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Katsuyama Castle Museum is a registered museum that opened in 1992, featuring a five-story, six-level keep. As a keep-style structure, it boasts the tallest height in Japan at 57.8 meters from the stone foundation to the shachi roof ornaments.Insid…

• Eiheiji, Okuetsu

Temple Retreat Experience: A one-day monk's training experience. Stay overnight at the temple and participate in zazen meditation and morning services. ※Currently suspended※ Sutra Copying Experience: Sit with proper posture, calm your mind, and cop…

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The station building features a Western-style design with white as its base color, incorporating the atmosphere of the former station building, which is a nationally registered tangible cultural property. It was developed alongside the former Kyoto…

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Yumeole Katsuyama is a museum dedicated to Katsuyama’s history of making silk fabric. Visitors can see the large old machines that were once used to weave silk, or try hands-on experiences such as weaving a coaster using a hand loom, or makin…

• Eiheiji, Okuetsu

About 5 minutes from the Katsuyama Interchange on the Chubu Jukan Expressway!Located along the route to the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, this is a great spot to stop for a break or a meal.We offer a selection of about 4,000 items, including f…

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Founded in 1954, this long-established Japanese confectionery shop in Eiheiji Town, Fukui Prefecture, is a purveyor to the Grand Head Temple Eiheiji. It is a "department store of Habutae mochi," offering the three major signature sweets&m…

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Echizen Daibutsu (Katsuyama City, Fukui Prefecture) Location Photo Wedding Plan. Dressed in wedding attire, we'll capture your commemorative moments within the vast grounds and temple precincts of the Echizen Daibutsu, Japan's largest Buddha statue…

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The highland area, with its idyllic pastoral scenery, is home to a wealth of attractions where you can fully enjoy the outdoors, including the "Okuetsu Highland Ranch" where dairy cows graze, the "Toron Onsen Urara-kan" where yo…

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Lake Kuzuryu is an artificial lake created by the construction of a rock-fill dam. The "Yume no Kakehashi" bridge, built as a test project for the Seto Ohashi Bridge, blends gracefully into the dramatic mountain scenery and the vast reser…

• Eiheiji, Okuetsu

The Outdoor Dinosaur Museum (Field Station) opened in July 2014 in Kitadani, Katsuyama City, Japan's largest dinosaur fossil excavation site. The museum is divided into three zones: the Observation Plaza, the Exhibition Hall, and the Fossil Dig…

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An auto campground on the shores of Lake Kuzuryu. In spring, cherry blossoms; in summer, green foliage; in autumn, vibrant autumn leaves—all beautifully reflected on the lake's surface. It's also an ideal outdoor spot for canoeing, ba…

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A historic ryokan restaurant boasting 400 years of history, associated with the lords of the Ogasawara domain. Experience the profound world of yugen through dining in the storehouse-style room featured in Ryotaro Shiba's "Walking the Roads," or at…

• Eiheiji, Okuetsu

The Sky Castle, "Echizen-Ōno Castle." At its base lies a grid-patterned castle town where samurai residences and traditional Japanese houses stand, allowing you to fully enjoy its bygone charm. With a sweets coupon, you can hop from shop …

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Located near the entrance to the approach of Eiheiji Temple. This "Zen-friendly lodging," positioned between a traditional inn and a temple lodging, allows anyone to easily experience the world of Zen amidst comfortable facilities and ser…

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One of the largest roadside stations in the prefecture has opened at the foot of Mount Arashima, one of Japan’s 100 Famous Mountains. It offers a wide variety of local products—including gourmet items made with locally sourced ingredien…

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Located in Katsuyama City, Fukui Prefecture, Hirao Pension is an ideal base for fishing for sweetfish, cherry salmon, and amago trout in the Kuzuryu River. It’s also perfect for sightseeing at Tojinbo, Eiheiji Temple, and the Dinosaur Museum,…

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This is the visitor center for Hakusan Heisenji Shrine. Featuring touchscreens, high-definition video displays, and artifacts unearthed during archaeological excavations, it serves as a guidance facility that introduces visitors to the history of H…

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The approximately 2-hectare cosmos field in the Yakushigamiya district of Nokoucho, Katsuyama City, Fukui Prefecture reaches its peak in mid-October, with approximately 800,000 cosmos blooming in full splendor. The cosmos bathed in the setting sun …

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The Geo Terminal, a food and beverage facility with a tourist information center, has opened at the Dinosaur Museum Front Parking Lot (Parking Lot 1)! Offering dinosaur souvenirs not found elsewhere and a restaurant with original menu items, We pro…

• Eiheiji, Okuetsu

At the Horossa Fossil Excavation Center, you can experience excavating dinosaur teeth, ammonites, plants, and shell fossils.The facility lets you experience Earth's history spanning approximately 300 million years, from the Paleozoic Era about …

• Eiheiji, Okuetsu