Thanks to John Dougill for this news of an upcoming Writers in Kyoto event…
A reminder about the Writers in Kyoto event this Sunday on the intriguing subject of psychotherapy and Zen. This is also one of our two events when we will be taking the membership fee of Y3000 for the coming year (the other event is on May 12 with Richard Lloyd Parry – click the link for details.)
April 14, 4.00-6.00 talk by Reggie Pawle on psychotherapy and Zen

The event will take place at the Omiya campus of Ryukoku University (details of access at this link).
Cost: free for members and those renewing membership. Others ¥500 (students free).
Flow of event: 4.00-4.30 gathering and socialising. 4.30-5.30/6.00 – presentation followed by question/answer. Socialising.
More details about the speaker can be found at the WiK website.
Afterwards there will be a party with food and drinks – but only for those who make a prior reservation. Should you wish to join, please contact John Dougill before Friday to book a place. Details below:
6.30-8.30 Dinner at the I00 K Craft Beer shop 2F, about 10 minutes walk away along Shichijo and just to the east of Karasuma. Y4000 plus tax for food and nomihodai (limit of 2 craft beers. Other drinks include bottled beer, wine, spirits, soft drink, plum wine and four types of cocktail).
http://kyohotel.jp/food/craft-beer-pizza-100k