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

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

Seidaiji Temple is home to the Echizen Great Buddha, one of the largest seated Buddha statues in Japan. This 17-meter-tall statue was based on the seated Buddha statue in the Longmen Grottoes of Luoyang, China, where Buddhism was first introduced. …

• Eiheiji, Okuetsu

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 ruins of Kitanosho Castle can be found at Shibata Park. Construction of the castle was started in 1575, by the warlord Shibata Katsuie (c. 1523–1583), but it was destroyed in 1583 with Shibata’s defeat. The park also includes a shri…

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

Kehi Jingu Shrine has been famous for its “Chomeisui,” or “water of long life,” for roughly 1,300 years. When the shrine was rebuilt in the year 702, a water spring was discovered here. It was considered sacred because the s…

• Wakasa

Okamoto-Otaki Shrine is Japan’s only shrine dedicated to the goddess of paper. Nowadays, it is known for its history, beautiful grounds, and its unusual architecture: a single large, complex roof connects and combines Okamoto and Otaki Shrine…

• Tannan

Daianzenji Temple is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple known for architecture, gardens, and Zen experiences. The temple offers zazen seated meditation sessions, as well as shakyo (tracing sutras), shabutsu (tracing Buddhist imagery), and kirie (cutting …

• 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

Myotsuji Temple is located in the mountains of Obama, surrounded by peaceful forests. The temple’s Hondo main hall and three-tiered pagoda are designated National Treasures. Visitors can step inside the Hondo and see the main shrine, as well …

• Wakasa

Located in the quiet mountains of Shoden-cho, Echizen City, Gotanjoji Temple ーof the Soto Zen Buddhist sectー is a temple specializing in ascetic practices where monks devote themselves to daily training.Commonly called "Neko-dera,&…

• Tannan

The Omizu-Okuri “Water-Sending” Ritual to Nara's Todaiji Temple is renowned as a sacred ritual of this shrine temple. With the sacred mountain as its backdrop, the main hall (a designated Important Cultural Property), the fines…

• Wakasa

Wakasa Kokubunji Temple is one of the provincial temples established nationwide during the Nara period by imperial decree of Emperor Shōmu and is designated as a national historic site. The Shakado Hall houses a large seated statue of Shaka Nyorai,…

• Wakasa

Uriwarinotaki falls is located near Obama, known for a delicious natural spring that produces cold water all year round—consistently 13°C, even in summer. Unlike most famous waterfalls, it is wide and low to the ground, spreading out into…

• Wakasa

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

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

Tsurugi Shrine was burned down by Taira no Kiyomori in 1161, but Taira no Shigemori, Kiyomori's eldest son, rebuilt the shrine in 1164. Shigemori is enshrined at the Komatsu Ken'un Shrine within the grounds.Tsurugi Shrine is the second most…

• Tannan

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

Sakaenoyashiro Shrine is a major shrine located next to the ruins of Fukui Castle. A stone torii gate welcomes visitors to its peaceful grounds. The shrine holds over a dozen events and rituals throughout the year, including a large festival at the…

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

Upon entering the main hall, a magnificent, lustrous bronze Buddha statue immediately greets visitors. Standing approximately 5.5 meters tall from lotus pedestal to crown, it features a serene countenance. Erected in 1847 (Kōka 4), it was dedicated…

• Tannan