Messages from asianbeat colleagues!（7/14）

2015.09.30

Zcongklod Bangyikhan (Invited Writer, Thailand)

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If Fukuoka is a “comfy guest house,” perhaps we can say that asianbeat is its “warm living room.”

In Fukuoka I met and spoke with many wonderful people, and it is a corner of the world that gave me the chance to discover many interesting things.

If I had not been given the chance to write this column, I would not have had the chance to realize these various aspects of Fukuoka.

Having visited Fukuoka many times, I have come across many great people. And it has been through asianbeat’s column “That’s why I love you Fukuoka*” that I have had the time to speak with all these people. [* Later the column was turned into a book called "'ที่นี่ที่รัก' (My Favorite Place)".]

Thailand's trend-setter, Zcongklod Bangyikhan

I wrote these columns as if I was sitting in my living room, talking about Fukuoka with a friend over tea. I am sure that people who have read these will choose Fukuoka as the next stop in their travels. What were your impressions of the city, what did you see when you went to Fukuoka? Perhaps we can share our thoughts over another cup of tea!

PROFILE

Zcongklod Bangyikhan
Nickname: Kong

Editor-in-chief of monthly Thai magazine "a day," writer, environmentalist, travel writer, as well as a supervisor for "Lonely Trees," an environmental protection organization. Not just limited to writing texts and publications, he is also actively engaged in grappling with environmental issues through working on a number of initiatives with his readers.

asianbeat invited Zcongklod Bangyikhan, writer and editor-in-chief of Thailand's hugely popular culture magazine "a day" to Fukuoka in 2010. For over a year has been writing a column for the Thai version of the asianbeat website That's why I love you FUKUOKA～หลายเรื่องน่ารักจากฟุกุโอะกะ～ which introduces the charms and attractions of Fukuoka from his own unique point of view.