Lee Ufan is a Korean born international artist, whose work is key to the Mono-ha movement. If you have ever … More
Category: Japan
Fukuoka Asian Art Museum
This was written for the magazine Fukuoka Now and published on August 7 2019. Over the last year, the Fukuoka … More
Japan’s Art Island – Naoshima
This was written for Daily Art Magazine and published on July 23, 2019. Over the next year Japan will be … More
Rambling advice about travelling to Japan
This is a collation of advice that I’ve written out for people in the past. It’s unedited and unpolished. There … More
50 shades of Grey Escape Room
Escape Games Fukuoka opened with just one room back in October 2017, and boy oh boy it was a tricky … More
Naritasan
When traveling on the Nishitetsu Omuta line towards Yanagawa travellers are treated with glimpses of a huge white statue in … More
A neat afternoon at a Whisky conference
Whisky Talk Fukuoka is an annual event, now in its tenth year. It was held on Sunday June 16th and … More
A Laid Back Trip to Nanzoin Temple
Fukuoka Prefecture is slightly off the tourist track yet it has so many hidden treasures, and Nanzoin Temple (南蔵院) is … More
The Dazaifu National Museum and the Buddhist Sculptures of Daiho’onji
A version of this article was published in Fukuoka Now, July 2019. Dazaifu is a very important place in Japan … More
Onigie Festival
Yanagawa is a peaceful canal town 70 km south west of Fukuoka, in the deep south of Kyushu. The town … More
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