DISCOVER FUKUI

“Happy Bus” is a convenient bus tour that lets you hop around Fukui Prefecture’s major attractions with ease. A professional bus guide accompanies the tour, introducing Fukui’s charms and the features of …

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui
• Eiheiji, Okuetsu

Sabae produces over 90% of all eyeglass frames made in Japan. The Megane Museum (“Glasses Museum”), located here, teaches visitors about the history of glasses, and the more than 200 steps involved in making a pair. Visitors can make re…

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Hakusan Heisenji Shrine was originally established in 717, and is best known for its mossy grounds and gardens. Today, Hakusan Heisenji Shrine is beloved as a quiet refuge from the modern world. Along the path to the shrine, moss covers parts of th…

• Eiheiji, Okuetsu

The temple of Eiheiji was established in 1244 as a temple of the Soto school of Zen Buddhism, by Zen Master Dogen (1200–1253). The temple is located in a deep mountain valley with more than 70 halls and towers. Today, Eiheiji is one of the he…

• Eiheiji, Okuetsu

Highlights Yuto Takeuchi is an eyewear craftsman at Sun Optical Co., Ltd., an eyewear factory specializing in plastic-rimmed frames. He designs a wide range of eyeglasses and sunglasses, from stylish everyday pieces to artistic creations. He has al…

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Highlights Yanase Ryōzō Paper Workshop specializes in producing traditional Japanese paper, primarily creating wrapping paper and packaging paper used by Japanese confectionery shops. They craft paper using the delicate technique of mold-made paper…

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Images courtesy of <Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum>.This museum specializes in geology and paleontology with a focus on dinosaurs. It is known as one of the three leading dinosaur museums in the world because of its scale and contents.The …

• Eiheiji, Okuetsu

Echizen Pottery Village is a collection of facilities where visitors can learn about, and experience, Echizen Pottery. Visit the Fukui Prefectural Museum of Ceramics, explore a park full of modern sculptures, or shape your own Echizen Pottery out o…

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■Highlights Yamaken Woodworking is the only company in Takefu, the heartland of Echizen cutlery, specializing in crafting handles for Japanese kitchen knives. While it's a part we rarely notice in daily life, the knife handle is packed with meticul…

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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

Highlights Imadate, a town with 1,500 years of Echizen washi history. Legend has it that Echizen washi began when a beautiful woman descended from the mountains and taught the villagers the art of washi paper making. &nbsp; This tour takes you …

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Chōshōji Temple was built on the site of Fujishima Castle from the Nanboku-chō period, and part of the castle's earthen ramparts remain within the grounds of Nishi-Chōshōji Temple. Fujishima Castle is said to have been built by Shiba Takatsune, a m…

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

The post town of Kumagawa-juku was established in 1589, as a place for travelers to rest between Kyoto and the Wakasa region of southern Fukui. Visitors today can explore its traditional townscape, lined with buildings that date back to the Edo per…

• Wakasa

HighlightsSabae City in Fukui Prefecture is the City of Eyeglasses! Stepping off at Sabae Station, eyeglass motifs greet you throughout the town. Plus Jack is a rare workshop in this eyeglass city, handling every step of eyeglass production entirel…

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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

Echizen-yaki pottery kilns showcase and sell their products and works all in one place. The spacious venue permanently displays approximately 1,000 diverse items, ranging from traditional natural-glazed jars and vases to everyday plates and bowls, …

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Echizen Ono Castle has risen to international fame in recent years, for a unique weather phenomenon. The castle sits about 250 meters up, on a small mountain surrounded by the city of Ono. On some mornings from late autumn through spring, when the …

• Eiheiji, Okuetsu

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 layout of the town, including t…

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

Ono City is rich in groundwater, with springs bubbling up throughout the town. Among these, "Oshōzu," selected as one of Japan's Top 100 Famous Waters, has long been known as "Lord's Clear Water" because it was historically used as the feudal lord'…

• Eiheiji, Okuetsu

Awara Onsen is Fukui’s largest hot spring resort town, with many hot spring inns of all sizes. Awara Onsen has been welcoming many guests since its opening in 1881, and is so elegant that it is called "the inner parlor of Kansai&quo…

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui