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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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Asuwayama Park, located on top of Mt. Asuwa, is known for seasonal flowers, such as weeping cherry blossom trees in late March and April. In spring, 3,500 cherry trees, selected as one of the "100 best cherry blossom viewing spots," bloom…

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Notice of Temporary Closure We sincerely appreciate your continued patronage.This year, the Garden Club House (Suisen no Yakata) at Cape Echizen Daffodil Land will be closed from June 1 to September 30, 2025.We apologize for any inconvenience …

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Echizen City is where Murasaki Shikibu (970–1019), the author of The Tale of Genji, lived away from the capital for the only time in her life. It is said that she visited the city with her father, Fujiwara no Tameoki, who became the governor …

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This botanical garden is the largest on the Sea of Japan coast, spanning 25 hectares. Designed to utilize the natural terrain, it also features a plant museum. To make it easy for visitors to navigate, the garden includes 35 distinct plant sections…

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The Forest and River Promenade is a four-kilometer trail through the lush natural environment of Ikeda. Surround yourself with cherry blossoms in spring, greenery in summer, and red leaves in autumn. The trail passes by Tree Picnic Adventure Ikeda …

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In Fukui City, the banks of the Asuwa River are a beloved springtime destination for cherry blossoms. Some 600 trees line a stretch of the river more than two kilometers long, and from late March to mid-April, they come into bloom. During the Fukui…

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Mount Monju is a sacred mountain founded by the great monk Taichō in the first year of the Yōrō era (717), approximately 1,300 years ago. It consists of three peaks: Great Monju, Small Monju, and Okunoin, and is a central and important mountain wit…

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Echizen Daffodil is the generic name for Japanese daffodils that bloom along the Echizen coast. Along with the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture and Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture, Echizen is one of the three largest colonies of daffodils in Jap…

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Yurinosato Park is known for vast fields of lilies and roses. On most evenings, from sunset to 9:30 p.m., the park lights up. The central building is colored with spotlights, and there is an arched tunnel wrapped in lights for visitors to walk thro…

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The approximately 2-hectare cosmos field in the Yakushigamiya district of Nokoucho, Katsuyama City, Fukui Prefecture reaches its peak in mid-October, with approximately 800,000 cosmos blooming in full splendor. The cosmos bathed in the setting sun …

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It consists of an urban botanical garden and a green park. Green Park features a water stage, a lawn interaction plaza, a mini boat pond, and playground equipment, providing a spacious and open environment where children can play freely. It is a po…

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Stars twinkle, and you feel the forest's breath.Hear nature's voice in the timeless grove.In the forest overlooking Mount Ochi, Echizen Town, Niu District, Fukui Prefecture.The Eternal Romance Forest is a vast facility spanning 170,000 squa…

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A Zen temple belonging to the Myōshinji branch of the Rinzai school. It is said to have been founded by the great master Taichō during the Tenpyō-hōji era in what is now Yoshié, Sabae City. After falling into ruin, it was restored during the Edo pe…

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Ikegami Sunflower Park, located along the Sakai Northern Wide-Area Farm Road "Fruit Line," features approximately 300,000 sunflowers reaching their peak bloom around August each year. Covering a total area of about 50,000 square meters—roughly the …

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Kakyo Park was established in honor of Echizen’s ties to Emperor Keitai (c. 450–c. 531). The park is known for its beautiful seasonal scenery, such as cherry blossoms in April, and the deep red of the maple leaves in November. 

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The Miyanoshita Cosmos Park, in the outskirts of Fukui City, is a 17.5-hectare field filled with some 100 million cosmos flowers. They bloom from the end of September through the end of October, filling the park with white, red, orange, and pink fl…

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Echizen narcissus, said to have originated in Fukui City's Koshino district, is cultivated and displayed year-round, allowing visitors to enjoy the flowers and fragrance anytime. You can also relax on the park lawn while gazing at the magnificent v…

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Lavender fields stretching along the Fruit Line in Kado, Mikuni Town, evoke the feeling of Hokkaido. Six thousand lavender plants are cultivated across the vast fields, offering healing through the beautiful purple expanse and refreshing fragrance.…

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This is a sunflower field blooming near the ball field in Asahi, Echizen Town.＜2025 Information＞※This year, the sunflower fields are divided into two locations: north and south of the ball field. August 3, 2025: The northern field reached its pea…

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