DISCOVER FUKUI

The abbot, who trained in Okinawa, creates OBAMA Glass in his hometown of Obama City, Fukui Prefecture.You can see the colorful glass goods being made right here.Workshop displays and sales are available, and hands-on experiences and custom orders …

• Wakasa

The children's center offers a variety of hands-on experience zones where children can play, learn, and experience things, including a workshop zone where they can experience manufacturing and cooking, a play exploration zone where they can enj…

• Wakasa

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…

• Tannan

Echizen City has a long history, serving as the seat of the provincial government of Echizen Province during the Nara period (710-794 CE) and flourishing as a center of politics, culture, and economy.The cityscape exudes charm, featuring traditiona…

• Tannan

A theme park featuring mushrooms, the local specialty. The iconic Mushroom Tower offers a refreshing breeze and panoramic views of nature from its 30-meter-high observation deck, reached via a glass-walled elevator.The park features expansive lawn …

• Wakasa

Located on a small hill along the Echizen coast, this glass studio offers sweeping views of the coastline from its workshop windows. We create pieces using the free-blown glass technique, which involves blowing glass without molds. Visitors can wat…

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

Create Your Own Chopsticks and Explore JapanWakasa Takumi Musubi – A Hands-On Traditional Craft Experience in Obama City, FukuiDiscover the craftsmanship of Wakasa not by simply watching, but by creating with your own hands.Wakasa Takumi Musu…

• Wakasa

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…

• Tannan

① Create original tableware by applying Ono's unique transfer paper—available only here—onto white porcelain. Fired in an electric kiln, your pieces will be ready for pickup in 1 week to 10 days. ②Experience cloisonné crafting amidst nature's rich …

• Eiheiji, Okuetsu

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.

• Tannan

This is a heart-centering prayer bead crafting experience held after zazen meditation at the Head Temple Eiheiji. It is offered as a collaborative program with the Head Temple Eiheiji's day-trip zazen sessions. Zazen is the foundation of practice. …

• Eiheiji, Okuetsu

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…

• Tannan

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…

• Wakasa

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.

• Wakasa

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

• Wakasa

The raw material for Echizen Japanese candles is the wax from the Japanese wax tree, and the wick is specially made from Japanese paper. Beyond the standard stick shape, they come in various forms, patterns, and colors, and are increasingly used fo…

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

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…

• Tannan

You can freely enjoy creating the ring you've always wanted.Please bring any gemstones you wish to incorporate. Also, feel free to bring photos of designs you'd like to create.

• Eiheiji, Okuetsu

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.

• Tannan

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

• Wakasa