DISCOVER FUKUI

Echizen Pottery Village features facilities where you can experience Echizen ware, a historic pottery tradition that has been continuously produced since the late Heian period.

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Ishida Shima, the roots of Fukui's textile kingdom, flourished as a cotton cloth production area from the late Edo period through the Taisho era. To help visitors rediscover its appeal, the center offers Ishida Shima hand-weaving experiences and di…

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A renovated 90-year-old traditional house in Imajo-juku. With the concept of "stepping into the local daily life," it offers experiences that let you immerse yourself in the diverse ways of life in the area.

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Using "Ise katagami" stencils traditionally employed for dyeing kimono and formal wear patterns, we'll create coasters through katayūzen dyeing. Under the guidance of a master artisan, you'll create your own stencil with your favorite pattern and f…

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Example: Vine Craft Experience We gather materials from the mountains and challenge ourselves to create vine crafts. ※Other Woodworking Experience, Beach Crafts, etc.

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A tranquil public lodge surrounded by nature, perfect for relaxing. (Accommodates 55 guests) The area features various sports and cultural facilities, making it ideal for families and groups alike—whether for sightseeing, training camps, or meeting…

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Echizen City has a long history, serving as the seat of government for Echizen Province during the Nara period and flourishing as a center of politics, culture, and economy.The city center features charming streetscapes, including "Kuranotsuji…

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On the windswept hills of Echizen, the Echizen narcissus blooms robustly. Using pressed Echizen narcissus flowers, you can create original coasters, bookmarks, and more.

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Highlights Inui Lens specializes in sunglass lenses. It is also a company dedicated to protecting eyes from harmful elements like ultraviolet rays, which can cause eye diseases. Experience creating safe and secure sunglasses—something only Inui Len…

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The Garden LABO Hill in Kuguko, Mihama Town, is a facility where visitors can deepen their understanding of gardening while having fun through experiences of 'learning,' 'creating,' and 'eating.' The grounds feature an 'Experience Facility', 'Exhib…

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Create your very own chopsticks, the only pair of its kind in the world. Inside the shop, you'll find about 400 types of fun chopsticks, including traditional Wakasa lacquer chopsticks, chopsticks for marital harmony, and lottery-winning chopsticks.

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At the pottery museum built to commemorate the discovery of a kiln pit site within the "Mushroom Forest," you can experience pottery making and painting.

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Handmade Wakasa washi paper. We make paper in the size of a color paper.

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Various lacquerware items are displayed and sold, and visitors can also try painting their own lacquer daruma dolls.

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Create your very own Kitamaebune ship using Echizen washi paper crafts. Instructors, including guides from the Kono Kitamaebune Shipowners' Street Guide Association, will kindly teach you.

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Wazumi-kan Municipal Pottery Studio is a hands-on facility where everyone from adults to children can enjoy pottery. Our pottery classes can accommodate up to 40 participants at a time. Young ceramic artists from the Nitten exhibition will kindly g…

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Heat a glass rod over a gas burner flame to melt it, creating a single glass bead. Later, we will mail the finished piece—a strap ornecklace. A memento of your journey in Ono, the town of famous waters, will be revived.

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Visit and experience Echizen Washi Village, Japan's premier handmade washi paper production area. Learn at the Paper Culture Museum, which displays 1,500 years of paper-making history all under one roof. Tour the Udagata Craft Center to witness…

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Place chestnuts, pinecones, and other items in an empty candy tin and carbonize them... and they become beautiful decorative charcoal right as they are. This is the only place in Japan where a "polished charcoal" artisan provides hands-on instructi…

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Experience welding, create things in workshops, learn about the craft while playing with iron toys, and see, touch, and feel iron furniture.

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