Writing Retreat in Japan: What is a Recipe For?

Hosted by Hannah Kirshner and Clarissa Wei, with guest lecturer Bryan Washington | September 15–19 2025

Join us for a five-night, four-day food writing retreat in Yamanaka Onsen—a mountain hot spring town with centuries of history as a destination for rest and restoration as well as cultural exchange. Soak up the natural environment and delve into local foodways while honing your craft with an intimate group of writers. Each day, lectures and hands-on workshops in the open-air garden kitchen at Mokkei, a 100-year-old farmhouse, will explore the function, ethics and art of recipe writing, and how the same concerns apply to good writing in general.