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KYOTO JOURNAL
Kyoto Journal is an award-winning quarterly English magazine founded in Kyoto, Japan, presenting cultural insights from all of Asia since1987.
SHOP | KYOTO JOURNAL Kyoto Journal, a non-profit quarterly established in 1987, reaches far beyond Japan's ancient capital to be your gateway to understanding and appreciating the lifestyles, cultures and societies of Asia. Shop over 50 past issues, dating from 1987 to 2019. TIP: Use the dropdown on the right to view products in order of date of release or by price. BECOME A CONTRIBUTOR THE ART OF TRANSLATION The Art of Translation. number of years ago several of our Japanese-related journals carried an ongoing debate on the art or techniques of translating the prose literature of Japan. Some of these manifestos and arguments often degenerated into a subtle, or not so subtle, academic name-calling. But two distinct groups did emerge. JAPANESE COURTYARD GARDENS The word tsubo itself is very interesting (niwa simply means garden) and gives a clear insight into the meaning of the garden and its potential. One meaning of tsubo (written 坪) is: an area equal to two tatami mats or about 3.3 square meters. Most tsubo gardens are small, some only a few square meters, many larger, but the implication of this definition is that the tsubo garden is ‘very SIX THOUSAND LESSONS The human epistemologies embedded in the six thousand spoken ways of knowing God compare with the six thousand ways a river can plunge from high country to low, or the six thousand ways dawn might break over the Atacama, the Tanami, the Gobi, or the Sonora. Anyone determined to see so many of the world’s disparate faces might easily succumbA RARE PLEASURE
Relatively unknown and overlooked by scholars outside of Japan, Kaga-no-Chiyo (1703-1775), a poet artist-calligrapher, perhaps with this book can join in familiarity the likes of Shikibu Murasaki, Ono no Komachi and Yosano Akiko. The book— Chiyo-ni: Woman Haiku Master —held in both hands, feels generous. Indeed, the design allows forone
BIZEN'S PAST AND PRESENT AT THE MIHO Bizen’s Past and Present at the Miho. With warm ochre blushes and the subtle textures of exposed clay, the ceramic style born out of Okayama prefecture’s Bizen is humble while retaining potential for visceral expression. The Fall show at the Miho Museum in Shiga prefecture, “ Bizen: From Earth and Fire, Exquisite Forms ,”running from
TRANSLATING A CLASSIC: THE PILLOW BOOK, BY SEI SHÔNAGON The Pillow Book is an extreme example of a work that has lived past its time, and attained the deathless status that writers dream of as they labour over their page or screen, transmuting their moment into moment-transcending language. Sei Shônagon, who may well have allowed herself such a dream from time to time as her brush moved over the page, despite the fact that what she was writing EVERTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT JAPANESE WOOD SPECIES AND Wood and Traditional Woodworking in Japan by Mechtild Mertz. Otsu: Kaiseisha Press, 220 pp., ¥6,090. hile reading Mechtild Mertz’s Wood and Traditional Woodworking in Japan my initial reaction was visceral and immediate: why wasn’t a book like this available much earlier? For the past 30 years, my own experiences with Japanese woodworking jargon never seemed to move beyond anKYOTO JOURNAL
Kyoto Journal is an award-winning quarterly English magazine founded in Kyoto, Japan, presenting cultural insights from all of Asia since1987.
