experience the miracle of writing
in Japan
的形町、2026年10月24日−31日
Matogata, 24-31 October 2026
my name is Sarah Holding
I’m a British author living in Japan.
My dream is to foster a community of creative women and provide them with an inspiring place in which to learn, work and grow.
The Kiseki Writing Retreat takes place in a beautifully preserved Japanese house and offers a semi-structured programme to help aspiring and emergent writers hone, focus and energise their writing practice.
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• stay in a 100-year-old house in a coastal village
• explore the surrounding forests and mountains
• visit local gardens, shrines and temples
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• join a group of five other women writers
• receive advice from an experienced author
• benefit from quality peer feedback
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• practise meditation and mindfulness
• eat delicious Japanese home cooking
• sleep and bathe in the Japanese style
the entrance hall or genkan
the covered engawa at night
the annex and courtyard garden
a local shrine up the mountain
“I’d been promising myself I would start writing for years, and visiting Japan was top of my bucket list.
The Kiseki Writing Retreat has enabled me to do both!”
Lauren Jackson
Aspiring author