Tokyo based author of Eight Million Ways to Happiness. Certified kimono fitter. 着物着付け師範 https://linktr.ee/hirokoyoda
Hiroko Yoda
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I'm on @tricyclemag.bsky.social talking about Japan's "radically inclusive" spiritual traditions, which make room for everyone and everything. Gift link here: tricycle.org/article/shug...
It’s cherry blossom season in Tokyo, and I wanted to share my thoughts. blog.hirokoyoda.com/p/sakura-sak...
@dkthomp.bsky.social and @ryanburge.bsky.social argue that Americans are increasingly "picking and choosing" spiritual beliefs, to their detriment. But @hirokoyoda.bsky.social's new book offers a powerful counterpoint: Japan. blog.pureinventionbook.com/p/disorganiz...
Australian friends! I've been invited to the 2026 Melbourne Writer Festival, and this is one of my events! I will talk about my book with journalist Natasha Mitchell, host of ABC Radio National's Big Ideas. The talk is 10:30am, May 10th. The link to register is: mwf.com.au/program/hiro...
I just got back from my first ever book tour in Australia where I met many other writers and readers. I learned a lot from the experience. Here are some thoughts. blog.hirokoyoda.com/p/letter-fro...
Australia-based friends! @hirokoyoda.bsky.social is a featured guest of the Sydney Writers Festival. I am so proud that her solo book talk has already sold out, but you can still get tix for her panel about applying traditional wisdom to help solve modern problems: www.swf.org.au/program/fest...
Japanese? Gaikokujin? What’s it all mean, asks @hirokoyoda.bsky.social blog.hirokoyoda.com/p/japanese-f...
Spring has come to Tokyo! Join @hirokoyoda.bsky.social under the Sakura for a look at why cherry blossoms make us happy: www.instagram.com/reel/DWGUjqZ...
I will admit that I have been avoiding Asakusa as a tourist trap, but @hirokoyoda.bsky.social uses “kimono chaos” to explain that radical inclusiveness of all comers has long been an Asakusa tradition. blog.hirokoyoda.com/p/kimono-cha...
Some people disparage Asakusa as touristy. But over the last few years, I’ve come to see it differently.
blog.hirokoyoda.com/p/kimono-chaos
Following her mother’s death, a writer turns to Japan’s spiritual traditions to find healing and connection.
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