DISCOVER FUKUI

"Hapi Bus" is a bus tour that lets you easily visit Fukui Prefecture’s major tourist attractions! Even for destinations that are hard to reach by train, "Hapi Bus" allows you to travel efficiently and comfortably. A t…

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui
• Eiheiji, Okuetsu

The Tojinbo Cliffs are a kilometer-long stretch of the coastline of northern Fukui. These tall cliffs are made up of countless natural columns of stone created 12 to 13 million years ago by volcanic activity—a rare phenomenon found in only tw…

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

Maruoka Castle dates back to 1576, and is one of only twelve original castle towers remaining in Japan today. In early and mid April, the castle celebrates its Cherry Blossom Festival. Some 400 cherry blossom trees bloom in the surrounding park, an…

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

The Ichijodani Asakura Clan Ruins, located in Ichijodani about 10 km southeast of Fukui City, were once a castle town during the Warring States period (1467–1568). Starting in 1967, excavations rediscovered the l…

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

The island of Oshima is just off the coast of northern Fukui, near the Tojinbo Cliffs. With an elevation of 27 meters and a circumference of 2 kilometers, it is the largest islet on the Echizen Coast. For many centuries, this small, densely foreste…

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

The ruins of Fukui Castle are located a few hundred meters from Fukui Station, now surrounding the Fukui Prefectural Office building. Fuku-no-I, an old well said to be the origin of the name “Fukui,” can be found in the northwest corner…

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

Keifuku Bus operates a dinosaur bus that goes directly from Fukui Station to the Dinosaur Museum.The powerful trick art design on the dinosaur bus is sure to be a photo-worthy sight.On board the bus, an attendant dressed as the expedition captain w…

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui
• Eiheiji, Okuetsu

Shibamasa World, on the northern coast of Fukui, is one of western Japan’s largest water parks with over 560,000 square meters overlooking the Sea of Japan. Visitors can enjoy roughly 50 water slides, including giant raft slides, and various …

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

Mount Asuwa, standing at an elevation of 116.4 meters, features a statue of Emperor Keitai—who laid the foundation for Fukui—as well as a cluster of more than a dozen ancient burial mounds. Located on Atagozaka Hill, the area is home to…

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

At "Dinosaur Square" on the west side of JR Fukui Station, visitors are greeted by a 7.3-meter-wide by 4.6-meter-tall dinosaur optical illusion that appears to leap out from the wall, a massive 45-meter-wide by 10-meter-tall dinosaur illu…

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

A 10-minute walk from Fukui Station and about 5 minutes from the ruins of Fukui Castle, Yokokan Garden is known for its harmony between the garden and the buildings in it. The villa inside is set on a large koi carp pond, with a number of stone &ld…

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

In addition to providing tourist information focused on downtown Fukui City, we offer services such as temporary luggage storage (for a fee, 9:00 AM–4:30 PM) and the sale of Fukui Railway tickets (afternoons only).We also offer rentals of rai…

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

Awara Onsen is one of Fukui Prefecture’s most famous hot spring towns.Since its discovery in 1883, Awara Onsen has welcomed countless visitors and is known as the “inner sanctum of the Kansai region” for its refined atmosphere. Th…

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

Saikoji Temple is the family temple of Shibata Katsuie and Oichi. After the fall of the Asakura clan, it is said that Katsuie relocated the temple from to its current location when he built his castle in Kitanosho. Within the temple grounds lies th…

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

This beach, located in the northwestern part of Mikuni Port, is popular with families with children because the water is shallow. During the season, it also becomes a marine resort destination for those who enjoy yachting, surfing, and windsurfing.…

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

The Ichijodani Asakura Family Site Museum has opened, offering visitors the chance to learn about the full picture and historical value of the once-prosperous Asakura clan's Sengoku-period (the 'Warring States" period of Japanese histo…

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

In the Yoshizaki area, where Rennyo, the founder of the Jodo Shinshu sect of Buddhism, made his missionary base, a new roadside station has opened to serve as a new tourist base while refining the area's natural, cultural, historical, culinary,…

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

This tourist information center opened in March 2024 to coincide with the launch of the Hokuriku Shinkansen service to Fukui and Tsuruga.Three to four concierges, including English-speaking staff, are always available to assist with tourist inquiri…

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

This museum allows visitors to view the ever-changing scenery of Oshima Island through a large 4m × 1.5m window, as if admiring a painting.It was planned and designed by Seiju Toda, an art director originally from the local area (Mikuni Town,…

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

The souvenir shop now established as "Tojinbo Yokocho," a dining spot specializing in seafood bowls, and newly added areas where you can enjoy Tojinbo sushi and grilled seafood right on the spot. We sincerely look forward to your visit when touring…

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui