The Teramachi Street Mystery Series

The Series

June 14, 2026 UPDATE

The autumn volume (Book 1) has been released. I’ve finished writing the winter volume and am currently proofreading it before it is sent to a professional proofreader.. I’m really enjoying writing this series and sharing what I know and love about Kyoto. A cozy mystery is a great vehicle for describing simple everyday life in Kyoto. And if someone happens to get murdered? Well, then I’m in good company because murders do happen in Kyoto!

Oh, Kyoto…..

These are a few writers who use Kyoto as the setting for their mysteries. More links to come!

Hello,

I’m Sara

I’m the author of a cozy mystery series set on Teramachi Street in Kyoto. In 1976 I participated in a study abroad program called the Associate Program of Kyoto (AKP). It gave me a tantalizing taste of Kyoto, but it wasn’t enough for me. So in 1978, after graduating from university, I returned to Kyoto on my own. One night a man stopped and asked if I was waiting for the bus. I was indeed. He let me know that the last bus had already gone and offered to drive me home. Not wanting to spend money on a taxi, I accepted. As he drove, he asked me if I needed a job. I certainly did. He smiled and said that he owned a restaurant and gave me his card. And that’s how I ended up waitressing at a small restaurant on Teramachi Street much like the one that appears in this series. One of the other waitresses became my best friend in Kyoto. Over forty years later we are still in touch and I named my main character for her.

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