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“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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

Myoshin-ji Article on Inside Kyoto

December 31, 2015 By Michael Lambe Leave a Comment

A few weeks ago I spent two pleasant days exploring the Zen temple complex of Myoshin-ji in north-western Kyoto. The results are now up on Chris Rowthorn's Inside Kyoto website. This is my last article of 2015. Myoshin-ji, or “Sublime Heart Temple,” is a massive Zen temple complex in the north west of Kyoto. In addition to its main buildings the grounds contain 46 … [Read more...]

Exploring Daitoku-ji on Inside Kyoto

December 3, 2015 By Michael Lambe Leave a Comment

Last month I spent a couple of days exploring the Zen gardens of the Daitoku-ji Temple complex, and the results are now up on Chris Rowthorn's Inside Kyoto website. Daitoku-ji was originally built as a small Zen temple in 1319. Like many historical sites in Kyoto, it was repeatedly destroyed by war and fire before being rebuilt on a grander scale by Zen master Ikkyu Sojun … [Read more...]

A Trip to Uji on Inside Kyoto

July 1, 2015 By Michael Lambe Leave a Comment

My article, A Trip to Uji, is now up on Chris Rowthorn's Inside Kyoto site. In it I describe a complete circuit of all of Uji's major sites. Uji is a remarkably well preserved town with several shrines and temples of historical interest, including two World Heritage Sites, and all set within  a beautiful natural landscape. Many locations there are associated with the Tale of … [Read more...]

Exploring Fushimi on Inside Kyoto

May 27, 2015 By Michael Lambe Leave a Comment

My latest article for Inside Kyoto is an exploration of the backstreets and waterways of Fushimi - Kyoto's famed sake making district. Included in the article are places to taste sake, a boating cruise, a visit to the Teradaya Inn (where Sakamoto Ryoma narrowly escaped assassination), and a Buddhist temple dedicated to a Hindu river deity that happens to have a Hidden Christian … [Read more...]

Regarding the Cherry Blossoms in Okazaki, Kyoto

April 7, 2015 By Michael Lambe Leave a Comment

Just over a year ago I took a walk in Okazaki just before the cherry blossoms bloomed, and recorded my thoughts for the book Deep Kyoto: Walks. I was primarily focused on the architecture of the area, a lot of which dates from the Meiji era. Throughout my walk though I was very conscious of those cherry blossom buds which were "just about to pop". So a week later I went back … [Read more...]

Cherry Blossoms on Shimbashi, Kyoto

April 4, 2015 By Michael Lambe Leave a Comment

To the south of Shinmonzen, running east to west is Shimbashi-dori Street, probably the prettiest street in all of Gion. This flagstoned strolling area bordered with traditional buildings and willow trees follows the course of the Shirakawa canal. At its best in the cherry blossom season, it is still a delightful area in any season for a daytime stroll or an evening … [Read more...]

Gion Walking on Inside Kyoto

March 27, 2015 By Michael Lambe Leave a Comment

Walking in Gion, my latest article for Chris Rowthorn's Inside Kyoto, is now available online. For this piece I took a daytime tour of Gion's main sites and historical landmarks, taking in some craft and antique shops and sweet shops on the way. I spent a long time on Hanami-koji, trying to get a decent shot of the Ichiriki Chaya unobscured by face-masked pedestrians and … [Read more...]

Kyoto Botanical Gardens by Izumi Texidor Hirai

February 5, 2015 By Michael Lambe 1 Comment

In this post we have a special excerpt from Deep Kyoto: Walks written by Izumi Texidor Hirai. In her walk through the Botanical Gardens, Izumi weaves personal recollection with finely observed details of life in the gardens as they pass through the four seasons. Let today's excerpt from Izumi's walk serve as a happy reminder of all the special seasonal joys that the year ahead … [Read more...]

Walk ‘N’ Write in Kyoto – A SWET Event with Rebecca Otowa – Now on March 1st!

January 27, 2015 By Michael Lambe Leave a Comment

UPDATE!!! Due to a clash with the Kyoto Marathon on February 15, this event will now be held on March 1st! Rebecca Otowa (author of At Home in Japan) will lead a "walk and write" event in Kyoto on Sunday, February 15th March 1st at Heian Jingu. This event is organized by SWET (Society of Writers, Editors and Translators)   so here from their website are the … [Read more...]

Hiking the Rice Buyers’ Way

December 16, 2014 By Michael Lambe 2 Comments

Two of the most rewarding activities I have been involved in during my time in Kyoto, are the events organized by the Hailstone Haiku Circle, and the conservation activities of People Together for Mt. Ogura (PTO). Stephen Gill is a primary organizer of both organizations, and so some of their activites tend to merge. So it was that on October 26th Mewby and I took part in a … [Read more...]

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