1.0Kyoto Journal - Kyotographie - Sharing Visions - The Heartwork of Kyoto Journalhttps://kyotographie-2025.kyotojournal.org/jadavid-emrichhttps://kyotographie-2025.kyotojournal.org/ja/author/david-emrich/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="kuvz3AmT1Q"><a href="https://kyotographie-2025.kyotojournal.org/ja/kyoto-speaks/">Kyoto speaks</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://kyotographie-2025.kyotojournal.org/ja/kyoto-speaks/embed/#?secret=kuvz3AmT1Q" width="600" height="338" title="“Kyoto speaks” — Kyoto Journal - Kyotographie - Sharing Visions - The Heartwork of Kyoto Journal" data-secret="kuvz3AmT1Q" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://kyotographie-2025.kyotojournal.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script>https://kyotographie-2025.kyotojournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/KJ_bw_02-1.webp20001493Of the 58  Kyoto residents we interviewed in “Kyoto Speaks,” nearly every one lamented the way traditional culture was dying out before their very eyes. This was during the “bubble” years, when whole blocks of machiya townhouses were being razed.  Among the interviewees was Sogyu—monk, gardner, and drummer—who spoke about the ‘countercultural scene’ in Kyoto in the 70s. This photo was taken later, in 1988 by American Beat poet Allen Ginsberg and  shows Sogyu (right), the future head abbot of Daitokuji, Takada Myoho (center), and the legendary poet Sakaki Nanao (left). Ginsberg was in Kyoto to read his acclaimed poem Howl at Kyoto Seibukodo. Many of the American Beat writers […]