Hidemi Woods's Blog, page 26
September 12, 2023
the new Kyoto
When I spent 40 minutes aboard the bullet train bound for Kyoto from Tokyo, an alarming notion popped into my head. “Did I miss Mt. Fuji?” It’s around this time that Mt. Fuji comes into view closely in the bullet…
September 9, 2023
My New Audiobook Will Be Published on September 27th!
Some Distributors are available for pre-order! 44 available Retail & Library Distributors Axiell / Baker & Taylor / Bibliotheca / Bidi / EBSCO / Follett / hoopla / MLOL / Odilo / Overdrive / Ulverscroft / Wheelers / 24symbols /…
September 7, 2023
Nuns, Rich Girls and Jesus
I spent my schooldays from junior high to college at a Catholic school not for religious reasons but for my mother’s vanity. She wanted me to attend the most prestigious school in Kyoto in order to brag about it. With…
September 5, 2023
A Rich World Requiring No Wealth
The most luxurious hotel in my small, rustic town is not far from my apartment. I visited there again the other day, not to stay the night but to use the club lounge. The club lounge is exclusive to a…
September 2, 2023
the war reward certificate : Talking and Reading from Japan by Hidemi Woods
Episode from An Old Tree in Kyoto by Hidemi Woods Audiobook: The Family in Kyoto: One Japanese Girl Got Freedom by Hidemi Woods On Sale at online stores or apps.Apple Books, Google Play, Audible 43 available distributors in total.…
August 31, 2023
Sunrise / Hidemi Woods
LISTEN FULL TRACKS [AmazonMusic][Spotify][AppleMusic] HIDEMI / Hidemi Woods Sunrise Worked so hard Did my best Yet my life Never got better Tell me when I can rest So much I don't know Doesn't matter Life is cruel Full of pain…
August 29, 2023
The Lousy Neighbor / Hidemi Woods
LISTEN FULL TRACKS [AmazonMusic][Spotify][AppleMusic] HIDEMI / Hidemi Woods Lousy Neighbor No matter where you move No matter which place you live in Right next to your door, they settle in You wish you could remove Only they will never give…
August 24, 2023
My School Days in Kyoto
We all face decisions every day, big or small. It may be as trifling as what to eat for lunch, but sometimes it is as important as what decides a course of our life. And the big one often comes…
August 22, 2023
The Girl in Kyoto
Memoirs and essays of a girl who was born as the 63rd successor of a landlord’s 1000-year-long family in Kyoto that was the most traditional and formal city in Japan. How her family and people in her community strived through…
August 19, 2023
For Myself Rather Than for the Earth hr669
I am stingy. I switch off the lights, turn off a faucet, and shut the refrigerator door as soon as I finish using them. I mend holey socks and replace loose elastic strings on pajama pants instead of buying new…
