This was written for the magazine Fukuoka Now and published on August 7 2019. Over the last year, the Fukuoka … More
Category: Travel
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
Naritasan
When traveling on the Nishitetsu Omuta line towards Yanagawa travellers are treated with glimpses of a huge white statue in … 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
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
Archaeology, Naginata, Calligraphy, Wagashi, a 12-course feast, Zen meditation etc : all in one weekend in Matsuura
Early on a Saturday morning, I embarked on my adventure to Matsuura, a city bordered on three sides by mountains … More
Isla May Phillips 