Attractions

Fukui Health Forest Health Sports Center

This space lets you move your body comfortably and enjoy the pleasure of working up a sweat—whether through indoor exercise and training or games and relaxation under the sun. Designed as an age-inclusive facility, everyone can enjoy using it.

  • Awara,Sakai,Fukui
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Fukui Health Forest Health Sports Center

Three-Sided Stone Kannon

Just beside Mikata Station stands the Mikata Stone Kannon. As you climb the stone steps, you'll find a stone rooster partway up. Legend has it that Kobo Daishi, carving the Kannon statue overnight, heard the rooster crow at dawn and left the right …

  • Wakasa
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Three-Sided Stone Kannon

Gohata Beach

This is a shallow-water beach. You can drive right up to the shore.

  • Wakasa
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Gohata Beach

Ikeda Town Climbing Wall

An all-weather climbing facility featuring three distinct walls inside a former elementary school gymnasium. It offers a "Bouldering Wall" with varied course designs, a "Lead Wall" reaching up to a ceiling height of approximately 14 meters, and a "…

  • Tannan
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Ikeda Town Climbing Wall

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
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Rainbow Park Nanjo

Myōtai-ji Temple

Myōtaiji Temple, known as a sacred site of the Nichiren Shū Myōkenji sect, was founded in 1294 by Nichirō, a disciple of Nichiren Daishōnin. Within its grounds, the main hall built in 1746 stands quietly surrounded by ancient cedar trees said to be…

  • Tannan
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Myōtai-ji Temple

Akatan Sand Control Dam Group

The Akatan Erosion Control Weir Complex, located on the Akagawa River flowing through Furuki, Minami-Echizen Town, consists of seven stone-built weirs and two earthen weirs constructed in the 1890s. Even after more than 100 years, it continues to f…

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Akatan Sand Control Dam Group

Sun Plaza: Village of Greenery and Nature

This is a space where you can lie down on the endless green lawn, race around, and play safely even with small children. It features a running course, tennis courts with lighting, a roller skating rink, and more. There's also a campground, allowing…

  • Tannan
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Sun Plaza: Village of Greenery and Nature

Kojiro Park

A park adjacent to Kōzenji Temple, said to be the birthplace of the legendary swordsman Sasaki Kojirō. Centered around a statue of Kojirō, it features a pond, a stone stage, and other evocative spaces. Cherry blossoms can be enjoyed from early Marc…

  • Tannan
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Kojiro Park

Toritsukiyama Skunk Cabbage

This perennial plant is particularly famous nationwide for the Oze skunk cabbage, but it is not especially rare in snowy regions, often found along mountain streams and in wetlands. Its inflorescence is a cluster of small yellow flowers, blooming a…

  • Eiheiji, Okuetsu
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Toritsukiyama Skunk Cabbage

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
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Site of Yuri Kōsei's Residence

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
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Statue of Umeda Unbin

Wakasa no Sato Park

Within Wakasa no Sato Park, you'll find a pond designed to evoke the rias coastline of Wakasa Bay, a folk house village that also serves as a rest area, and gazebos. Surrounding these are cultivated areas including plum orchards featuring local spe…

  • Wakasa
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Wakasa no Sato Park

Kumano Shrine

This shrine in the Imadera settlement marks the entrance to the hiking trail up Mount Aoba. Two large ginkgo trees serve as landmarks.

  • Wakasa
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Kumano Shrine

Yūshi 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
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Yūshi Beach

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)…

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Site of Takeda Kōunsai's Honjin (Shinbo Jinya)

Inogai Pond

As you reach the base of Myojin Cape near the tip of the Tsuruga Peninsula, Inogai Pond appears on your right. The surrounding area is a treasure trove for wild birds, featuring a bird-watching hut where you can observe their natural behavior.

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Inogai Pond

Maruyama Kaiyu Park

This is a waterfront area developed at Tsuruga New Port. A shallow area paved with stones of various sizes has been created for beachcombing. Benches and flowers have been placed here as a place for relaxation, and restrooms are also available. A f…

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Maruyama Kaiyu Park

Flower Forest

This nature-filled park, spanning 300,000 square meters overlooking Uchiura Bay, features 7,000 cherry trees and 500 peonies, azaleas, and other seasonal flowers. Within the grounds, you'll find an outdoor sculpture garden, the Takumi Art Museum di…

  • Wakasa
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Flower Forest

Shizumi Beach

A quiet fishing village with a sandy beach close to the sea and beautiful surrounding rocky shores, perfect for families.

  • Wakasa
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Shizumi Beach
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