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Minami-Echizen Cultural Center
Rainbow Park Nanjo
Rainbow Park Nanjo transforms the riverbed along the Hinokawa River into a recreational zone. It features a full-scale "Mallet Golf Course" (36 holes total) suitable for official tournaments and a "Roller Skating Rink" enjoyable for beginners. Addi…
- Tannan
Mana Gorge and Lake Mana
The Managawa Gorge is a deep canyon that develops from about 1 km upstream of the Gojōhō Power Plant in the upper reaches of the Managawa River in Ōno City, extending to the vicinity of the Managawa Dam. Further upstream lies Lake Mana, where the s…
- Eiheiji, Okuetsu
Mankei-ji Temple
A direct branch temple of Eiheiji, the head temple of the Soto Zen sect, and the family temple of the Sabae domain lords, the Kanbe clan. The ceiling ink paintings "Wind God," "Dragon God," and "Thunder God," painted by the 7th domain lord, Kanbe A…
- Tannan
Shirasaki Park
Shirasaki Park, with its expansive lawns, features a variety of play equipment including a large slide and jungle gym, making it a casual, family-friendly park. After playing energetically under the sun, you can unwind and relax in the hot springs—…
- Tannan
Furusato Gallery Shura
The first floor features an exhibition room, a lobby, and a Japanese-style room suitable for use as a tea ceremony room. The second floor has two exhibition rooms, which serve as display spaces for citizens' paintings, calligraphy, crafts, and othe…
- Tannan
Takeshi Public Hall Memorial Museum, Echizen City
Completed in 1929, the Takefu Public Hall is a representative Western-style building from the early Showa period. It served as the town hall (city hall) from 1934 to 1955, and subsequently as a public hall, truly becoming a symbolic building for Ta…
- Tannan
Echizen Kabuto (Dainichi Mountain)
The mountain was named for its resemblance to the helmets worn by ancient warlords. It is a Troide-type volcano, with a dome-shaped summit. It is also called "Dainichi Mountain" because it enshrines the principal image of Shingon Esoteric Buddhism,…
- Eiheiji, Okuetsu
Site of Yuri Kōsei's Residence
This is the place where Yuri Kōsei (Mitsuo Hachirō) lived, who rebuilt the finances of the Fukui domain and drafted the original version of the "Five Charter Oaths," titled "Outline of the Principles of Government," for the new government. It is sa…
- Awara,Sakai,Fukui
Site of the Tobacco Inn
In November 1867, before Sakamoto Ryoma was assassinated, he met with Yuri Kōsei at this inn to discuss plans for the new government. It is said they talked late into the night about Japan's future. A stone monument was erected on the site of the i…
- Awara,Sakai,Fukui
Fukui Castle Mountain Village Entrance Gate
The Yamazato-guchi Gate, also known as the "Rokabashi Gate" or "Tenshudai-shitamon," is a masugata gate guarding the western side of Fukui Castle's Honmaru. From the early Edo period, the western area connecting to the Honmaru, known as the Nishi …
- Awara,Sakai,Fukui
Griffith Memorial
The Fukui City Griffith Memorial Museum, which revived the Western-style residence of William Elliott Griffith (1843-1928), an American who worked as a teacher for the Fukui Domain in the early Meiji period, opened in October 2015. The city of Fuku…
- Awara,Sakai,Fukui
Ayukawa Beach
One of the Sea of Japan's most pristine beaches, renowned for its crystal-clear waters. Nearby, numerous guesthouses and inns dot the area, and in summer, beachside cafes and colorful umbrellas appear. Enjoy marine sports, camping, fishing, and sce…
- Awara,Sakai,Fukui
Statue of Umeda Unbin
Umebana Unbin was born in 1815 to a family of samurai in the Obama domain and studied at the Junzōkan academy. After repeatedly criticizing the shogunate before the domain lord Sakai Tadayoshi, Unbin was expelled from the domain and became a ronin.…
- Wakasa
Mermaid Beach
Mermaid Beach, located within Obama Bay, is a popular artificial white sand beach renowned for its exceptional location just minutes from the city center.
- Wakasa
Ogawa Beach
Summer brings crowds of beachgoers to Wakasa Bay. After enjoying the sea to your heart's content, why not savor the delicious fish of Wakasa Bay at a minshuku or ryokan and fully experience the summer sea?
- Wakasa
Honkatsuji Temple
A temple of the Nichiren Shu sect. Originally founded in 810 as a Shingon sect temple, it was converted to Nichiren Shu by Saint Nichiryu in 1426. Members of the Mito Tengu Party who had surrendered to the Kaga Domain forces participating in the s…
- Wakasa
Site of Takeda Kōunsai's Honjin (Shinbo Jinya)
On December 11, 1864 (Genji 1), the Mito Tengu Party crossed Kinome Pass and arrived at Shinbo Village (present-day Shinbo, Tsuruga City), coming face-to-face with the Kaga Domain forces encamped in Habara Village (present-day Habara, Tsuruga City)…
- Wakasa
Mito Martyrs Memorial Hall (Former Herring Warehouse)
Currently closed for relocation work. For details, please see below.Notice Regarding Relocation Work for the Mito Martyrs Memorial Hall (Former Herring Warehouse) - Tsuruga City This is one of the sixteen warehouses that housed the 823 members of t…
- Wakasa
Former Hokuriku Line Tunnel Complex
In 1896, the section between Tsuruga and Fukui on the former Hokuriku Line opened. Particularly challenging was the stretch between Tsuruga and Imajo, characterized by rugged mountains and steep gradients. Twelve tunnels were excavated here, eleven…
- Tannan
- Wakasa
