Attractions

Iroha Yu AWARA

A shop themed around Awara Onsen's "hot springs," "Showa retro," and "karuta" has opened on the first floor of the Afrea bustling facility at Awara Onsen Station. It features food and beverage booths and retail booths. Food & Drink Booth ① "Kin…

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Iroha Yu AWARA

Crown Mountain

One of the 100 Natural Sites to Preserve for the 21st Century. Its name is said to come from the mountain's silhouette resembling a "bushido hat" (eboshi). The hike from Kanmuri Pass, where the parking lot is located, to the summit of Mount Kanmuri…

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Crown Mountain

Phoenix Plaza (Fukui City Welfare Center)

Phoenix Plaza is a multi-purpose facility that provides spaces for deepening cultural exchange and serves as a hub for welfare activities. It features a large hall (seating up to 2,000 people), a small hall (seating up to 500 people), and meeting r…

  • Awara,Sakai,Fukui
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Phoenix Plaza (Fukui City Welfare Center)

Kamiyagaya Sue Ware Kiln Site

This Sue ware kiln site dates from the late Heian period and is an exceptionally valuable kiln site that remains largely intact. (Prefectural Designated Cultural Property)

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Kamiyagaya Sue Ware Kiln Site

The Great Ginkgo Tree of Myokoji Temple

The great ginkgo tree at Myōkōji Temple is a large female ginkgo located on the western side of the temple grounds and is designated as a Prefectural Natural Monument. Its trunk circumference at breast height is 5.5 meters, its branch spread is app…

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The Great Ginkgo Tree of Myokoji Temple

Gokō Shrine

Gokō Shrine, with its magnificent sacred gate, enshrines the divine spirits of five generations: from Emperor Keitai and Emperor Ōjin down to Emperor Keitai's father, Prince Hikonozumi. The "Broom Festival" held on April 18th involves parishioners …

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Gokō Shrine

Nashikadaira Senmaida Narcissus Garden (Echizen Narcissus …

The defeated Heike fugitives from the Genpei War hid in the Seven Plains (Nashigahara, Oojara, Obanjara, Yukigajara, Takegajara, Iwanjara, and Sakanjara). By the Edo period, people had gathered to live in the largest, Nashigahara, which flourished …

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Nashikadaira Senmaida Narcissus Garden (Echizen Narcissus …

Kura no Tsuji

Diagonally across from Soja Grand Shrine lies a stylish corner known as "Kura no Tsuji," lined with white-walled storehouses. Since the Edo period, this area flourished as a transit hub for goods traveling from Kansai to the Hokuriku region, with m…

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Kura no Tsuji

Rainbow Park Nanjo

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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Rainbow Park Nanjo

Akatan Sand Control Dam Group

The Akatan Erosion Control Weir Complex, located on the Akagawa River flowing through Furuki, Minami-Echizen Town, consists of seven stone-built weirs and two earthen weirs constructed in the 1890s. Even after more than 100 years, it continues to f…

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Akatan Sand Control Dam Group

Autumn Foliage at Yashaga Pond

The surrounding scenery completely heals the fatigue of mountain climbing. The autumn leaves at Yashaga Pond are passionate yet refreshing.

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Autumn Foliage at Yashaga Pond

Peach Blossom Spring

Approximately 2 kilometers southeast of Rapose Kawadori. The clear water of this valley, said to have been visited by Emperor Keitai in search of a water source, has long been used as drinking water by residents. It suffered extensive damage during…

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Peach Blossom Spring

Jizō Bridge

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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Jizō Bridge

Mount Hinoyama

Located on the border between Echizen City and Minami-Echizen Town, it is said to have been founded in 718 by the eminent monk Taichō Daishi. It has been a sacred mountain since ancient times, with the inner shrine of Hino Shrine situated at its su…

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Mount Hinoyama

Myōkōji Temple

According to records of the Nichiren sect, the temple was founded in 1464. Its founder was Nichin, a Nichiren priest who authored the Treatise on Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Governance of the Nation. However, it was actually Kuwano-ya…

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Myōkōji Temple

Enkyūji Temple

An ancient temple with a thousand-year history. In 1472, under the teachings of Rennyo Shonin, it converted from the Tendai sect to Jodo Shinshu. In 1575, during Oda Nobunaga's campaign against the Echizen Ikkō uprising, Enkyūji's chief priest Ryok…

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Enkyūji Temple

Sabae Domain Senior Councilor Ueda Family Gatehouse

The long gate of the Ueda family, who served as senior retainers of the Sabae domain for generations, still conveys the atmosphere of the domain's townscape from that era. At that time, senior samurai were permitted to have front gates, and since p…

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Sabae Domain Senior Councilor Ueda Family Gatehouse

Vibrant Longevity Village · Ami-Shang Oi

Ami-Shang Oi is a comprehensive community facility centered around hot springs, designed to promote health and foster interaction. The fourth floor features an indoor observation bath using hot spring water drawn from 800 meters underground, allowi…

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Vibrant Longevity Village · Ami-Shang Oi

Hot Spring Egg Making Experience

Write names or illustrations on the eggs, then soak them in the hot spring for about 50 minutes♬ Enjoy your perfectly soft-boiled hot spring eggs. 【Centopia Awara】 Heaven and Earth Baths: The concept that "hot springs are born from the communion …

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Hot Spring Egg Making Experience

Third Peak

Mount Haku is one of the peaks in the Hakusan Range located in the southwestern part of Hakusan National Park and is famous as the highest mountain in Fukui Prefecture. San-no-mine is said to have been named either for its historical significance a…

  • Eiheiji, Okuetsu
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Third Peak
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