Yokokan Garden
Hoei, Fukui City
	Outline		Yokokan Garden used to be a mansion of the Matsudaira family, lords of Fukui Domain. The garden is located 400 meters north of the Fukui Castle (now Fukui Castle Ruins). The graceful shoin-style building and the magnificent garden are great examples of Edo Period garden architecture. In those days, Yokokan was used as a guesthouse of the domain and represented the flourishing culture of Fukui. However, the building was lost in the Massed Air Raids on 19 July, 1945. In 1982 when it was designated as a place of scenic beauty by the national government, restoration work on the building and the garden started. Based on the oldest existing illustrated plan, "Osensui Sashizu", that was drawn in 1823, construction proceeded and was completed in the summer of 1993. The Yokokan Garden was highly praised in the Journal of Japanese Gardening, an American specialty publication, for its marvelous construction, the affinity between the building and the water, the beauty of its irrigation, and the view of the pond from inside the building. It was ranked seventh in the Journal’s “2007 Japanese Garden Ranking”.
	Open		9:00-19:00 (From November 6th to February 28th: Open from 9:00 to 17:00)
	Closed		December 28th-January 4th
	Directions		10 minute walk from JR Fukui Station. / 15 minute drive from Fukui IC of Hokuriku Expressway.
	Fees		Fee Required
	Notes		Parking Available
	Contact Info		Yokokan Garden 0776-21-2906
Fue Museum
Asahi, Ono City
	Outline			Izumi Village Rekishi no Sato (History Park) is composed of three main facilities, Aoba no Fue Museum (Flute Museum), Anauma Minzoku Museum (Folklore Museum) and Kyodoshiryo Museum (Local Information Resource Center). Aoba no Fue Museum has a replica of an old fife with a story about Minamoto Yoshihira, a warrior in the Heian Period, as well as other instruments such as an ancient clay flute from the Jomon Era.
	Period			April-November
	Open			9:00-16:30
	Closed			Monday(or the following day if it falls on a national holiday.)
	Directions			5 minute walk from JR Kuzuryuko Station / 70 minute drive from Fukui IC of Hokuriku Expressway / 30 minute drive from Shiratori JCT of Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway (via Aburazaka-toge on Chubujukan road).
	Fees			Fee Required（Visitors can visit Aoba no Fue Museum (Flute Museum), Anauma Minzoku Museum (Folklore Museum) and Kyodoshiryo Museum (Local Information Resource Center) with one ticket.）
	Contact Info			Fue Museum 0779-78-2041
Kitamae Shipping Baron's Mansion, Ukon Family’s House
Kono, Minami Echizen Town
	Outline		"Kitamae-bune" (cargo ships) used to flourish for transport and trade between Osaka and Ezo (now Hokkaido). Among the owners of such ships was Ukonke, whose residence is now open to the public as a Kitamae-bune history museum. The delicate works that are particular to Kamigata (Osaka and Kyoto) culture can be found everywhere, reminding visitors of its prosperity in those days. Its garden extends all around the mountainside, and you can enjoy the glorious view of Tsuruga Bay and Wakasa Bay from the western-style house and observation deck.
	Open		9:00-16:00
	Closed		Wednesday, year-end and New Year holidays, and four days before and three days after the 1st Sunday in August
	Directions		Take a Fukui Railway bus to Echizen Coast via Kono from JR Takefu Station. Get off at Konomura-yakubamae bus stop. / 20 minute drive from Takefu IC or 30 minute drive from Tsuruga IC of Hokuriku Expressway.
	Fees		Fee Required
	Contact Info		Kitamaesenshu-no-yakata ukon-ke 0778-48-2196 Regional Development Division, Kono General Office, Minami Echizen Town 0778-48-7705
Hokyoji Temple
Hokyoji, Ono City
	Outline		Hokyoji Temple is located upstream on the Seiryu River, about 10 km to the southwest of Ono City’s central district. Jakuen, the Chinese high priest of the Sung dynasty, built this Soto Zen training temple in 1278. Jakuen came to Japan to study under Dogen, who founded Eiheiji temple, the head temple of the Soto sect of Zen Buddhism. Hokyoji Temple has many prefectural designated cultural properties, such as the portrait of Dogen. The Old Hashimoto Clan residence, a government designated important cultural asset, is located near the temple.
	Directions		About a 20 minute drive from the JR Echizen Ono Station. / About a 60 minute drive from Fukui IC of Hokuriku Expressway.
	Contact Info		Hokyoji Temple 0779-65-8833
Fukui Botanical Garden Plantpia Asahi, Echizen Town
Asahi, Echizen Town
	Outline		Plantpia Asahi is the largest botanical garden on the Japan Sea coast. This garden takes advantage of the natural land features and has a botanical museum in the site. The gardens are categorized by the type of plants and include a flowering cherry garden, an acorn garden, an herb garden, and a rock garden. Over 3,000 kinds of plants are grown in a total of 35 sections. This botanical garden attracts both children and adults for recreation.
	Open		9:00-17:00
	Closed		Every Tuesday (Note: The museum is closed on Wednesday when Tuesday is a national holiday) and during the year-end and New Year holidays.
	Directions		About a 20 minute drive from Sabae IC of Hokuriku Expressway to the Echizen Coastline.
	Fees		Fee Required
	Contact Info		Plantpia Asahi, Fukui Botanical Garden Plantpia Asahi, Echizen Town　0778-34-1120
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