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

This 11.24-kilometer road stretches from Mihama to Wakasa Town. At the summit park, accessible via lift or cable car from the first parking lot, you’ll find a 360-degree panoramic view of the scenic Five Lakes of Mikata and Wakasa Bay! The vi…

• Wakasa

Fukui Prefecture is a major center for eyewear production, accounting for over 90% of Japan’s domestic frame production. This showcase store features eyewear unique to the region. It also displays and sells purely domestic frames, as well as …

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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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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 Soba Village is a soba noodle factory and restaurant. Visitors can join lessons to learn how to make soba noodles made from buckwheat flour. The facility includes a shop that sells buckwheat products and various other local specialties.&nbs…

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One of the largest roadside stations in the prefecture has opened at the foot of Mount Arashima, one of Japan’s 100 Famous Mountains. It offers a wide variety of local products—including gourmet items made with locally sourced ingredien…

• Eiheiji, Okuetsu

This tourist information center is located at the entrance to Eiheiji Temple, the head temple of the Sōtō Zen sect. We offer restrooms, small coin lockers, and tourist pamphlets for Fukui Prefecture and neighboring cities and towns. For inquiries a…

• Eiheiji, Okuetsu

Michi no Eki Roadside Station Echizen-Takefu is a facility adjacent to the new Hokuriku Shinkansen station, Echizen-Takefu Station. Many people associate Fukui with delicious seafood, and this roadside station, managed by a local fishmonger, has at…

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Founded in 1954, this long-established Japanese confectionery shop in Eiheiji Town, Fukui Prefecture, is a purveyor to the Grand Head Temple Eiheiji. It is a "department store of Habutae mochi," offering the three major signature sweets&m…

• Eiheiji, Okuetsu

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

Raptor, the souvenir shop in front of the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, is one of Japan's leading dinosaur goods specialty stores, offering approximately 3,000 different items.Discover exclusive products and adorable dinosaur souvenirs ava…

• Eiheiji, Okuetsu

At the bottom of Suigetsu Lake, one of the Three Lakes of Mikata, sediment from the past 70,000 years forms distinct stripes. These annual growth rings, known as "nenko," are recognized as the global standard for dating. Inside the museum…

• Wakasa

Nihonkai Sakanamachi Seafood Market is lined with shops offering a wide variety of souvenirs—including popular seafood—and restaurants where you can enjoy fresh seafood. It attracts many visitors from both within and outside the prefect…

• Wakasa

Hokuriku Shinkansen: Opening at Fukui Station to support the region's high-quality lifestyle by promoting Fukui's unique charms like "gourmet cuisine" and "tradition" alongside the extension between Fukui and Tsuruga! A total of 44 shops are schedu…

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

Located in the middle reaches of the Kuzuryu River—the largest river in Fukui Prefecture—Eiheiji Town is blessed with pristine water and has a long history as a center of sake brewing; at one time, the Matsuoka district alone was home t…

• Eiheiji, Okuetsu

The tourist information center located within the grounds of Michi-no-Eki Echizen. Operated by the Echizen Town Tourism Federation, it provides tourist information as well as introductions to lodging and dining establishments.

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Located next to Nishiyama Park, one of the premier azalea spots on the Sea of Japan coast, where approximately 50,000 azalea plants bloom in early to mid-May, is the "Michi no Eki Roadside Station Nishiyama Park," surrounded by flowers an…

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About 5 minutes from the Katsuyama Interchange on the Chubu Jukan Expressway!Located along the route to the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, this is a great spot to stop for a break or a meal.We offer a selection of about 4,000 items, including f…

• Eiheiji, Okuetsu

This is a small shop in a small town where you can truly feel the warmth of the staff and customers.We offer a wide variety of products, including vegetables grown in Ikeda Town, boxed lunches, and souvenirs."Mama no Mizu," a mineral wate…

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