Attractions

Nako Beach

Offshore fishing rafts are available, making it a great spot for families.

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Nako Beach

Ano Beach

The water is clean, making it safe for families with children to enjoy swimming. The guesthouse is right next to the beach, making it perfect for overnight guests.

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Ano Beach

Kaminoyama Youth Travel Village

Sports enthusiasts and nature lovers alike will find our comprehensive facilities satisfying. Featuring tennis courts, soccer fields, softball fields, a grand golf course, and a convention hall, with BBQ facilities also available. Enjoy plenty of f…

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Kaminoyama Youth Travel Village

Mihama Nuclear Power PR Center

At the tip of the Tsuruga Peninsula, a beautiful cove with white sand and blue waves is spanned by the elegant Niou Bridge. Our center is located at its base. Here, you can learn about various aspects of nuclear power, including how nuclear power p…

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Mihama Nuclear Power PR Center

Wakasa Town History and Culture Museum

Approximately 170 items, including various haniwa clay figures and gold earrings with pendants excavated from ancient burial mounds within Wakasa Town, are on permanent display.

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Wakasa Town History and Culture Museum

Museum of Master Craftsmen

An art museum located within Goshikiyama Park. It displays various art and craftworks, including Japanese paintings, Western paintings, sculptures, and woodwork, as well as pieces by artists from Takahama Town.

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Museum of Master Craftsmen

Suzaki's Tall Lantern

On the left bank of the former Shō River estuary stands a stone lantern entwined with vines. This tall stone lantern, built in 1802 by Shōyama Seibei, a ship merchant, is also known as "Shōyama's Tall Stone Lantern." It served as a vital landmark f…

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Suzaki's Tall Lantern

Shion-in Temple

The Wakasa Kannon Pilgrimage consists of 33 sites. Shion-in Temple is the 28th temple on this pilgrimage route, an ancient temple housing a sacred Kannon statue of the Rinzai sect. The 33 Kannon statues enshrined within the temple buildings were pl…

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Shion-in Temple

Tadaji Temple

The main hall of Tada-ji enshrines the principal image of Yakushi Nyorai, renowned for its miraculous healing power against eye ailments. Flanking it are the Eleven-Faced Kannon, also called the Mona Lisa of Wakasa, and the Heian-period Sacred Kann…

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Tadaji Temple

Jōzenji Temple

The seated statue of Fudō Myōō, believed to date from the Heian period, is designated an Important Cultural Property. Its imposing and majestic appearance has earned it the alternate name "Wave-Cutting Fudō," and it is revered by fishermen.

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Jōzenji Temple

Kokubunji (Obama City)

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,…

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Kokubunji (Obama City)

Kūinji Temple

This Soto Zen temple serves as the family temple of the Sakai clan, lords of Obama Domain, and houses the graves of successive generations. It stands on the site of the 1552 residence of Wakasa guardian Takeda Motomitsu, surrounded by moats dug int…

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Kūinji Temple

Ishaku-ji Temple

Soto Zen sect. The principal image is a standing statue of the Eleven-Faced Thousand-Armed Kannon Bodhisattva. This temple originally stood on the site of Chōei-ji Temple (in Tara-shō, Obama City), but it is said to have been relocated to its prese…

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Ishaku-ji Temple

The Cave Where the Eight-Hundred-Year-Old Nun Entered Nirv…

The legend of the 800-year-old nun who ate mermaid flesh and lived to be 800 years old. The cave where she is said to have returned after traveling the nation, helping the poor, and scattering camellia seeds to make flowers bloom. Camellias reminis…

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The Cave Where the Eight-Hundred-Year-Old Nun Entered Nirv…

【Sustainable Tsuruga】Clean Beach & Upcycling Experience

Join TEAM CLEAN BLUE (TCB) for a beach cleanup experience in Tsuruga's ocean! TEAM CLEAN BLUE was formed in December 2020 when three ocean lovers met and united in their desire to clean up Tsuruga's seas. By "connecting the sea and people, and conn…

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【Sustainable Tsuruga】Clean Beach & Upcycling Experience

【Sustainable Tsuruga】Handmade Oboro Kombu Experience

Tsuruga City is a port of call for the Kitamaebune ships, boasting several components of the Japan Heritage site "A Dream Woven by Men Who Conquered the Rough Seas: The Kitamaebune Port and Shipowners' Village." Experience the local industry of "ha…

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【Sustainable Tsuruga】Handmade Oboro Kombu Experience

Farmstay Riyuemon · Kianuri Yomon

A farmstay specializing in whole-house rentals! Whether there are 2 or 10 of you, you can relax in the entire house without having to worry about anyone else! Everything you need is provided, including a toilet, bath, kitchen, dishes, and a washing…

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Takahama Inn: Komatsu

This inn features cypress baths and an open-air bath, and prides itself on its cuisine, which includes fugu and crab. We have three charter buses available and can arrange transportation for guests traveling from afar.

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Takahama Inn: Komatsu

Yoshimi Ryokan

We offer delicious meals made with a focus on homemade ingredients, such as our own rice, vegetables, and miso. We rent out BBQ equipment and can provide all ingredients except meat. You can use the equipment on our premises.

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Yoshimi Ryokan

Matae

This is a traditional, cozy guesthouse with many repeat guests. If there's availability, you can check in early!

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Matae
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