Kyoto Journal Issue 94 (USA Only)

INSPIRED BY KYOTO

23 Artists; 23 Works
KJ asked a selection of foreign artists, many of whom expat residents past or present, working in a range of media to tell us how Kyoto has influenced their practice.

Jacqueline Hassink and William Corey
KJ reflects on the work of the two late photographers who became deeply immersed in the Kyoto and its gardens, returning here repeatedly to capture their marvels on film.

Raku Kichizaemon XV
Katarzyna Boni sits down with the current head of the esteemed Raku family of potters, who talks about how his extended time spent outside Japan has informed his approach and helped him understand the boundaries of working within a long-established tradition.

Liza Dalby on Scrolls
The first (and only) non-Japanese to have trained as a Kyoto geiko (geisha) elucidates the pleasures of creating kakejiku hanging scrolls.

Tobias Hutzler Senko Hanabi
Photographer Tobias Hutzler sought out the pitch-darkness only the mountains around Kyoto could offer to capture the subtle beauty of senko hanabi traditional sparklers.

 

Plus…

An in-depth interview with Ginny Tapley Takemori, translator of Murata Sayaka’s must-read new novel, Convenience Store Woman;

The Portland Japanese Garden’s active training program, inspired by the quintessential Kyoto combination of gardens and tea;

Presenting a different aspect of human relationships with the environment, Maia Sikina covers the impact of radioactive waste on indigenous communities in India, while Hans Brinckmann’s short fiction is based upon a poignant encounter in 1950’s Kyoto;

And, usual, we offer an eclectic collection of poetry, and reviews of publications worth knowing about.

 

THANK YOU! 

The stunning byobu decorative folding screen that we made exclusively for subscribers and customers at the Portland Japanese Garden shop is sold out.

This panorama was taken at Sanzen-in Temple in northern Kyoto by the late Willam Corey, who you can read about in the issue.

above image: minechika endo

 

Cover: A section of the Jidai Matsuri (Festival of the Ages) panorama by Tomas Svab www.23degrees.net

128pp; Printed in Kyoto, Japan by SunM Color

 

With thanks to our partners:

The Verne Collection

White Pine Press

Tuttle Publishing

Daniel Kelly Studio

Our gratitude also to Reimi Adachi and Hikaru Hirata-Miyakawa of William Corey Gallery for their support.