SHOP | KYOTO JOURNAL Kyoto Journal, a non-profit quarterly established in 1987, reaches far beyond Japan's ancient capital to be your gateway to understanding and appreciating the lifestyles, cultures and societies of Asia. Shop over 50 past issues, dating from 1987 to 2019. TIP: Use the dropdown on the right to view products in order of date of release or by price. BECOME A CONTRIBUTOR THE ART OF TRANSLATION The Art of Translation. number of years ago several of our Japanese-related journals carried an ongoing debate on the art or techniques of translating the prose literature of Japan. Some of these manifestos and arguments often degenerated into a subtle, or not so subtle, academic name-calling. But two distinct groups did emerge. JAPANESE COURTYARD GARDENS The word tsubo itself is very interesting (niwa simply means garden) and gives a clear insight into the meaning of the garden and its potential. One meaning of tsubo (written 坪) is: an area equal to two tatami mats or about 3.3 square meters. Most tsubo gardens are small, some only a few square meters, many larger, but the implication of this definition is that the tsubo garden is ‘very SIX THOUSAND LESSONS The human epistemologies embedded in the six thousand spoken ways of knowing God compare with the six thousand ways a river can plunge from high country to low, or the six thousand ways dawn might break over the Atacama, the Tanami, the Gobi, or the Sonora. Anyone determined to see so many of the world’s disparate faces might easily succumbA RARE PLEASURE
Relatively unknown and overlooked by scholars outside of Japan, Kaga-no-Chiyo (1703-1775), a poet artist-calligrapher, perhaps with this book can join in familiarity the likes of Shikibu Murasaki, Ono no Komachi and Yosano Akiko. The book— Chiyo-ni: Woman Haiku Master —held in both hands, feels generous. Indeed, the design allows forone
BIZEN'S PAST AND PRESENT AT THE MIHO Bizen’s Past and Present at the Miho. With warm ochre blushes and the subtle textures of exposed clay, the ceramic style born out of Okayama prefecture’s Bizen is humble while retaining potential for visceral expression. The Fall show at the Miho Museum in Shiga prefecture, “ Bizen: From Earth and Fire, Exquisite Forms ,”running from
TRANSLATING A CLASSIC: THE PILLOW BOOK, BY SEI SHÔNAGON The Pillow Book is an extreme example of a work that has lived past its time, and attained the deathless status that writers dream of as they labour over their page or screen, transmuting their moment into moment-transcending language. Sei Shônagon, who may well have allowed herself such a dream from time to time as her brush moved over the page, despite the fact that what she was writing EVERTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT JAPANESE WOOD SPECIES AND Wood and Traditional Woodworking in Japan by Mechtild Mertz. Otsu: Kaiseisha Press, 220 pp., ¥6,090. hile reading Mechtild Mertz’s Wood and Traditional Woodworking in Japan my initial reaction was visceral and immediate: why wasn’t a book like this available much earlier? For the past 30 years, my own experiences with Japanese woodworking jargon never seemed to move beyond an SHOP | KYOTO JOURNAL Kyoto Journal, a non-profit quarterly established in 1987, reaches far beyond Japan's ancient capital to be your gateway to understanding and appreciating the lifestyles, cultures and societies of Asia. Shop over 50 past issues, dating from 1987 to 2019. TIP: Use the dropdown on the right to view products in order of date of release or by price. ABOUT US| KYOTO JOURNAL Founded in 1987, Kyoto Journal (KJ) is an award-winning, volunteer-driven quarterly magazine presenting thought-provoking cultural and historical insights from Kyoto, Japan and all of Asia. Now the longest-established independent English publication in Japan, our interdisciplinary approach, high standards of journalism and stunning design have brought us several international independentpress
NATURE AND CULTURE IN JAPAN An Example of a Mindscape unisaki is the name of a volcanic peninsula jutting out of the north-eastern corner of the Island of Kyushu. It is one of the most beautiful natural configurations of Japan, made up of a volcano which has a double peak and therefore receives the name of Futagoyama: “The Twin Mount.” SIX THOUSAND LESSONS The human epistemologies embedded in the six thousand spoken ways of knowing God compare with the six thousand ways a river can plunge from high country to low, or the six thousand ways dawn might break over the Atacama, the Tanami, the Gobi, or the Sonora. Anyone determined to see so many of the world’s disparate faces might easily succumb RE-DE-SIGNING PEOPLE ”People signs,“ seemingly inoffensive, utilitarian directives, guide us along daily routes and routines in Asia and everywhere else. And like most codes inundating the BIRTH & DEATH OF EACH MOMENT The Tibetan Book of the Dead talks about these momentary bardo states, states of transition from one realm to another, from life to death to re-birth. These states of transition also exist in each moment of our life when we are alive on this earth, each moment containing a mini-birth and mini-death. One result of the shock of September 11,2001
EVERTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT JAPANESE WOOD SPECIES AND Wood and Traditional Woodworking in Japan by Mechtild Mertz. Otsu: Kaiseisha Press, 220 pp., ¥6,090. hile reading Mechtild Mertz’s Wood and Traditional Woodworking in Japan my initial reaction was visceral and immediate: why wasn’t a book like this available much earlier? For the past 30 years, my own experiences with Japanese woodworking jargon never seemed to move beyond anSHINTO SCHOLAR
Shinto — “the way of the kami”— is rooted deeply in pre-historic Japanese religious and agricultural practices. The term kami can refer to Japanese mythological deities, but also can mean divinity manifested in natural objects, places, animals, and even human beings. Shinto rituals and celebrations stress harmony betweendeities, man
SYNTHETIC DREAMS: THE ART OF MARIKO MORI Mariko Mori broke into the international art scene with her large-scale self-portrait photography in the mid-1990s. Not limiting herself within this medium she adopted multi-media techniques and has since created a mélange of installations, video, and performance that incorporate high-fashion, sci-fi pop, traditional Japanese rituals, Shinto Onmyodo spirituality, and music. LISTENING TO VEGETABLES: THE ART OF TANAHASHI TOSHIO trip to Kyoto is said to be incomplete without sampling its famous kaiseki cuisine, a sumptuous multi-course dinner which today can fetch up to $500 despite having originated in the demure tea ceremony.Less well-known but of similarly humble origins is shojin-ryori, the entirely vegetarian Buddhist cuisine that was first introduced to Kyoto monasteries from China in the 7th and 8th centuries.KYOTO JOURNAL
Kyoto Journal is an award-winning quarterly English magazine founded in Kyoto, Japan, presenting cultural insights from all of Asia since1987.
SHOP | KYOTO JOURNAL Kyoto Journal, a non-profit quarterly established in 1987, reaches far beyond Japan's ancient capital to be your gateway to understanding and appreciating the lifestyles, cultures and societies of Asia. Shop over 50 past issues, dating from 1987 to 2019. TIP: Use the dropdown on the right to view products in order of date of release or by price. BECOME A CONTRIBUTOR THE ART OF TRANSLATION The Art of Translation. number of years ago several of our Japanese-related journals carried an ongoing debate on the art or techniques of translating the prose literature of Japan. Some of these manifestos and arguments often degenerated into a subtle, or not so subtle, academic name-calling. But two distinct groups did emerge. JAPANESE COURTYARD GARDENS The word tsubo itself is very interesting (niwa simply means garden) and gives a clear insight into the meaning of the garden and its potential. One meaning of tsubo (written 坪) is: an area equal to two tatami mats or about 3.3 square meters. Most tsubo gardens are small, some only a few square meters, many larger, but the implication of this definition is that the tsubo garden is ‘very SIX THOUSAND LESSONS The human epistemologies embedded in the six thousand spoken ways of knowing God compare with the six thousand ways a river can plunge from high country to low, or the six thousand ways dawn might break over the Atacama, the Tanami, the Gobi, or the Sonora. Anyone determined to see so many of the world’s disparate faces might easily succumbA RARE PLEASURE
Relatively unknown and overlooked by scholars outside of Japan, Kaga-no-Chiyo (1703-1775), a poet artist-calligrapher, perhaps with this book can join in familiarity the likes of Shikibu Murasaki, Ono no Komachi and Yosano Akiko. The book— Chiyo-ni: Woman Haiku Master —held in both hands, feels generous. Indeed, the design allows forone
BIZEN'S PAST AND PRESENT AT THE MIHO Bizen’s Past and Present at the Miho. With warm ochre blushes and the subtle textures of exposed clay, the ceramic style born out of Okayama prefecture’s Bizen is humble while retaining potential for visceral expression. The Fall show at the Miho Museum in Shiga prefecture, “ Bizen: From Earth and Fire, Exquisite Forms ,”running from
TRANSLATING A CLASSIC: THE PILLOW BOOK, BY SEI SHÔNAGON The Pillow Book is an extreme example of a work that has lived past its time, and attained the deathless status that writers dream of as they labour over their page or screen, transmuting their moment into moment-transcending language. Sei Shônagon, who may well have allowed herself such a dream from time to time as her brush moved over the page, despite the fact that what she was writing EVERTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT JAPANESE WOOD SPECIES AND Wood and Traditional Woodworking in Japan by Mechtild Mertz. Otsu: Kaiseisha Press, 220 pp., ¥6,090. hile reading Mechtild Mertz’s Wood and Traditional Woodworking in Japan my initial reaction was visceral and immediate: why wasn’t a book like this available much earlier? For the past 30 years, my own experiences with Japanese woodworking jargon never seemed to move beyond anKYOTO JOURNAL
Kyoto Journal is an award-winning quarterly English magazine founded in Kyoto, Japan, presenting cultural insights from all of Asia since1987.
