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The only sandy beach on the Echizen Coast. Located in the middle of the calm coastline, it is popular with beachgoers during the summer. Many young people enjoy marine sports such as windsurfing, as they come to enjoy the spectacular panoramic view…

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Soba, a specialty of Imajo. Its history is long, with cultivation said to have begun 400 years ago. The best time to see the soba flowers is around late September.

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The Wakasa Mihama Tourism Association also offers bicycle rentals. Why not hop on a bike and feel the breeze of Mihama to the fullest?

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A plaza located upstream of the southern end of Sachi Bridge over the Asuwa River, near the site of Yuri Kōsei's residence. It features a statue of Yuri Kōsei facing the direction of the former residence of his mentor, Yokoi Shōnan (located downstr…

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This mountain castle, standing at an elevation of 267 meters, was built on the hill commonly known as Atagoyama behind Imajō-juku around the late Heian period. It is located near Imajō Station and is also part of a hiking course. During the Genpei …

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Established in Ichijōdani in 1533 by Asakura Takakage, a devotee of Dōchiku, this is a temple of the Tendai Shinshū sect. It is said to have been relocated here after the fall of the Asakura clan.

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The shogunate's administrative headquarters overseeing the shogunate-controlled territory of Echizen Province. It was located in Motobo Village, Niu District (present-day Motobo-cho, Echizen City) for approximately 150 years, from 1721 to 1870.

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According to records of the Nichiren sect, the temple was founded in 1464. Its founder was Nichin, a Nichiren priest who authored the Treatise on Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Governance of the Nation. However, it was actually Kuwano-ya…

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The long gate of the Ueda family, who served as senior retainers of the Sabae domain for generations, still conveys the atmosphere of the domain's townscape from that era. At that time, senior samurai were permitted to have front gates, and since p…

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Bicycle rentals are available at Wakasa Hongo Station. *Please note that ticket sales are also conducted at the counter. Depending on train arrival times, you may experience a slight wait at the counter. ・When using the service, you will be requir…

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Mount Haku is one of the peaks in the Hakusan Range located in the southwestern part of Hakusan National Park and is famous as the highest mountain in Fukui Prefecture. San-no-mine is said to have been named either for its historical significance a…

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Summer in Wakasa Bay bustles with beachgoers. After enjoying the sea to your heart's content, why not savor delicious Wakasa Bay fish at a minshuku or ryokan and fully experience the summer sea?

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From the rear of Kansai Electric Power's Reinan Substation in the Shinsho district of Mihama Town, follow the mountain path along the stream for about 40 minutes to reach Byōbū Falls. Plunging approximately 20 meters down three sheer cliff faces, t…

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This shrine enshrines the spirit of Matsuki Shōzaemon, who, at the beginning of the Edo period, became the representative of farmers in Wakasa suffering under harsh tax collection. He personally petitioned the feudal lord for tax reduction, sacrifi…

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Shōraku-ji Temple, the 32nd temple on the Wakasa Thirty-Three Kannon Pilgrimage, was founded in 764 by the monk Gyōki. It is said that Gyōki himself carved the principal image, the Sacred Kannon Bodhisattva, from sacred wood found in the mountains …

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The enshrined deity is Empress Jingū, wife of Emperor Chuai at Kibitsu Shrine, revered as the "Goddess of Childbirth." On July 22 each year, a nationally rare ritual called the Sōsan Festival takes place, where the enshrined deity of Emperor Chuai …

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From Ota Bridge to Nogami Bridge, a magnificent row of cherry trees stretches along both banks, their branches reaching out toward the water. This is one of Echizen City's most renowned cherry blossom viewing spots.

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Kōraku Castle features the cave at Shimo-Hase, recorded in the Meisho-ki as "the place where Crown Prince Tsuneyoshi of Emperor Go-Daigo was hidden in Kenmu 4 (1337), and this is Shōboku-ura." It is said that during the fall of Kanegasaki Castle in…

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This temple, originally the residence of Hidemi—a disciple of Kusunoki Masashige's younger brother—was converted to the Jōdo Shinshū sect. Its proper name is Kongōzan Okunenji. From the Tenpō era through the early Shōwa period, it produced many lea…

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Long ago, Fudō Myōō drifted ashore here and was enshrined beside the waterfall, giving rise to its name. In spring, cherry blossoms bloom profusely throughout the area, making it a beloved hiking spot. The Waterfall Festival is held every year on t…

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