My Japan

Postcard from Japan

On the joys of solo travel (+ some happy news)

Jun 22, 2025 • Beth Kempton

There is no rush, but there is a window

On the importance of timing in creative endeavours (and life)

Aug 31, 2024 • Beth Kempton

Stardust and small happinesses

On turning 47 as the apple blossom falls

May 6, 2024 • Beth Kempton

Unexpected lessons from a geisha house

On navigating midlife AND a juicy bookish giveaway

Apr 6, 2024 • Beth Kempton

The feeling of hikikomogomo 悲喜交々 (having alternating feelings of joy and sorrow in your heart, tasting the bittersweetness of life)

A wedding memory, a confession, and a book built on five yen coins

Apr 4, 2024 • Beth Kempton

Life, less than a hundred years, floats like a boat on a river

On the constant pull to be visible and the good things that happen when we aren't

Apr 1, 2024 • Beth Kempton

The siren call of Japan

On journeying to the deep north to write Kokoro

Mar 15, 2024 • Beth Kempton

Life, death and life again.

A glimpse of my new book KOKORO 心: Japanese wisdom for a life well lived

Feb 13, 2024 • Beth Kempton

Reading your words. Seeing yourself.

On the particular strangeness of proofing your own book

Dec 13, 2023 • Beth Kempton

The life-changing magic of writing haiku

Finding beauty and solace in a heartbeat-sized poem

Nov 27, 2023 • Beth Kempton

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