Alix Durantou, Author at VOYAPON

Alix Durantou

Passionnée par les voyages, l'art et la culture et amoureuse du Japon, où je vis actuellement, je partage avec vous mes découvertes et mes coups de cœur en direct du Pays du Soleil Levant.

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Articles by Alix Durantou

Ogi’s Lantern Festival in Full of Autumn Colors!

January 23, 2018 Autumn, Autumn Leaves, Highway Buses, Kyushu, Rail Passes, Saga, Shinkansen, Sponsored, Summer Festivals, Temples & Shrines

Sponsored by Saga Prefectural Tourism Federation Known as "little Kyoto" because of its similarities with the old capital, Ogi has many sites that attract visitors! In the mountains on the outskirts of Ogi, Kiyomizu Waterfall (清水の滝) flows. A sacred site for the past...

Kitsuki Castle: The Smallest Castle in Japan

January 22, 2018 Sponsored

Oita Prefecture on Kyushu Island is known for its hot springs. But several cities in the region are also worth visiting if you have a little more time after getting some fresh water in the local onsen such as Beppu...

Autumn Visit to the Arita Ceramics festival

January 20, 2018 Autumn, Historic Sites, Kyushu, Saga, Sponsored, Summer Festivals, Temples & Shrines

[The 2020 ceramics festival has been postponed indefinitely. ] Arita has been renowned for Japanese porcelain since the end of the 16th century and is a tradition that continues today. This small town located in Saga Prefecture, Kyushu Island on...

Kitsuki old castle town is in Oita prefecture, Kyushu.

Stroll Through Kitsuki, an Ancient Samurai City in Oita

January 19, 2018 Sponsored

Kitsuki (杵築) is a small fortified town in Oita Prefecture, Kyushu Island. If Beppu, about twenty kilometers away, attracts a good part of the tourists for its thermal springs, the peaceful Kitsuki allows for an immersion in the Japan...

Stay at Hoyoso Ryokan and Crab Feast at Tara

January 18, 2018 Kaiseki, Kyushu, Onsen & Sento, Ryokan, Saga, Sashimi, Sponsored, Sushi

Sponsored by Saga Prefectural Tourism Federation Tara Kakezaki is a spa resort located in Saga Prefecture, Kyushu Island. It has a high reputation for its seafood, primarily for its crab and oysters, as well as for its nori seaweed. The Hoyoso ryokan,...

Daikozenji Temple (大興善寺) in Saga Prefecture, established in the early 9th century

Admire the Colors of Autumn at Daikozenji Temple

January 15, 2018 Autumn, Autumn Leaves, Gardens & Parks, Kyushu, Saga, Sponsored, Temples & Shrines

Sponsored by Saga Prefectural Tourism Federation Daikozenji Temple (大興善寺) in Saga Prefecture, established in the early 9th century, is also the perfect site to appreciate the changing seasons in nature. Daikozenji Temple by Season Daikozenji Temple boasts 50,000 azaleas (tsutsuji in...

Stay at Noka Minshuku (Farmer’s Stay) Close to Kitsuki

January 14, 2018 Sponsored

Nakayamaga is a mountainous region northwest of Kitsuki City (杵築), in the Kunisaki Peninsula, Kyushu Island. It promotes "green tourism" or ecotourism, which allows everyone to experience the countryside in Japan by staying in noka minshuku (農家民宿), a...

Discover Japanese Garden in Autumn at Kunenan

January 11, 2018 Autumn Leaves, Gardens & Parks, Historic Sites, Kyushu, Local Buses, Rail Passes, Saga, Shinkansen, Sponsored, Spring

Sponsored by Saga Prefectural Tourism Federation Kunenan is a former private residence with a splendid 6800 m² garden located in Kanzaki, Saga Prefecture, in the north of Kyushu Island. Since 1982, it has been ranked among the most picturesque places in...

Articles by Alix Durantou

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