Indigo-dyeing, Washi-making and bamboo forests in Chikugo

The bus tour organized by Fukuoka Now on behalf of local governments to Chikugo last Sunday was a brilliant day-out, … More

Hakushu Festival

Hakushu Festival Suijo Paradeis a festival dedicated to the tanka poet and children songwriter, Hakushu Kitahara (1885-1942), who was born … More

The Kougei (crafts) Expo was held the first weekend of November in 2018. This report, my first for the magazine, … More

This was originally published in two separate reports (prose and poetry) for Fukuoka Now in December 2018. It was accompanied … More

Nestled in a peaceful countryside town, Nyoirinji Temple is my favorite temple in the Fukuoka area, second only to the … More

Tenmangu shrines exist across Japan and are dedicated to the spirit of the scholar Michizane Sugawara, the Shinto god of … More

Early on a Saturday morning, I embarked on my adventure to Matsuura, a city bordered on three sides by mountains … More

Through generosity, serendipity and confusion I spent the day as a princess in Yanagawa’s Ohina-sama Water Parade. Yanagawa is an … More

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