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Three-Sided Stone Kannon

Just beside Mikata Station stands the Mikata Stone Kannon. As you climb the stone steps, you'll find a stone rooster partway up. Legend has it that Kobo Daishi, carving the Kannon statue overnight, heard the rooster crow at dawn and left the right …

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Three-Sided Stone Kannon

Fukui City Designated Cultural Property: Osagoe Folk House…

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 …

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Manyo Village Ajinomonoen Museum Manyo Hall

Echizen City's Ajimano is known as the setting for the tragic love songs of Nakatomino Yakamori, exiled here from the Heijō capital, and Sano no Otogami no Otome, who longed for him in the capital. Additionally, Echizen City serves as the backdrop …

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Manyo Village Ajinomonoen Museum Manyo Hall

Goryo Shrine

The enshrined deity is Prince Sawara, the son of Emperor Kanmu. It is said that an imperial edict was issued to provincial governors nationwide to establish Goryo Shrines to appease the vengeful spirit of Prince Sawara, who was caught up in politic…

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Goryo Shrine

Fukui Shrine

The enshrined deity is Lord Matsudaira Yoshitaka (Shungaku), the 16th lord of the Echizen Fukui domain.

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Fukui Shrine

Zazen Experience

Taisei-ji Temple is one of the few major temples of the Rinzai Zen Kenchiji School in Wakasa. This quiet temple, rich in nature, offers zazen meditation experiences. You can also listen to the head priest's sermon by prior reservation. (Reservation…

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Zazen Experience

Sparkling Port Hall

The facility features a multipurpose event hall and a smaller hall ideal for plays and recitals, hosting various events including tourism and product fairs. There is also a relaxing space where visitors can enjoy a cup of coffee while gazing out at…

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Sparkling Port Hall

Matsuki Shōkichi Art Memorial Museum and Local History Mus…

Born in Wakasa Town, Fukui Prefecture, and raised in Hongo, Ooi Town, sculptor Shokichi Matsuki's works are displayed alongside exhibits showcasing Ooi Town's history and way of life from ancient times to the present.

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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

Tadaji Temple

The main hall of Tada-ji enshrines the principal image of Yakushi Nyorai, renowned for its miraculous healing power against eye ailments. Flanking it are the Eleven-Faced Kannon, also called the Mona Lisa of Wakasa, and the Heian-period Sacred Kann…

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Tadaji Temple

Shimohase Cave

Kōraku Castle features the cave at Shimo-Hase, recorded in the Meisho-ki as "the place where Crown Prince Tsuneyoshi of Emperor Go-Daigo was hidden in Kenmu 4 (1337), and this is Shōboku-ura." It is said that during the fall of Kanegasaki Castle in…

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Shimohase Cave

Yuo Pass

The Yuo Pass area has long been a key transportation hub and was frequently the site of battles, including the Genpei War, conflicts during the Nanboku-chō period, and the Ikko Ikki uprising. It is said that in 1578, when Shibata Katsuie improved t…

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Yuo Pass

Kuzuryu River Museum: Waku Waku RiverCAN

If you want to learn about the Kuzuryu River and Narika Dam, this is the place. You can enjoy learning through models showing how the dam works, large water tanks, live shows, and more.

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Former Uryu Family Residence

The former Uryu family residence, built around 1699, is one of the oldest surviving private houses in the prefecture. It features a unique beam structure utilizing cross-braced pillars and thick, tapered columns. Sitting beside the irori hearth wit…

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Former Uryu Family Residence

Kadashiwa Shrine

The wooden demon masks (Tsuina masks) of parents and child at Kadashiwa Shrine, believed to date from the late Kamakura period, are designated as Important Cultural Properties of Japan. They are publicly displayed every February 11th, when the ritu…

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Kadashiwa Shrine

Goshoji Temple

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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Koyasu Kannon @ Shokoji Temple

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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Koyasu Kannon @ Shokoji Temple

Shinchoji Temple

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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Shinchoji Temple

Site of Motohori Jinya

The shogunate's administrative headquarters overseeing the shogunate-controlled territory of Echizen Province. It was located in Motobo Village, Niu District (present-day Motobo-cho, Echizen City) for approximately 150 years, from 1721 to 1870.

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Site of Motohori Jinya

Tomb of Niwa Nagahide (Sōkōji Temple)

Nobuhide Niwa, a trusted vassal whom Oda Nobunaga called "a friend and brother," was known alongside Shibata Katsuie as one of the twin pillars of the Oda clan. Nobuhide's grave lies at Sōkōji Temple (founded by Nobuhide as his family temple) in Ts…

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Tomb of Niwa Nagahide (Sōkōji Temple)
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