyo-centrics who collated, translated and edited this … [Read more...]

Encounters with Kyoto (Writers in Kyoto Anthology 3) Now Available

June 21, 2019 By Michael Lambe Leave a Comment

Here's a short announcement from the good folks at Writers in Kyoto (WiK): Encounters with Kyoto (Writers in Kyoto Anthology 3) On sale now from amazon.com and amazon.co.jp Edited by Jann Williams and Ian Josh Yates Foreword by Juliet Winters Carpenter Inside the covers lies the third collection of enticing works by Writers in Kyoto. From gardens to gangsters, … [Read more...]

Writers in Kyoto Anthology – Now on Amazon

February 6, 2018 By Michael Lambe Leave a Comment

Kyoto's busiest man of letters, John Dougill, has written in to say that the Writers in Kyoto Anthology for 2017 is now up on the Amazon website. Here's the blurb: This anthology collects writings by established and new writers associated with Kyoto. The contents range widely from fiction to non-fiction: an extract from a novel, a short story, and a fantasy; articles on … [Read more...]

Echoes: Writers in Kyoto Anthology 2017 is now available to order

December 8, 2017 By Michael Lambe

Echoes, this year's anthology from the Writers in Kyoto (WiK) group is now available to order from Lulu. Check out this awesome cover from John Einarsen. From the blurb: This anthology collects writings by established and new writers associated with Kyoto. The contents range widely from fiction to non-fiction: an extract from a novel, a short story, and a fantasy; … [Read more...]

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