DISCOVER FUKUI

Here, you can see the "offshore rock" from the poem "My sleeves, like the ebb tide, cannot be seen... off the shore" by Princess Sanuki of Nijō-in, famously featured in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu anthology. Numerous other national treasures and cultural properties also display their rustic charm. Furthermore, you can savor freshly caught seafood and mountain delicacies throughout the seasons. Winter is especially renowned for its delicacies: pufferfish, crab, oysters, and the traditional dishes "mackerel narezushi" and "heshiko" from Sasuke, a restaurant recognized as a "World Heritage of Taste" by the "Ark of Taste." Savor the bounty of Wakasa's sea to your heart's content.