DISCOVER FUKUI

Tsuruga City is a port of call for the Kitamaebune ships, boasting several components of the Japan Heritage site "A Dream Woven by Men Who Conquered the Rough Seas: The Kitamaebune Port and Shipowners' Village." Experience the local industry of "ha…

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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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＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝ 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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This is the pilgrimage route to the sacred Mount Hakusan. In the past, three routes known as the Zen-jo-do (Zen Summit Paths) led to the summit from the three provinces of Echizen, Kaga, and Mino. These were named because the summit of Mount Hakusa…

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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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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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The main building and observation building are located within the approximately 28-hectare Nature Observation Forest.The main building houses an exhibition hall that clearly displays Fukui's nature, along with a lecture hall and a reference room. T…

• Eiheiji, Okuetsu

Founded around the Eishō era (1504–1521) by the great priest Tōmoku Chōju (second abbot of Ryūun-ji), this is a Sōtō Zen temple. Perched on a hill overlooking the mouth of the Kuzuryu River, it was called "Hiyoriyama" (Weather Mountain) because dur…

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The Ukonke Museum (Kitamaebune Archives Center) teaches visitors about the Kitamaebune trading ships that once traveled along the Sea of Japan coast. Mikuni was once a major port for these ships. This museum was originally the house of the wealthy …

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The temple possesses the simple, unadorned appearance characteristic of Zen temples. However, a map of Fuchu from the first year of the Shotoku era (1711) records its grounds as measuring 44 ken (approximately 80 meters) north to south and 50 ken (…

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Established in 1484 (Bunmei 16) by Zenchin Shonin, a senior disciple of Rennyo Shonin of Honganji (and head priest of Goshakuji, the head temple of the Shinnyo-shu Izumoji sect), the temple name "Yoganji" was bestowed by Rennyo Shonin him…

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Kongo-in Temple, exuding the simple atmosphere of a mountain temple, is a Soto Zen temple. It was founded in 1433.In 1610, Honda Tomomasa relocated it to its current site, where the castle of the former lord, Aoki Kii-no-kami, once stood. Within th…

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Goshoji Temple, with its majestic red-tiled zomyo-style mountain gate, is the head temple of the Shinnyo-shu Izumoji sect.Founded by Shinran Shonin in Kyoto's Izumoji region in the first year of Tenpuku (1254), it was relocated to its present s…

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The Koyasu Kannon ーBuddhist deity of compassionー is enshrined in the inner sanctuary of Shokoji Temple. It was placed here by Emperor Kinmei, the son of Emperor Keitai, who was known for his deep filial devotion.The Kannon Bodhisattva is known fo…

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Elevation 807m. The trail along the ridge from Yoshimine Temple, passing through Daibutsu-ji Mountain, and reaching the Head Temple Eiheiji is affectionately known as the "Ancestral Footsteps Course," as it is said to be the path Zen Mast…

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The first dojo where Zen Master Dogen practiced upon entering Echizen, boasting a history of approximately 800 years. At the invitation of Lord Hatano Yoshishige in 1243, Zen Master Dogen entered Yoshimine-ji Temple in Shibi District, Echizen, spen…

• Eiheiji, Okuetsu

The Kōra-zukuri-style Calendar Museum is a unique museum filled with materials related to calendars, including rare ancient astronomical instruments and calendars from bygone eras. It was built in commemoration of the descendants of Abe no Seimei, …

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A plaza located upstream of the southern end of Sachi Bridge over the Asuwa River, near the site of Yuri Kōsei's residence. It features a statue of Yuri Kōsei facing the direction of the former residence of his mentor, Yokoi Shōnan (located downstr…

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This mountain castle, standing at an elevation of 267 meters, was built on the hill commonly known as Atagoyama behind Imajō-juku around the late Heian period. It is located near Imajō Station and is also part of a hiking course. During the Genpei …

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Established in Ichijōdani in 1533 by Asakura Takakage, a devotee of Dōchiku, this is a temple of the Tendai Shinshū sect. It is said to have been relocated here after the fall of the Asakura clan.

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