 Echizen Soba Center |
| Magara Town, Echizen City |
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Fukui’s most famous noodle dish is Oroshi-Soba (buckwheat noodles with grated Japanese radish). In Fukui, people enjoy soba with a bland sauce and grated Japanese radish, but this custom is rare in Japan. Visitors can enjoy freshly made soba as soon as they've made the noodles. The staff kindly teaches how to knead, roll and cut the dough. |
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9:00-15:00 |
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From January 1 to 2 |
| Directions |
About a 3 minute drive from Takefu IC of Hokuriku Expressway. |
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Required |
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Prior booking essential, at least 5 days in advance. (Up to 40 people accepted.)
Guests can enter the Soba Museum, Sobakan, and Soba Factory for free.
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Echizen Soba Center 0778-21-0272 |
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| Obama Museum of Cuisine Culture |
| Kawasaki, Obama City |
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A hands-on museum where people can learn Wakasa’s cuisine history and traditional crafts. The facility has a museum to learn cuisine culture and history, a kitchen studio to take cooking lessons, a traditional craft making studio to observe the craftsmen’s work and try hands-on activities, and a hot spa to enjoy taking a bath with an ocean view.
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| Directions |
About a 5 minute drive from the JR Obama Station. / About a 60 minute drive from Tsuruga IC of Hokuriku Expressway. / About a 20 minute drive from Obama Nishi IC of Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway. |
| Fees |
Fee required for hand-on activities and hot spa. |
| Contact Info |
Obama Museum of Cuisine Culture 0770-53-1000 |
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| El do Land Atomic Energy PR Center |
| Aoto, Takahama Town |
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El do Land Atomic Energy PR Center is a hands-on facility where people can learn the importance of energy and science as well as the natural environment of Earth. It consists of a Tropical Wonder zone with hands-on exhibits of tropical forests, a Science Wonder zone with hands-on exhibits including many surprises and findings, and the Ao-no-Sato Gallery with Aoto Town’s references.
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10:00-18:00 (Closes at 17:00 from November 16 to March 19)
Open everyday from December 29 to January 3, from April 29 to May 5, and from July 20 to August 21. |
| Closed |
Every Monday. (Note: The museum is closed on Tuesday when Monday is a national holiday.) |
| Directions |
About a 10 minute drive from the JR Awara Onsen Station. / About a 30 minute walk from the JR Hosorogi Station. / About a 5 minute drive from Kanazu IC of Hokuriku Expressway. |
| Fees |
Partially required |
| Note |
Parking Available |
| Contact Info |
El do Land Atomic Energy PR Center 0770-72-5890 |
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| Kanazu Forest of Creation |
| Miyadani, Awara City |
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Kanazu Forest of Creation is a place where people can exchange information and feel and experience the joy of creating artistic productions while in contact with nature. The main facility, Art Core, is designed for exhibitions and presentations of various artistic productions.Visitors can try craft making at the glass atelier, pottery studio, and batik studio by the forest. |
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9:00-18:00 |
| Directions |
About a 10 minute drive from the JR Awara Onsen Station. / About a 30 minute walk from the JR Hosorogi Station. / About a 5 minute drive from Kanazu IC of Hokuriku Expressway. |
| Contact Info |
Kanazu Forest of Creation 0776-73-7800 |
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| Echizen Washi no Sato |
| Goka area(Oizu, Iwamoto,Otaki, Shinzaike, Sadatomo), Echizen City
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Imadate town boasts Japan's number one, high-grade, handmade Japanese paper, especially from districts such as "Oizu," "Otaki," "Iwamoto," "Shinzaike," and "Sadatomo," where many papermaking companies stand in a row. They are generically known as "Goka Area," and are famous as a Japanese paper village. "Washi-no-Sato Kaikan" (a museum with masterpieces of Japanese paper and related documents) and "Papyrus-Kan" (where you can experience traditional papermaking) are also in this area making it an attractive and atmospheric place. |
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Take a Fukui Railway bus to Washinosato-kaikan or Tonoguchi from JR Takefu Station. Get off at Washinosato-Koenmae bus stop. |
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Parking Available |
| Contact Info |
Tourism Promotion Division, Echizen City 0778-22-3007 |
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Washi no Sato Japanese Paper Village |
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Shinzaike, Echizen City |
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The Washi no Sato Japanese Paper Village exhibits many historical references, paper-making tools, and ingredients. They tell the long history of Japanese papermaking as well as the papermaking method. It also exhibits the Imadate Heisei Large-sized Paper, which is the world’s largest paper and is made at the request of Taikan Yokoyama, one of the most famous Japanese-style painters. |
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9:00-16:00 |
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Every Tuesday, and during the year-end and New Year holidays. |
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From the JR Takefu Station, take a Fukutetsu Bus bound for Washinosato-Kaikan or Tonoguchi and get off at Washinosato-Koen-Mae. About a 2 minute walk from the bus stop. |
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Fees |
Required (Udatsuno Craft Museum’s admission fee is also included.) |
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Parking Available |
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Contact Info |
Washinosato Japanese Paper Village 0778-42-0016
Imadate 0778-43-1629
Tourism Promotion Division, Echizen City 0778-22-3007 |
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Papyrus Museum |
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Shinzaike, Echizen City |
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Washi no Sato Village, home region of the best handmade Washi paper producer, offers a tour and experience. You can start from studying the 1500-year-old history of paper making technique through the historic documents exhibited at Washi no Sato Kaikan Hall and then tour around in Udatsu Craft Centre where you can see the special skills of the traditional craftsmen. Finally, why don’t you try to create your own coloured paper, ‘Irogami’, which would be the only one of its kind in the world at the Papyrus Museum.
