John Dougill hails from the UK and has lived in Japan for some 25 years. He has a passion for the spirit of place, and has written books about the two places between which he divides his time: Oxford and Kyoto. His 24 publications range from EFL textbooks to overviews of Japanese culture, including studies of Shinto shrines, Zen in Kyoto, Japan’s World Heritage Sites and Hidden Christians. He runs the Green Shinto blog, organises a poetry in translation discussion group, and is founder and coordinator of Writers in Kyoto (which runs an annual writing competition and anthology of members’ writing).
His books are: 
A collection of short stories and poetry from the members of Writers in Kyoto including: John Dougill, Alex Kerr, Allen Weiss, Mark Richardson, John Einarsen, Ted Taylor, David Joiner, Robert Yellin and others.
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From Stephen Mansfield in his Japan Times review: “Soaked in the finer legacies of Kyoto, the authors are keenly aware of the religious principals and aesthetics underpinning spiritual practices and garden design in the city. Accordingly, their book derives from deep understanding and reflection, rather than rote research.”