DISCOVER FUKUI

Takefu Knife Village features a "shared workshop" operated by 14 knife-making companies, where visitors can watch artisans crafting their respective products. The sight of sparks flying during the forging process allows you to experience …

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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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HighlightsImadate, 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. This tour takes you thr…

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Visit and experience Echizen Washi Village, Japan's premier handmade washi paper production area. Learn at the Paper Culture Museum, which displays 1,500 years of paper-making history all under one roof. Tour the Udagata Craft Center to witness…

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A theme park featuring mushrooms, the local specialty. The iconic Mushroom Tower offers a refreshing breeze and panoramic views of nature from its 30-meter-high observation deck, reached via a glass-walled elevator.The park features expansive lawn …

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Echizen Pottery Village features facilities where you can experience Echizen ware, a historic pottery tradition that has been continuously produced since the late Heian period.

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Yumeole Katsuyama is a museum dedicated to Katsuyama’s history of making silk fabric. Visitors can see the large old machines that were once used to weave silk, or try hands-on experiences such as weaving a coaster using a hand loom, or makin…

• Eiheiji, Okuetsu

HighlightsYanase 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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■HighlightsAt Nishikikuri Lacquerware Shop in Kawada, the town of Echizen lacquerware, brothers run a lacquer workshop. In this experience, you'll receive hands-on instruction directly from Masataka Nishikikuri, the elder brother and artisan at…

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Approximately 3,000 types of Wakasa lacquered chopsticks are on display, allowing visitors to experience traditional craftsmanship. The chopstick polishing experience is also popular, where you can create your very own chopsticks. The annual Chopst…

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The Echizen Ancient Kiln Museum consists of the "Museum," which displays nationally registered tangible cultural properties; the "Former Mizuno Family Residence," relocated from Fukui; and the authentic tea rooms "Tenshindo…

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Echizen Lacquerware boasts a 1,500-year history and holds an 80% share of the market for professional tableware used in hotels and restaurants. At the Urushi no Sato Kaikan, you can enjoy everything from viewing exhibits and shopping to watching de…

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Wazumi-kan Municipal Pottery Studio is a hands-on facility where everyone from adults to children can enjoy pottery. Our pottery classes can accommodate up to 40 participants at a time. Young ceramic artists from the Nitten exhibition will kindly g…

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Experience Wakasa Obama's traditional crafts firsthand. Master artisans who have inherited these crafts for generations demonstrate their skills, while visitors can actually create their own original pieces.

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HighlightsYuto 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 als…

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Heat a glass rod over a gas burner flame to melt it, creating a single glass bead. Later, we will mail the finished piece—a strap ornecklace. A memento of your journey in Ono, the town of famous waters, will be revived.

• Eiheiji, Okuetsu

The raw material for Echizen Japanese candles is the wax from the Japanese wax tree, and the wick is specially made from Japanese paper. Beyond the standard stick shape, they come in various forms, patterns, and colors, and are increasingly used fo…

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

Create your very own Kitamaebune ship using Echizen washi paper crafts. Instructors, including guides from the Kono Kitamaebune Shipowners' Street Guide Association, will kindly teach you.

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HighlightsThe Kawada district of Sabae City, Fukui Prefecture, is the production center for Echizen lacquerware, a tradition spanning over 1,500 years. It is said that Echizen lacquerware, produced here, accounts for over 80% of Japan's commerc…

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The abbot, who trained in Okinawa, creates OBAMA Glass in his hometown of Obama City, Fukui Prefecture.You can see the colorful glass goods being made right here.Workshop displays and sales are available, and hands-on experiences and custom orders …

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