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This beach retains the quiet charm of a traditional fishing village while offering a full range of facilities including hotels and inns. Visitors can also enjoy rock fishing along the rocky shores.For the 2024 season, the beach will be open from Mo…

• Wakasa

This is a beach where you can spend time peacefully. There's also a campground nearby where you can enjoy yourself.The beach will be open for swimming in 2024.The opening period will be from mid-July to the end of August.Please note that the be…

• Wakasa

This is a fun beach for diving and snorkeling. It features an artificial seawater pool.【Beach】Rocky, Gravel, and Concrete BeachThe beach will open in 2024.Operating period: July 10th to August 20th

• Tannan

The garden features an ornamental lotus garden where visitors can see approximately 130 varieties of lotus flowers from around the world, as well as a viewing platform. From July through August, the Lotus Festival is held, featuring a variety of ev…

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Located within Yoshikage Park, the area is also famous as a prime spot for cherry blossoms. The Asakura clan flourished for 103 years across five generations, from the Muromachi period through the age of civil war. Yoshikage, the shugo daimyo of Ec…

• Eiheiji, Okuetsu

Summer brings crowds of beachgoers to Wakasa Bay. After enjoying the sea to your heart's content, why not savor delicious local fish at a minshuku or ryokan and fully experience the summer sea?

• Wakasa

Kamo Shrine is located in Nata-sho, Ooi Town. It is said to have been established in 1348 (the 4th year of the Jōwa era), and records indicate it underwent renovations around the middle of the Edo period. Unique folk customs not seen elsewhere are …

• Wakasa

Walking along the approach lined with tall, straight cedar trees, a tall, slender building comes into view on the left. Inside stands a large, black-lacquered wooden Buddha statue, approximately 8 meters tall.It is one of the Three Great Buddhas of…

• Tannan

In 887, Chūnagon Nariyuki, exiled to Echizen (present-day northern Fukui Prefecture), prayed here continuously to clear his name of false charges. Soon after, he was pardoned and returned to the capital. Grateful, he built the shrine hall, which is…

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This temple of the Koyasan Shingon sect is said to have been founded by the great master Taichō. In the early Heian period (794-1185), it became an imperial temple commissioned by Emperor Murakami, and its name is said to derive from the era name T…

• Wakasa

The crystal-clear waters are perfect not only for swimming but also for observing fish. Colorful seashells wash up on the shore, and after swimming, you can enjoy walking along the sandy beach while watching the sunset.

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

This space lets you move your body comfortably and enjoy the pleasure of working up a sweat—whether through indoor exercise and training or games and relaxation under the sun. Designed as an age-inclusive facility, everyone can enjoy using it.

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

Utilizing the environment and culture of Echizen Town, "Omoide-na" was established as a place for urban-rural exchange and information dissemination. It sells fresh and appealing products, including agricultural goods, crafts, and specialty items.

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Osagoe Folk House Museum is a traditional village where visitors can glimpse the lives of Fukui's ancestors. Five representative old houses from around the 18th century—including those of wealthy farmers and village headmen—have been relocated and …

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

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 …

• Tannan

A small park beside the moat of Fukui Castle ruins. It features a restored diagram of the main keep, explanatory panels detailing the history of Fukui Castle town, and a statue depicting Yokoi Shōnan departing for Kyushu in the winter of 1858 for a…

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

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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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This charming small garden was created based on garden design manuals popular during the Kyōhō era (1716–1735). It is an outstanding example of the Momoyama style, where visitors can appreciate the calculated beauty of nature—man-made hills, ponds,…

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Tokimizu, a prefecturally designated scenic spot, is a nationally rare intermittent cold spring located midway up Mt. Ohira. Water gushes forth at intervals of several hours. Long ago, mountain workers used the sound of this water as a timekeeper, …

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