DISCOVER FUKUI

2025 Beach Season July 12 (Sat) – August 24 (Sun) This is the birthplace of Takahama's beach, recently refurbished. With relatively fewer people, it's the perfect beach for those who want to relax and enjoy swimming.

• Wakasa

Hidden behind private homes and hard to spot from the highway, this is a slightly off-the-beaten-path beach. Nearby is the open-air bath "Gyōka," where you can soak in hot springs while gazing down at the majestic Japan Sea. Immerse yourself in the…

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A seaside bathing spot located in the area lined with hot spring inns of Tamagawa Onsen. Though a small beach, it's perfectly adequate for enjoying a swim. Nearby, enshrined within a rock cave at Echizen Misaki, stands the Eleven-Faced Kannon statu…

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From Taka Beach, you can see the beautiful Wakasa Bay and the offshore rocks. It is well-known in the Keihanshin and Chukyo areas, attracting many tourists seeking its tranquil atmosphere and clear waters.

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Founded by the great monk Taichō, this site is said to have flourished greatly from the late Heian period through the Kamakura period. The stone nine-story pagoda, designated a National Important Cultural Property, stands at the foot of the mountai…

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Osagoe Folk House Museum is a traditional village where visitors can glimpse the lives of Fukui's ancestors. Five representative old houses from around the 18th century—including those of wealthy farmers and village headmen—have been relocated and …

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

As per the words of the deity Ichimon, who said "Do not build a shrine," Wakasa Town's Ichimon Shrine is a rare "shrine without a shrine building" in Japan. It is said that if you make a single wish with a pure heart and tell no one, it will come t…

• Wakasa

The great ginkgo tree at Myōkōji Temple is a large female ginkgo located on the western side of the temple grounds and is designated as a Prefectural Natural Monument. Its trunk circumference at breast height is 5.5 meters, its branch spread is app…

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A small park beside the moat of Fukui Castle ruins. It features a restored diagram of the main keep, explanatory panels detailing the history of Fukui Castle town, and a statue depicting Yokoi Shōnan departing for Kyushu in the winter of 1858 for a…

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

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As you begin your hike toward Yashaga Pond, this waterfall soon comes into view on your left. With its abundant flow, this waterfall delights the eyes of hikers.

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Approximately 2 kilometers southeast of Rapose Kawadori. The clear water of this valley, said to have been visited by Emperor Keitai in search of a water source, has long been used as drinking water by residents. It suffered extensive damage during…

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Once located along the old Hokuriku Highway by a river, it served as a bridge to aid travelers passing by. Legend has it that a Jizo statue, destroyed during Oda Nobunaga's invasion of Echizen, appeared in a monk's dream, instructing him to build a…

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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—…

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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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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…

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Just north of Sōja, on the road extending west from the old Hokuriku Highway, proceed west along the road in front of Kokubunji Temple to find Hikitsugi Temple at its western end. The "Shōtoku 1st Year Fuchū Map" (1711) depicts Kokubunji Temple to …

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The museum houses a collection of 5,000 picture books and kamishibai (paper theater) works by various domestic and international authors, including Satoshi Kakō. It also displays reproductions of paintings and original picture book illustrations cr…

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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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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