SHOP | KYOTO JOURNAL Kyoto Journal, a non-profit quarterly established in 1987, reaches far beyond Japan's ancient capital to be your gateway to understanding and appreciating the lifestyles, cultures and societies of Asia. Shop over 50 past issues, dating from 1987 to 2019. TIP: Use the dropdown on the right to view products in order of date of release or by price. BECOME A CONTRIBUTOR THE ART OF TRANSLATION The Art of Translation. number of years ago several of our Japanese-related journals carried an ongoing debate on the art or techniques of translating the prose literature of Japan. Some of these manifestos and arguments often degenerated into a subtle, or not so subtle, academic name-calling. But two distinct groups did emerge. JAPANESE COURTYARD GARDENS The word tsubo itself is very interesting (niwa simply means garden) and gives a clear insight into the meaning of the garden and its potential. One meaning of tsubo (written 坪) is: an area equal to two tatami mats or about 3.3 square meters. Most tsubo gardens are small, some only a few square meters, many larger, but the implication of this definition is that the tsubo garden is ‘very SIX THOUSAND LESSONS The human epistemologies embedded in the six thousand spoken ways of knowing God compare with the six thousand ways a river can plunge from high country to low, or the six thousand ways dawn might break over the Atacama, the Tanami, the Gobi, or the Sonora. Anyone determined to see so many of the world’s disparate faces might easily succumbA RARE PLEASURE
Relatively unknown and overlooked by scholars outside of Japan, Kaga-no-Chiyo (1703-1775), a poet artist-calligrapher, perhaps with this book can join in familiarity the likes of Shikibu Murasaki, Ono no Komachi and Yosano Akiko. The book— Chiyo-ni: Woman Haiku Master —held in both hands, feels generous. Indeed, the design allows forone
BIZEN'S PAST AND PRESENT AT THE MIHO Bizen’s Past and Present at the Miho. With warm ochre blushes and the subtle textures of exposed clay, the ceramic style born out of Okayama prefecture’s Bizen is humble while retaining potential for visceral expression. The Fall show at the Miho Museum in Shiga prefecture, “ Bizen: From Earth and Fire, Exquisite Forms ,”running from
TRANSLATING A CLASSIC: THE PILLOW BOOK, BY SEI SHÔNAGON The Pillow Book is an extreme example of a work that has lived past its time, and attained the deathless status that writers dream of as they labour over their page or screen, transmuting their moment into moment-transcending language. Sei Shônagon, who may well have allowed herself such a dream from time to time as her brush moved over the page, despite the fact that what she was writing EVERTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT JAPANESE WOOD SPECIES AND Wood and Traditional Woodworking in Japan by Mechtild Mertz. Otsu: Kaiseisha Press, 220 pp., ¥6,090. hile reading Mechtild Mertz’s Wood and Traditional Woodworking in Japan my initial reaction was visceral and immediate: why wasn’t a book like this available much earlier? For the past 30 years, my own experiences with Japanese woodworking jargon never seemed to move beyond an ABOUT US| KYOTO JOURNAL Founded in 1987, Kyoto Journal (KJ) is an award-winning, volunteer-driven quarterly magazine presenting thought-provoking cultural and historical insights from Kyoto, Japan and all of Asia. Now the longest-established independent English publication in Japan, our interdisciplinary approach, high standards of journalism and stunning design have brought us several international independentpress
CURRENT ISSUE 98: MA This digital issue of Kyoto Journal looks at the phenomenon of travel, whether as a pursuit of a deeper understanding of the world’s diversity, as a plunge into the unknown, or a deliberate immersion in a known unknown. We also wanted to reconsider how travel is reported or discussed in travelogues or online, and to re-imagine post-COVIDtravel.
