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Mochi-Making Experience【Retreat Taku】

Why not try pounding mochi with a mallet and mortar? The glutinous rice used is grown with delicious water from Imajo, Minami-Echizen Town. Freshly pounded mochi is delightfully chewy and exceptionally delicious. Toppings (additional charge) includ…

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Mochi-Making Experience【Retreat Taku】

Guesthouse & Restaurant Izumi

We welcome you with fresh cuisine.

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Guesthouse & Restaurant Izumi

Sakae-so Inn & Restaurant

A Japanese-style inn where the freshness of ingredients and the skill of our chefs create a serene atmosphere of "sophistication."

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Sakae-so Inn & Restaurant

Tamamura Guesthouse

We pride ourselves on the freshness of our seafood and our chefs' creative dishes. This guesthouse features the exceptional freshness and luxury of fish unique to the Echizen coast.

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Tamamura Guesthouse

Northern Route

The Hokkoku Highway stretches approximately 520 km from Kyoto through Otsu, Hikone, and Lake Biwa into Fukui Prefecture, passing through Imajo, Nanjo, Echizen City (formerly Takefu City), Sabae City, and Fukui City, continuing on to Kanazawa, Toyam…

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Northern Route

Horse-Hire Road

Until the Meiji era, the "West Highway," commonly known as the "Horse-Carriage Highway," connecting Fuchu (Takefu) and Kono, played a vital role in transportation alongside the Kitamaebune ships. Horse-carriers, transporters who utilized horses to …

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Horse-Hire Road

Fudō Falls

Long ago, Fudō Myōō drifted ashore here and was enshrined beside the waterfall, giving rise to its name. In spring, cherry blossoms bloom profusely throughout the area, making it a beloved hiking spot. The Waterfall Festival is held every year on t…

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Fudō Falls

Masuya Dam

A rock-fill dam approximately 100 meters high will be constructed upstream of the Masugawa River, storing an effective water volume of 23.1 million cubic meters (roughly twice that of the nearby Hirono Dam). This dam will have the fourth-largest st…

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Masuya Dam

Kono Campground Medaka School

Lodge, barbecue shelter, training room, showers

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Kono Campground Medaka School

Tamagawa Cave Kannon

===================== The official website for Tamagawa Cave Kannon is now availablehttps://tamagawa-kannon.jimdofree.com/ ===================== While there are various theories, it is said that the origin…

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Tamagawa Cave Kannon

The Holly of the Saito Juro Family

Saito Bettei Sanemori, a Heike commander who fought against the Minamoto forces led by Kiso Yoshizane during the Genpei War, is said to have planted this holly in his family home's garden when he returned to his hometown for the first time in many …

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The Holly of the Saito Juro Family

Monument Commemorating the Birthplace of Kōwakon Music

The monument marking the birthplace of Kōwakamono (Kōwakamai) is located beside the main entrance of the Echizen Town Social Welfare Center Chōjuden (Nishitanaka, Echizen Town). Sawaka-mai originated in Nishitanaka, Echizen Town. Like Sarugaku and …

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Monument Commemorating the Birthplace of Kōwakon Music

Kaikatei

We offer fresh seafood dishes caught along the Echizen Coast.

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Kaikatei

Echizen Onjuku Restaurant Kotetsu

Located at the southern tip of Echizen Town, the home of Echizen crab, we are a single-building inn and dining establishment. From November 6th through the end of March, we serve Echizen crab tagged at Echizen Port. From April through the end of Oc…

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Echizen Onjuku Restaurant Kotetsu

Monzaemon Chikamatsu Monument

Chikamatsu Monzaemon, famous for works such as "Sonezaki Shinjū," was born as the second son of Sugimori Nobuyoshi, a samurai of the Fukui domain, and spent his youth in Yoshie Town. The literary monument in the front garden of the Tachimachi Commu…

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Monzaemon Chikamatsu Monument

House of Learning

In addition to works by animation artist Kuri Yōji and Western-style painter Shinichi Nishiyama, the museum features a permanent exhibition room where visitors can learn about Sabae's transformation and history from ancient times to the early moder…

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House of Learning

Bird Droppings Rock

At the northern tip of Echizen Town stands Torifunokui Rock, a massive cliff rising approximately 100 meters high. Its tip serves as a nesting ground for seabirds, and the name was given because their droppings appear white.

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Bird Droppings Rock

Great Insect Falls

Ōmushi Falls is located about 2 km west of Ōmushi Shrine, on the right-hand side of the road leading from the city center to Echizen Pottery Village. Though a small waterfall, it was once known as a place where crystal could be mined.

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Great Insect Falls

Kairaigashimizu

Kairaigashimizu is cherished as sacred water that never dries up, even during droughts. Legend holds that 1,400 years ago, a princess of Baekje who crossed over to Echizen from the Korean Peninsula prayed to the gods and Buddhas. Rain began to fall…

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Kairaigashimizu

Kotobukiya

A traditional Japanese-style ryokan inn steeped in history. Established in 1868, its garden—visible from each guest room—features a tea house dating back approximately 450 years. Here, you can leisurely savor cuisine crafted with seasonal ingredien…

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