Kyoto Journal is an award-winning non-profit publisher covering Asian culture and society out of Japan since 1987.
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Will new technology enabling virtual sightseeing satisfy a new generation of armchair travelers, or will a surge in domestic tourism be matched by a flowering of local cultures celebrating uniqueness in crafts, cuisine, local history and heritage, interpreted by truly local guides?
Discover quality writing from Asia in our award-winning magazine. Stimulating interviews and profiles; excerpts of works translated from Asian languages; fiction, poetry and book reviews, as well as a fresh look at the city KJ calls home.
NEW: Classic KI NO BI Classic Cocktails book, produced by KJ for The Kyoto Distillery.
COVID SHIPPING INFO
We are taking a break for the holidays and orders will be dispatched after January 4th. Happy Holidays!
We are now able to send packages to most countries with a few exceptions and it is possible now with the worsening situation in the UK that there will be delays. Please see our FAQs page to check whether your country is on Japan Post's ban list.
If you have questions about your order that can't be found at our FAQs page, please contact us at support@kyotojournal.org
Our space for reporting on exhibitions and happenings in Kyoto and beyond hosted by KJ or KJ friends; notes on some our favorites among the bookstores and venues where KJ is on sale in Japan and overseas; compilations of KJ's top-read articles, and much more.
Kyoto Journal is an all-volunteer team and since 2010 has been operating without any regular source of funding. The pandemic hit us especially hard, but with your support we hope to continue publishing digitally and in print. Please consider supporting us today with a small contribution. It will make a huge difference!
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