Ken Rodgers, the Managing Editor of Kyoto Journal, passed away in Kyoto in November 2024, the Year of the Wood Dragon. 72 years earlier he was born in Tasmania in 1952, the Year of the Water Dragon. This remarkable man lived a rich and rewarding life over the six zodiac cycles (of 12 years each) he was physically on planet Earth.

The essence of Ken, my favourite photo of him. This joyful image at Kiyotaki was featured in ‘Water in Kyoto’(KJ101), a special print issue of Kyoto Journal released in 2022. Photo by John Einarsen.

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