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9:00-16:00 |
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Every Tuesday, and during the year-end and New Year holidays |
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Directions |
From the JR Takefu Station, take a Fukutetsu Bus bound for Tonoguchi and get off at Washi-no-Sato-Kaikan. |
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Fees |
Hands-On-Activity: Fee Required |
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Parking Available |
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Contact Info |
Papyrus Museum 0778-42-1363
Imadate 0778-43-1629
Tourism Promotion Division, Echizen City 0778-22-3007 |
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Udatsuno Craft Museum |
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Shinzaike, Echizen City |
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The Udatsuno Craft Museum is one of the popular sightseeing spots in Imadate. This museum attracts visitors with its unique atmosphere as a Japanese papermakers’ village. It also has an unusual architectural style known as the Udatsu style roof. Visitors can observe craftsmen demonstrating Japanese papermaking with traditional instruments. Even today, craftsmen make Japanese papers with icy cold water, since it is said that good Japanese paper cannot be manufactured without such water. While observing craftsmen’s work, visitors may feel the tension and tenderness they show toward their work.
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9:00-16:00 |
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Every Tuesday. During the year-end and New Year holidays. |
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Directions |
From the JR Takefu Station, take a Fukutetsu Bus bound for Washinosato-Kaikan or Tonoguchi and get off at Washinosato-Koen-Mae. About a 2 minute walk from the bus stop. |
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Required (Udatsuno Craft Museum’s admission fee is included in the admission fee for Washinosato Japanese Paper Village.) |
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Parking Available |
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Contact Info |
Udatsuno Craft Museum 0778-43-7800
Imadate 0778-43-1629
Tourism Promotion Division, Echizen City 0778-22-3007 |
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| Chopstick Museum (Wakasa Lacquerware) |
| Fukutani, Obama city |
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See the traditional skills in the exhibition of 3,000 Chopsticks. The experience of making chopsticks is popular and you can make your own original chopsticks too. |
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Weekdays and Saturdays 9:00-17:00, Sundays and National holidays 10:00-16:00 |
| Closed |
Sunday, national holidays and Year-end through New Year holidays (No closing from Spring Equinox Day to Novembe) |
| Directions |
7 minutes by car from JR Obama station. / 70 minutes by car from Tsuruga IC of Hokuriku Expressway. / 30 minutes by car from Obama Nishi IC of Maizuru Wakasa Expressway. |
| Fees |
Fee Required |
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Requires reservation for a group over 10 people. |
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Chopstick Museum 0770-52-1733 |
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| Daianzenji Temple |
| Tanotani Town, Fukui City |
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Daianzenji Temple was established in 1658 by Mitsumichi Matsudaira, the 4th lord of the Fukui domain. It was built for the Zen-master Daigu, who is one of the high priests at the time. The temple belongs to the Myoshinji branch of the Rinzai School of Zen Buddhism and also known as the Fukui domain’s family temple. It is said that the temple has kept its appearance unchanged since it was built. The temple’s rear gate wears the crests of hollyhock, the Tokugawa family’s crest. The temple preserves several hundreds of valuable artifacts and has cemetery grounds called Senjojiki (cemetery with a thousand slabs), which is filled with 1,360 slabs of green tuff. Each slab is larger than 3m and enshrines the graves of the Matsudaira family. On the west side of the premise, there is an iris garden and flowers bloom beautifully in early summer. Visitors can sign up for Zazen (zen meditation) sessions if desired.
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9:00-17:00 |
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From the JR Fukui Station, take a Keifuku bus Ayukawa line or Kawanishi/Mikuni line and get off at Daianzenji-Monzen. About a fifteen minute walk from the bus stop. / About a 25 minute drive from Fukui-Kita IC of Hokuriku Expressway. |
| Fees |
Fee Required |
| Contact Info |
Daianzenji Temple 0776-59-1014 |
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| Yunomachi Sunset Market |
| Held at the open space in front of the Awara Yunomachi Station of the Echizen Rail |
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The Yunomachi Sunset Market aims to promote the Awara Spa Town. Many fresh local vegetables, fruits, miscellaneous daily goods, and articles of clothing are sold. Visitors can enjoy shopping and having conversations with the local farmers at their booths. |
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From July 23 to October 29 |
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Every Saturday from 16:00 to 18:00 |
| Directions |
A one minute walk from the Awara Yunomachi Station of the Echizen Railway. |
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Parking Available |
| Contact Info |
Awara City Tourism, Commerce, and Industry Division 0776-73-8029 |
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| Sentopia Market |
| Held at the Sentopia Open Area, Onsen, Awara City (If it rains, the market will be held in Sentopia Awara.) |
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This market is organized by the Hana-no-Mai Ladies, the women’s group consisting of full-time farmer ladies in Awara City. They directly sell their home-grown vegetables and fruits to promote their special local products and interact with citizens and visitors. It is a friendly market organized by local farmers.
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Every Saturday starting at 16:00 |
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From July 23 to October 29 the market will be jointly held with the Yunomachi Sunset Market at the open area in front of Awara Yunomachi Station of the Echizen Rail. |
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Directions |
About a 3 minute walk from the Awara Yunomachi Station of the Echizen Railway. / From the JR Awara Onsen Station, take a Keifuku bus bound for Tojinbo and get off at Sentopia Awara. / About a 20 minute drive from Kanazu IC of Hokuriku Expressway. |
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Awara City Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Division 0776-73-8025 |
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