Art lovers take note: the supremely talented artist Joel Stewart will have not one but TWO back-to-back exhibitions at Gallery Hakuhou-doh, in Kyoto next month. Joel says, "Show #1 is all new work, based on some unorthodox print ideas I've been working on and is titled "Fractured Fairy Tales". Exhibition #2 will be a retrospective showing of prints I've made over the last 30 … [Read more...]
Overseas Media Images of Japan & Kyoto: Talk by Eric Johnston at Doshisha Women’s College
On December 9th 2017(a Saturday), Eric Johnston will be speaking at Doshisha Women's College in Kyoto on overseas media reports and images of Japan, and particularly Kyoto, since the Meiji Period. Eric will be giving the speech in Japanese but with an English PowerPoint presentation. Says Eric, "Hopefully, it will be a interesting historical journey." I'm sure it will … [Read more...]
The Third Annual Writers in Kyoto Writing Competition
Writers in Kyoto (Wik) have launched their third annual writing competition - and this year there are more prizes including a first prize of 30,000 yen in cash, and runner-up prizes of the recently published Zen Gardens and Temples of Kyoto. Winners will also be published on the WiK website and in the Writers in Kyoto Anthology. Here are some details of how to enter: Theme: … [Read more...]
Seimei Jinja Shrine
Last summer I happened to be up in Kamigyo-ku Ward in north-west Kyoto and took the opportunity to visit Seimei Jinja Shrine. This is a little shrine, and easily missed, but it has a very special character and history, and I had long wanted to take a look at it. You will notice as soon as you arrive here the ubiquitous design of the five-pointed star or pentagram. This … [Read more...]
Three Events from Writers in Kyoto (WiK)
As the year winds down towards its close our friends in the Writers in Kyoto (WiK) group seem to be getting ever more active! Here are three upcoming events beginning this weekend with a talk on haiku legend, Matsuo Basho. Check out the details and the links below. 1. October 28th: Humanity in Basho 2. November 18th: ‘Zen Gardens and Temples of Kyoto’ Book Launch Event 3. … [Read more...]
Kyoto Brighton Hotel
Kyoto Brighton Hotel is a lovely, old-style, upscale hotel close by Kyoto Imperial Palace Park. This hotel is renowned for its hospitable service and top-notch dining facilities. To be honest, this hotel doesn't look so impressive from the outside, but step inside and - - Whoa! Check out that massive interior atrium! Six floors high and flooded with natural light, the … [Read more...]
Asipai Curry & Hibi Coffee
Asipai & Hibi Coffee are two wonderful businesses working together in the same shared space to bring you the very best artisanal coffee and startlingly delicious curries. I was really impressed with this place, with the friendly staff, with the presentation of the food and drink, and most of all with the taste. The curry was really good, and the cafe latte I ordered … [Read more...]
Enso Watt Perform CRYST0piA(e) @ UrbanGuild; 11.19.2017
The shaman speaks of a crystal city beyond time’s horizon, imperial and immortal, where the mind-lake sparkles, a perfected form where all is immediate. Multi-media performance group ENSO WATT are back with their latest production “CRYSTOPIA” – an operatic piece set in a dystopian dimension where a neo-humanity searches for the “beautiful objects of eternity.” This is … [Read more...]
Craft Beers at Kyoto Brewing Company Taproom
Here's a pleasant way to spend a lazy weekend afternoon. Head down to Kyoto Brewing Company's Taproom and enjoy the very freshest craft beers in a super relaxed and casual space. If the weather is good you can sit outside, and if not, you can chat to the friendly brewery staff indoors as they pull your pints. In the colder months they will also set up a tent outside with … [Read more...]
Kyoto Journal Returns to Print in Issue 89
I was delighted to hear from Ken Rodgers that Kyoto Journal is returning to print after far too long a stint in digital publishing. This award-winning magazine, based in Kyoto but with a pan-Asian focus, has long been an important center of creative endeavor within the Kyoto community, and continues to foster and encourage a wide range of projects by artists, designers, … [Read more...]
