Attractions

Tide Road Inn: Tone Ryokan

A nostalgic homestead offering a relaxing retreat. Enjoy seasonal feasts featuring fresh seafood caught in the Wakasa Sea— live-prepared sea bream and flounder, salt-grilled Wakasa gurnard, thinly sliced raw tuna, snow crab... served fresh daily on…

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Tide Road Inn: Tone Ryokan

"Nagamatsu"

Relax in the natural rock baths. At 4 a.m., fixed-net fishing boats head to Mikishima. It takes about an hour to haul in the nets. Flounder, sea bream, yellowtail, horse mackerel, and other fish of all sizes leap out. How about dishes made with thi…

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Maruchu Inn: Where the Fragrance of the Seasons Lingers Hi…

Rooms with Western-style toilets and washbasins are available, making them ideal for families with young children or elderly guests. In summer, enjoy swimming in the sea or fishing aboard our inn's own boat, the "Daihachi Kōgyomaru." In winter, we …

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Maruchu Inn: Where the Fragrance of the Seasons Lingers Hi…

Sasuke

Here, you can see the "offshore rock" from the poem "My sleeves, like the ebb tide, cannot be seen... off the shore" by Princess Sanuki of Nijō-in, famously featured in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu anthology. Numerous other national treasures and cultu…

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Sasuke

Yamamoto Inn

The beautiful sea of Tsuruga Bay spreads out right in front of our hotel, and during the summer swimming season, Teno Beach is bustling with visitors enjoying its dazzling white sand and emerald green water. You can also enjoy raft fishing starting…

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Yamamoto Inn

Ryokan Azumaya

We operate our own octopus and gillnet fishing businesses, so we provide our guests with fresh, wild-caught fish. With the ocean right in front of us, you can enjoy the view from your room. We also offer fishing boats, so please let us know if you'…

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Ryokan Azumaya

Kitano Inn

Summer features local fish dishes from Tsuruga, while winter offers pufferfish and crab dishes. A cozy, homey inn.

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Kitano Inn

Hiryukan

From sashimi to à la carte dishes, we prepare fresh seafood to preserve its natural flavors. Please savor the special selections of Hiryukan.

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Hiryukan

Fujii Inn

As a family of fishermen spanning two generations, we offer freshly caught shellfish such as abalone, rock oysters, and turban shells during the summer months (June to August). We also offer fresh fish caught using bottom trawls and fixed nets.

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Fujii Inn

Fugu Cuisine Gosakuso

Gosakuso has always been dedicated to natural ingredients. We invite you to savor our wild tiger pufferfish right here in Wakasa. Though we are a small country inn, we welcome you with all our heart.

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Fugu Cuisine Gosakuso

Main building

The building, retaining the structure of a traditional fishermen's row house gate, is striking. While gazing at the Japanese garden framed by distant mountain ranges, enjoy a meal in a tatami room over 120 years old... The owner, trained in Kyoto, …

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Ogawa 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?

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Ogawa Beach

Canyoneering Activity

Why not get serious about having fun while climbing waterfalls and rappelling down them, all while enjoying natural showers in the beautiful, nature-rich gorge of Wakasa Town? We hold events from summer through fall. Let's enjoy ourselves to the fu…

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Canyoneering Activity

Fukui Prefectural Mikata Youth Center

Located in the central part of Wakasa Bay Quasi-National Park, this youth education facility sits on the shores of Lake Mikata, one of the renowned Mikata Five Lakes registered as a Ramsar Site. It offers various experiences such as nature observat…

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Fukui Prefectural Mikata Youth Center

Sueno Creative Center

Experience Sueyaki pottery making that showcases the robust character of materials from Sueyama—a region renowned for its abundant high-quality clay and history as a Sueiki pottery production center for nearly 1,000 years.

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Sueno Creative Center

Kayak

*Jungle Vibes Galore! Mikata Five Lakes & Uramigawa Course (4h): A leisurely route around three lakes! Perfect for beginners too. Recommended for those wanting to relax and enjoy the Mikata Five Lakes. *Feel Refreshed! Wakasa Rias Coast Cours…

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Kayak

Yagamine Family Travel Village

Woodworking, bamboo crafts, river fishing, river fish catching, trout spawning, and forestry experiences are available.

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Yagamine Family Travel Village

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)

Eiganjiji Temple

Sōtō Zen sect. The first temple of the Wakasa Thirty-Three Kannon Pilgrimage. Founded in 1413 in what is now Eishin-chō. Relocated to its present site in 1607 by Uta no Sōtei. The Mito Tengu Party included 11 young boys. It is said that Ryudo, the…

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Eiganjiji Temple

Weeping Cherry Tree at Sanpōishi Kannon

The principal statue of Kannon Bodhisattva lacks a right hand. Legend has it that Kobo Daishi carved the statue overnight, but when a rooster crowed at dawn, he descended the mountain leaving only the right wrist behind. For this reason, it is said…

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Weeping Cherry Tree at Sanpōishi Kannon
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