Attractions

Jofukuji Temple

This temple belongs to the Shin-shū Izumoji sect. A garden lies south of the temple's kitchen quarters and is designated a National Scenic Spot. It is a landscape garden borrowing the mountain range of the Hinoyama range as its backdrop, featuring …

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Jofukuji Temple

Kako Satoshi, Echizen City Hometown Picture Book Museum "R…

The museum houses a collection of 5,000 picture books and kamishibai (paper theater) works by various domestic and international authors, including Satoshi Kakō. It also displays reproductions of paintings and original picture book illustrations cr…

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Kako Satoshi, Echizen City Hometown Picture Book Museum

Site of Yuri Kōsei's Residence

This is the place where Yuri Kōsei (Mitsuo Hachirō) lived, who rebuilt the finances of the Fukui domain and drafted the original version of the "Five Charter Oaths," titled "Outline of the Principles of Government," for the new government. It is sa…

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Site of Yuri Kōsei's Residence

Statue of Umeda Unbin

Umebana Unbin was born in 1815 to a family of samurai in the Obama domain and studied at the Junzōkan academy. After repeatedly criticizing the shogunate before the domain lord Sakai Tadayoshi, Unbin was expelled from the domain and became a ronin.…

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Statue of Umeda Unbin

Kōroen

Located in the heart of historic Fukui City, this tranquil inn faces Mount Asuwa and the cherry-lined Asuwa River. Savor our signature cuisine showcasing Fukui's four seasons, served with authentic local hospitality. We await you with seasonal Echi…

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Kōroen

Site of Takeda Kōunsai's Honjin (Shinbo Jinya)

On December 11, 1864 (Genji 1), the Mito Tengu Party crossed Kinome Pass and arrived at Shinbo Village (present-day Shinbo, Tsuruga City), coming face-to-face with the Kaga Domain forces encamped in Habara Village (present-day Habara, Tsuruga City)…

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Site of Takeda Kōunsai's Honjin (Shinbo Jinya)

Eiganjiji Temple

Sōtō Zen sect. The first temple of the Wakasa Thirty-Three Kannon Pilgrimage. Founded in 1413 in what is now Eishin-chō. Relocated to its present site in 1607 by Uta no Sōtei. The Mito Tengu Party included 11 young boys. It is said that Ryudo, the…

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Eiganjiji Temple

Weeping Cherry Tree at Sanpōishi Kannon

The principal statue of Kannon Bodhisattva lacks a right hand. Legend has it that Kobo Daishi carved the statue overnight, but when a rooster crowed at dawn, he descended the mountain leaving only the right wrist behind. For this reason, it is said…

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Weeping Cherry Tree at Sanpōishi Kannon

Mihama Nuclear Power PR Center

At the tip of the Tsuruga Peninsula, a beautiful cove with white sand and blue waves is spanned by the elegant Niou Bridge. Our center is located at its base. Here, you can learn about various aspects of nuclear power, including how nuclear power p…

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Mihama Nuclear Power PR Center

Museum of Master Craftsmen

An art museum located within Goshikiyama Park. It displays various art and craftworks, including Japanese paintings, Western paintings, sculptures, and woodwork, as well as pieces by artists from Takahama Town.

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Museum of Master Craftsmen

Kumagawa Checkpoint

The guard post at the entrance to the post town has been restored to its original location. It is a rare historical structure in Japan, preserved in its original position within a designated Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional…

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Kumagawa Checkpoint

Myōraku-ji Temple

At the foot of the sacred Mount Tadagadake, passing through the mountain gate along the cherry-lined approach, the temple grounds' tranquility briefly lifts you from the mundane world. The main hall, Wakasa's oldest structure, features a hipped roo…

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Myōraku-ji Temple

Ishaku-ji Temple

Soto Zen sect. The principal image is a standing statue of the Eleven-Faced Thousand-Armed Kannon Bodhisattva. This temple originally stood on the site of Chōei-ji Temple (in Tara-shō, Obama City), but it is said to have been relocated to its prese…

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Ishaku-ji Temple

Site of Yokoi Shōnan's Residence

The site of the residence where Yokoi Shōnan, invited from Kumamoto Domain by Matsudaira Sōgaku to serve as political advisor to Fukui Domain, stayed during his visit to Fukui. Sakamoto Ryōma visited this residence when he came to Fukui at the behe…

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Site of Yokoi Shōnan's Residence

Former Kishina Family

This is the machiya townhouse where Shinbo-ya Kishina Sosuke, a lumber merchant in Fukui Domain's Mikuni Port, lived for generations. Located at the mouth of the Kuzuryu River, which flows through the Echizen Plain and empties into the Sea of Japan…

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Former Kishina Family

The Senko House (Tsubokawa Family Residence)

Built in the early Edo period, this is the oldest thatched-roof dwelling in Fukui Prefecture. Its front features an irimoya-style roof, while the rear has a hip-and-gable thatched roof. The exterior walls, clad in cedar bark, and the white shoji sc…

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The Senko House (Tsubokawa Family Residence)

Uga Shrine (Minami-Echizen Town)

Located at the western foot of Mt. Sannō, this shrine is listed in the Engishiki Jinmyōchō. By the late Kamakura period, it received generous patronage from the Uryū clan, lords of Somayama Castle, under whose support the shrine flourished greatly.…

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Uga Shrine (Minami-Echizen Town)

Mount Hachifusuyama

The area around Kinome Pass, which divides Fukui Prefecture into the northern and southern regions, is historically fascinating with many preserved historical sites. Today, Hachifusuyama features the Imajō 365 Ski Resort, making hiking to the summi…

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Mount Hachifusuyama

Itadori Inn

In the sixth year of Tenshō (1578), the town flourished after Shibata Katsuie improved the road. As the gateway to the Hokuriku Highway, it served as a crucial checkpoint where travelers were regulated, starting with the first lord of Fukui Domain,…

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Itadori Inn

Kodai Kuroya Store

The raw material for Echizen Japanese candles is the wax from the Japanese wax tree, and the wick is specially made from Japanese paper. Beyond the standard stick shape, they come in various forms, patterns, and colors, and are increasingly used fo…

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Kodai Kuroya Store
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