NATURE AND CULTURE IN JAPAN An Example of a Mindscape unisaki is the name of a volcanic peninsula jutting out of the north-eastern corner of the Island of Kyushu. It is one of the most beautiful natural configurations of Japan, made up of a volcano which has a double peak and therefore receives the name of Futagoyama: “The Twin Mount.”A RARE PLEASURE
Relatively unknown and overlooked by scholars outside of Japan, Kaga-no-Chiyo (1703-1775), a poet artist-calligrapher, perhaps with this book can join in familiarity the likes of Shikibu Murasaki, Ono no Komachi and Yosano Akiko. The book— Chiyo-ni: Woman Haiku Master —held in both hands, feels generous. Indeed, the design allows forone
RE-DE-SIGNING PEOPLE ”People signs,“ seemingly inoffensive, utilitarian directives, guide us along daily routes and routines in Asia and everywhere else. And like most codes inundating the BIRTH & DEATH OF EACH MOMENT The Tibetan Book of the Dead talks about these momentary bardo states, states of transition from one realm to another, from life to death to re-birth. These states of transition also exist in each moment of our life when we are alive on this earth, each moment containing a mini-birth and mini-death. One result of the shock of September 11,2001
EVERTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT JAPANESE WOOD SPECIES AND Wood and Traditional Woodworking in Japan by Mechtild Mertz. Otsu: Kaiseisha Press, 220 pp., ¥6,090. hile reading Mechtild Mertz’s Wood and Traditional Woodworking in Japan my initial reaction was visceral and immediate: why wasn’t a book like this available much earlier? For the past 30 years, my own experiences with Japanese woodworking jargon never seemed to move beyond anSHINTO SCHOLAR
Shinto — “the way of the kami”— is rooted deeply in pre-historic Japanese religious and agricultural practices. The term kami can refer to Japanese mythological deities, but also can mean divinity manifested in natural objects, places, animals, and even human beings. Shinto rituals and celebrations stress harmony betweendeities, man
SHOKUNIN AND DEVOTION The Japanese word ‘shokunin’ is often translated as ‘artisan’ in English. Although it isn’t incorrect by definition, the translation seems to lose the spirit of what a shokunin does. I’m reminded of this every time I explain the works and lives of shokunin to an overseas audience, which happens to be what I SYNTHETIC DREAMS: THE ART OF MARIKO MORI Mariko Mori broke into the international art scene with her large-scale self-portrait photography in the mid-1990s. Not limiting herself within this medium she adopted multi-media techniques and has since created a mélange of installations, video, and performance that incorporate high-fashion, sci-fi pop, traditional Japanese rituals, Shinto Onmyodo spirituality, and music.KYOTO JOURNAL
Kyoto Journal is an award-winning quarterly English magazine founded in Kyoto, Japan, presenting cultural insights from all of Asia since1987.
ABOUT US| KYOTO JOURNAL Founded in 1987, Kyoto Journal (KJ) is an award-winning, volunteer-driven quarterly magazine presenting thought-provoking cultural and historical insights from Kyoto, Japan and all of Asia. Now the longest-established independent English publication in Japan, our interdisciplinary approach, high standards of journalism and stunning design have brought us several international independentpress
CURRENT ISSUE 98: MA This digital issue of Kyoto Journal looks at the phenomenon of travel, whether as a pursuit of a deeper understanding of the world’s diversity, as a plunge into the unknown, or a deliberate immersion in a known unknown. We also wanted to reconsider how travel is reported or discussed in travelogues or online, and to re-imagine post-COVIDtravel.
