Letters from Kyoto | Glen Kaufman

1990: Noto for Obon

The recent heat wave has broken records all over the country with temperatures in the

Spring came early to Athens this year with warm weather and early blooms in March,

The autumn season lingers into December here in Kyoto with clear sunny days and cold crisp

The return to Japan has been stimulating, as always, and especially busy with a start on

I have been in Japan for just over one month now and it has been a very busy time for me.

The late November weather has been colder than usual with strong winds producing

With the arrival of September in Japan we have signs that the hot summer weather is

The late spring weather has been sunny but rather cool – cooler than usual for this

As my final week in Kyoto quickly passes by special sounds of the city have come sharply

Fall came reluctantly and slowly to Kyoto this year. The summer heat lingered much too

In late November, the fall color (koyo) lingers in the delicate red of the maples and in

The cool weather of Kyoto fall has arrived. The changes were very subtle at first with

My months in Kyoto this year have been, in many ways, quite a different kind of experience

Fall in Kyoto is glorious! The days are warm and sunny and the mornings and evenings

Life in Kyoto remains fast-paced, however the routine of a tourist has given way to

I would love to write to each of you individually, but my busy schedule here in Kyoto won’t