This month, once again, our good friend Edward J. Taylor continues his ongoing journey through Kyoto’s past and present with the third installment of his "Kyoto Streets" project and a stroll along Teramachi. I choose to start just below Gōjō-dōri, at one of my favorite cafes. Efish unfailingly feels welcoming, well-lit with broad windows open to the river and an … [Read more...]
From Industry to History on Kyoto’s Muromachi-dōri
In this special guest post, our friend, Edward J. Taylor continues his Kyoto walking project; exploring both the historical and modern aspects of the city's famous streets. Today's walk takes him along Muromachi-dōri; once just a pathway in the old capital of Heian-kyo, and today a busy street of restaurants and kimono shops, the way bears evidence of 1,200 years of cultural … [Read more...]
Walking through the history of Kyoto’s “Oil Alley”: Aburanokōji
Here's a special guest post from our good friend, Edward J. Taylor; taking a stroll through the multi-leveled history of Kyoto's "Oil Alley". Around the time that we were preparing our Deep Kyoto Walks project, I mentioned to Michael that I thought that a lot of Kyoto’s history could be read in the names of its streets. I proposed then that I thought it would be interesting … [Read more...]
Deep Kyoto: Walks ~ Released on Amazon!
Deep Kyoto: Walks Publisher: Deep Kyoto; 1st edition (May 18, 2014) Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. ASIN: B00KFM2J0C URL: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KFM2J0C Price: $7.99 (811 yen) Editors: Michael Lambe & Ted Taylor Authors: Jennifer Louise Teeter, Bridget Scott, Miki Matsumoto, Robert Yellin, Pico Iyer, Chris Rowthorn, John Dougill, John Ashburne, … [Read more...]
Deep Kyoto: Walks ~ Introducing the Writers
We are now one week away from the release of our ebook, Deep Kyoto: Walks! Here at last we reveal the full list of writers! You may be pleasantly surprised at this happy mix of fresh faces and seasoned hands... There are 16 writers in our book and 18 walks. For your convenience the main chapters of the book with the writers names are listed below, along with the … [Read more...]
Ted Taylor on the Trail of Toyotomi Hideyoshi: A Deep Kyoto Walk through History
Ted Taylor wrote a piece for The Japan Times at the end of March that illustrates quite nicely why I asked him to be my coeditor on the Deep Kyoto: Walks anthology. As regular readers of his blog Notes from the 'Nog will attest, Ted knows very well how to write about walking. In this article, Under the Beat of the Taiko, Ted walks about and discusses various sites around Kyoto … [Read more...]
2nd Haiku Workshop with Ted Taylor @ Sakura Ryokan
Our Ted will host his second haiku workshop at Sakura Ryokan this Friday (January 25th). The lesson is free of charge and no reservation is necessary. Sakura Ryokan is located south of Gojo on the east side of Aburanokoji Street. Here is a map. The workshop begins at 7.30pm. More details here. … [Read more...]
Haiku Workshop with Ted Taylor @ Sakura Ryokan
Just a quick post to say that our pal, Ted Taylor, will present a regular English haiku workshop at Sakura Ryokan from December 7th (tomorrow!). The lesson is free of charge and no reservation is necessary. Sakura Ryokan is located south of Gojo on the east side of Aburanokoji Street. Here is a map. The workshop begins at 8pm. More details here. … [Read more...]
The Flame @ Papa John’s Eatery
Charles Roche says, On Sunday, May 27th " The Flame", an evening of true, personal, experience stories told by suspect individuals will debut at Papa Jon's Eatery. Stories (all in English) begin at 7:00PM. No translations provided. Inspired by the famous New York storytelling NPO, The Moth, Kyoto's The Flame has the potential to be an exciting new regular get-together for our … [Read more...]
Children of Water – First Showing!
It's almost a year ago now that I interviewed Roger Walch and Ted Taylor during the making of the movie "Children of Water". Regular readers may remember a wide-ranging discussion about story-telling, old movies, jizo statues, and very, very creepy kokeshi dolls. The movie will have its premiere showing in Nara on July 19th. See the details on the poster below: Actually … [Read more...]