THE ART OF TRANSLATION A number of years ago several of our Japanese-related journals carried an ongoing debate on the art or techniques of translating the prose literature of Japan. Some of these manifestos and arguments often degenerated into a subtle, or not so subtle, academic name-calling. But two distinct groups did emergeA RARE PLEASURE
Relatively unknown and overlooked by scholars outside of Japan, Kaga-no-Chiyo (1703-1775), a poet artist-calligrapher, perhaps with this book can join in familiarity the likes of Shikibu Murasaki, Ono no Komachi and Yosano Akiko. The book— Chiyo-ni: Woman Haiku Master —held in both hands, feels generous. Indeed, the design allows forone
JAPANESE COURTYARD GARDENS The word tsubo itself is very interesting (niwa simply means garden) and gives a clear insight into the meaning of the garden and its potential. One meaning of tsubo (written 坪) is: an area equal to two tatami mats or about 3.3 square meters. Most tsubo gardens are small, some only a few square meters, many larger, but the implication of this definition is that the tsubo garden is ‘very ON LEARNING POTTERY IN JAPAN On Learning Pottery in Japan. For foreigners wishing to study traditional arts in Japan there is often a wide and dangerous gap between their romantic notions of apprenticeship and the hard reality they find when they finally get here. Ruth Huebner, a potter and computer programer now living in rural Maryland, recollects her threevisits to
EVERTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT JAPANESE WOOD SPECIES AND Wood and Traditional Woodworking in Japan by Mechtild Mertz. Otsu: Kaiseisha Press, 220 pp., ¥6,090. hile reading Mechtild Mertz’s Wood and Traditional Woodworking in Japan my initial reaction was visceral and immediate: why wasn’t a book like this available much earlier? For the past 30 years, my own experiences with Japanese woodworking jargon never seemed to move beyond an BIRTH & DEATH OF EACH MOMENT The Tibetan Book of the Dead talks about these momentary bardo states, states of transition from one realm to another, from life to death to re-birth. These states of transition also exist in each moment of our life when we are alive on this earth, each moment containing a mini-birth and mini-death. One result of the shock of September 11,2001
LISTENING TO VEGETABLES: THE ART OF TANAHASHI TOSHIO trip to Kyoto is said to be incomplete without sampling its famous kaiseki cuisine, a sumptuous multi-course dinner which today can fetch up to $500 despite having originated in the demure tea ceremony.Less well-known but of similarly humble origins is shojin-ryori, the entirely vegetarian Buddhist cuisine that was first introduced to Kyoto monasteries from China in the 7th and 8th centuries.KYOTO JOURNAL
Kyoto Journal is an award-winning quarterly English magazine founded in Kyoto, Japan, presenting cultural insights from all of Asia since1987.
ABOUT US| KYOTO JOURNAL Founded in 1987, Kyoto Journal (KJ) is an award-winning, volunteer-driven quarterly magazine presenting thought-provoking cultural and historical insights from Kyoto, Japan and all of Asia. Now the longest-established independent English publication in Japan, our interdisciplinary approach, high standards of journalism and stunning design have brought us several international independentpress
CURRENT ISSUE 98: MA This digital issue of Kyoto Journal looks at the phenomenon of travel, whether as a pursuit of a deeper understanding of the world’s diversity, as a plunge into the unknown, or a deliberate immersion in a known unknown. We also wanted to reconsider how travel is reported or discussed in travelogues or online, and to re-imagine post-COVIDtravel.
THE ART OF TRANSLATION A number of years ago several of our Japanese-related journals carried an ongoing debate on the art or techniques of translating the prose literature of Japan. Some of these manifestos and arguments often degenerated into a subtle, or not so subtle, academic name-calling. But two distinct groups did emergeA RARE PLEASURE
Relatively unknown and overlooked by scholars outside of Japan, Kaga-no-Chiyo (1703-1775), a poet artist-calligrapher, perhaps with this book can join in familiarity the likes of Shikibu Murasaki, Ono no Komachi and Yosano Akiko. The book— Chiyo-ni: Woman Haiku Master —held in both hands, feels generous. Indeed, the design allows forone
JAPANESE COURTYARD GARDENS The word tsubo itself is very interesting (niwa simply means garden) and gives a clear insight into the meaning of the garden and its potential. One meaning of tsubo (written 坪) is: an area equal to two tatami mats or about 3.3 square meters. Most tsubo gardens are small, some only a few square meters, many larger, but the implication of this definition is that the tsubo garden is ‘very ON LEARNING POTTERY IN JAPAN On Learning Pottery in Japan. For foreigners wishing to study traditional arts in Japan there is often a wide and dangerous gap between their romantic notions of apprenticeship and the hard reality they find when they finally get here. Ruth Huebner, a potter and computer programer now living in rural Maryland, recollects her threevisits to
EVERTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT JAPANESE WOOD SPECIES AND Wood and Traditional Woodworking in Japan by Mechtild Mertz. Otsu: Kaiseisha Press, 220 pp., ¥6,090. hile reading Mechtild Mertz’s Wood and Traditional Woodworking in Japan my initial reaction was visceral and immediate: why wasn’t a book like this available much earlier? For the past 30 years, my own experiences with Japanese woodworking jargon never seemed to move beyond an BIRTH & DEATH OF EACH MOMENT The Tibetan Book of the Dead talks about these momentary bardo states, states of transition from one realm to another, from life to death to re-birth. These states of transition also exist in each moment of our life when we are alive on this earth, each moment containing a mini-birth and mini-death. One result of the shock of September 11,2001
LISTENING TO VEGETABLES: THE ART OF TANAHASHI TOSHIO trip to Kyoto is said to be incomplete without sampling its famous kaiseki cuisine, a sumptuous multi-course dinner which today can fetch up to $500 despite having originated in the demure tea ceremony.Less well-known but of similarly humble origins is shojin-ryori, the entirely vegetarian Buddhist cuisine that was first introduced to Kyoto monasteries from China in the 7th and 8th centuries.EXPLORE THE JOURNAL
The name of Kiro, a workshop specializing in Hakone yosegi marquetry, rendered using the kanji characters for “wood” and “path,” seems fitting for an art form that has seen remarkable innovation over generations and whose artisans continue to forge a path forward into the future. INSIGHTS FROM ASIA. ABOUT US| KYOTO JOURNAL Founded in 1987, Kyoto Journal (KJ) is an award-winning, volunteer-driven quarterly magazine presenting thought-provoking cultural and historical insights from Kyoto, Japan and all of Asia. Now the longest-established independent English publication in Japan, our interdisciplinary approach, high standards of journalism and stunning design have brought us several international independentpress
SHOP | KYOTO JOURNAL Kyoto Journal, a non-profit quarterly established in 1987, reaches far beyond Japan's ancient capital to be your gateway to understanding and appreciating the lifestyles, cultures and societies of Asia. Shop over 50 past issues, dating from 1987 to 2019. TIP: Use the dropdown on the right to view products in order of date of release or by price. JAPANESE COURTYARD GARDENS The word tsubo itself is very interesting (niwa simply means garden) and gives a clear insight into the meaning of the garden and its potential. One meaning of tsubo (written 坪) is: an area equal to two tatami mats or about 3.3 square meters. Most tsubo gardens are small, some only a few square meters, many larger, but the implication of this definition is that the tsubo garden is ‘very LISTENING TO VEGETABLES: THE ART OF TANAHASHI TOSHIO trip to Kyoto is said to be incomplete without sampling its famous kaiseki cuisine, a sumptuous multi-course dinner which today can fetch up to $500 despite having originated in the demure tea ceremony.Less well-known but of similarly humble origins is shojin-ryori, the entirely vegetarian Buddhist cuisine that was first introduced to Kyoto monasteries from China in the 7th and 8th centuries. TRANSLATING A CLASSIC: THE PILLOW BOOK, BY SEI SHÔNAGON The Pillow Book is an extreme example of a work that has lived past its time, and attained the deathless status that writers dream of as they labour over their page or screen, transmuting their moment into moment-transcending language. Sei Shônagon, who may well have allowed herself such a dream from time to time as her brush moved over the page, despite the fact that what she was writing BIRTH & DEATH OF EACH MOMENT The Tibetan Book of the Dead talks about these momentary bardo states, states of transition from one realm to another, from life to death to re-birth. These states of transition also exist in each moment of our life when we are alive on this earth, each moment containing a mini-birth and mini-death. One result of the shock of September 11,2001
MA: PLACE, SPACE, VOID 虎の間 (tora-no-ma) The Tiger Room (literally, place of tigers) is the name of a room in the abbot’s quarters at Nanzenji in Kyoto. The dominant decorative motif on the sliding doors becomes the qualifier of the entire space, a common custom in mansions, castles, temples and present-day hotel ballrooms. MEET THE KYOTO JOURNAL TEAM: MINECHIKA ENDO Meet the KJ Team: Minechika Endo. September 10, 2018. Our series of interviews with KJ’s super volunteers continues. This time Lisa Nilsson speaks to Kobe-based Minechika Endo. KJ has been sending Minechika on photographic assignments around Kyoto for new issue releases, to the neighbouring prefecture of Shiga, and up to ToyamaCity.
THE WISDOM OF SHŌJIN COOKING The word “shōjin” consists of two characters—shō 精, to “purify,” and jin 進, the word for “advance.” In other words, “purifying the heart with real food enables us to move toward peace and clarity.” Ryōri 料理 commonly is translated as “cooking,” but on a deeper and broader level the characters also mean “measuring truth.”Details
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