DISCOVER FUKUI

Craftsmen skilled in woodworking have lived here since the late Edo period, and around the mid-Meiji era, skilled chest-making artisans formed the core of the community, establishing Chest-Making Town. Today, over a dozen shops line the streets, in…

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Along National Route 305 stands the "Kitamaebune Shipowner's Residence: The Ukon Family," displaying a magnificent presence that evokes its former glory. The prosperity of the Ukon family, which owned over 30 ships at its peak, is evident in its la…

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Rainbow Park Nanjo transforms the riverbed along the Hinokawa River into a recreational zone. It features a full-scale "Mallet Golf Course" (36 holes total) suitable for official tournaments and a "Roller Skating Rink" enjoyable for beginners. Addi…

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As you begin your hike toward Yashaga Pond, this waterfall soon comes into view on your left. With its abundant flow, this waterfall delights the eyes of hikers.

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In 1930, Mr. Tanaka Kazukichi invested his personal fortune to build the Showa Kaikan at the site of the former Waki-honjin post station as a center for social education. This three-story reinforced concrete building, groundbreaking for its time, s…

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Sanbasaka Shimizu is located at the trailhead leading to the location of the Usuzumi cherry tree (a type of Edohigan cherry), said to have been planted by Emperor Keitai. Its water is cold, of excellent quality, and abundant, making it suitable for…

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Nestled halfway up Nishiyama Park, "Kizuna Plaza" features the "Bonding Chimes," which play the melody of love. Wind chimes hang from a pyramid-shaped monument. When you place the medal enclosed with the Love Piece into the chimes, a mystical melod…

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Nishiyama Park has added new attractions for children, featuring multi-dimensional play and exercise functions like the "Deck Roof," "Net Crossing," "Net Climbing," "Rope Wall Crossing," and "Roller Slide." The 8-meter-tall "Forest House Tower" is …

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Eaves Workshop is a group of Echizen lacquerware artisans inviting you to casually observe their crafting process. Through conversations with the artisans and tours of the manufacturing stages, we aim to transform each artisan's workshop into a pla…

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The large torii gate standing approximately 6.5 meters tall along the approach path and the red torii gate, constructed partly of wood and partly of stone, are valuable wooden torii gates built during the mid-Edo period. The main hall, with its cyp…

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Once located along the old Hokuriku Highway by a river, it served as a bridge to aid travelers passing by. Legend has it that a Jizo statue, destroyed during Oda Nobunaga's invasion of Echizen, appeared in a monk's dream, instructing him to build a…

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Hotel Alpha One Sabae, located in front of Sabae Station on the Happirain Line, is just a 5-minute drive from Sabae Interchange. With 77 parking spaces, it boasts the largest capacity in Sabae. Close to the city center and government offices, it's …

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A secluded hot spring inn offering tranquil moments, just a 10-minute drive from the city's bustle. Comprising two buildings—the main building and the observation bath wing—connected by a 27-meter-high, 60-meter-long inclined elevator. Its sodium-b…

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Experience rural life and food (making rice dumplings, local cuisine, rice flour dishes, soba noodle making, etc.).

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Hapirain Fukui is a business inn located a 5-minute walk from Takefu Station.

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Just north of Sōja, on the road extending west from the old Hokuriku Highway, proceed west along the road in front of Kokubunji Temple to find Hikitsugi Temple at its western end. The "Shōtoku 1st Year Fuchū Map" (1711) depicts Kokubunji Temple to …

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On November 1, 1864, the Mito Tengu Party, having raised their banner at Mount Tsukuba in Hitachi Province to realize the cause of revering the Emperor and expelling the barbarians, set out for Kyoto. In December, the Tengu Party passed through Ike…

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Hakuryu Falls Park is located along National Route 305, which runs along the Echizen coast at the northernmost tip of Minami-Echizen Town. Legend holds that a dragon, which once protected the boat carrying nineteen people who drifted ashore at Nuka…

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Persimmon trees spread across the late autumn mountain village as the season deepens. Persimmons have long been cultivated as a familiar fruit, appearing in the proverb "Peaches and chestnuts take three years, persimmons take eight..." These persim…

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