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This is the home of Wakasa Beef. Goats and sheep are raised on the premises, and the farm is open as a place where visitors can interact and bond with the animals.

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At the tranquil Saburikawa Park, children can play at their leisure. The adjacent Yamabiko Hall also features training machines and other equipment.

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Wakasa-Hongō Station on the JR Obama Line, serving as the gateway to Ōi Town, is known for its unique station building. Inspired by British fairy tales, it features two hexagonal towers mounted atop its roof. This structure is a relocated version o…

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The facility features a multipurpose event hall and a smaller hall ideal for plays and recitals, hosting various events including tourism and product fairs. There is also a relaxing space where visitors can enjoy a cup of coffee while gazing out at…

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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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The Tsuruga Festival floats are on display. Three of the six floats are exhibited, and visitors can view powerful footage of the float procession in the screen theater, as well as see the armor and Noh masks that adorn the floats. The annex, utiliz…

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A science museum where you can experience hands-on learning about nuclear power, energy, and electricity. In addition to nuclear power and electricity, you can experience exhibits packed with knowledge and information about energy, the environment,…

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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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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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Among the many Buddhas, the wooden standing statue of the Eleven-Faced Kannon Bodhisattva at Haga Temple in Obama (height 146.4 cm, early Heian period, Important Cultural Property) is particularly beautiful. It is said to be modeled after Empress G…

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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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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 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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Following the old road through Ooi Town's Namashōshita district leads to Kanda Himegami Shrine. To the right of the main hall stand a Japanese mulberry tree and Japanese cedars, while to the left are Japanese cedars and cherry trees. The Japanese m…

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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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This standing statue of the Eleven-Faced Kannon is carved into a ginkgo tree, estimated to be about 450 years old, standing near the mountain gate of Jōtan-zan Taiō-ji Temple. Believed to save people from all kinds of suffering, it attracts local w…

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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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Kumagawa-juku still retains the Kumagawa Checkpoint (reconstruction) and old merchant houses. Along the charming highway flows the traditional irrigation canal (Maegawa). The townscape preserves the atmosphere of a post town to this day.We will gui…

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A seaside hotel with Mount Wakasa Fuji looming right before your eyes. Features a marina, restaurant, and fishing pond.Enjoy swimming and barbecues in summer, and savor crab and pufferfish hot pot in winter.

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1-minute walk from JR Tsuruga Station Handmade breakfast buffet and large bath A lodging-focused hotel pursuing convenience and comfort

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