Attractions

Wakasa Mikata Jomon Museum

The Jomon Museum offers various hands-on workshops. Please make reservations at least one week prior to the event date. Individual participation is also possible. However, workshops may be canceled due to overlapping events or other reasons, so ple…

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Wakasa Mikata Jomon Museum

Wakasa Takahama El Dorando

Tropical Wonder reopens after renovation on November 12, 2020! Enjoy thrilling activities like the "Aerial Adventure Course" in a recreated tropical rainforest jungle—a weather-proof environment offering fun for all ages.

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Wakasa Takahama El Dorando

Roadside Station Park Inn Niwagaoka

Established in 1996, this is the second roadside station to open in Fukui Prefecture. Located along National Route 417 en route from the Hokuriku Expressway to the Echizen Coast, it sells a wide variety of local specialties and fresh vegetables. It…

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Roadside Station Park Inn Niwagaoka

House of Learning

In addition to works by animation artist Kuri Yōji and Western-style painter Shinichi Nishiyama, the museum features a permanent exhibition room where visitors can learn about Sabae's transformation and history from ancient times to the early moder…

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House of Learning

Wakasa History Museum

The Wakasa History Museum offers visitors a look at southern Fukui’s past. The museum’s exhibits include items that show the region’s history as an imperial food province, a collection of Buddhist art, and displays about the festi…

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Wakasa History Museum

Taicho no Mori (Echizen Town)

Taicho no Mori, a place to connect with nature, is a hot spring lodging facility surrounded by magnificent natural scenery. Immerse yourself in the changing seasons throughout the year and soothe your daily fatigue in Taicho no Mori's renowned …

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Taicho no Mori (Echizen Town)

The Village of Itoyo, Hon'ganji Kiyomizu

Hon'gan Shimizu is designated as a National Natural Monument for being the southernmost habitat of the landlocked sweetfish. Hon'gan Shimizu Sweetfish Village is an educational facility aimed at protecting freshwater sweetfish and raising a…

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The Village of Itoyo, Hon'ganji Kiyomizu

Imajo-shuku Historic Post Town

Imajo-shuku was once a major post town along the routes that led into Fukui, which connected the region to Kyoto and modern-day Tokyo. Visitors can still see elements of the old townscape, such as narrow townhouses, along a kilometer-long stretch o…

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Imajo-shuku Historic Post Town

Starry Sky Hammock

Swinging in a hammock with a drink.This plan lets you enjoy a star-filled sky on clear nights.

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Starry Sky Hammock

Wakasa Kuniyoshi Castle History Museum

The Wakasa Kuni Yoshikiyama Historical Museum introduces the history of Yoshikiyama Castle and Sakaki, known for repelling invasions by the Asakura army for several years and for being occupied by Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, …

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Wakasa Kuniyoshi Castle History Museum

Mantokuji Temple

Mantokuji Temple is a Shingon Buddhist temple best known for its hillside landscape garden and carefully raked rock garden. These gardens are particularly popular destinations when the azaleas bloom in May and June. The temple is also home to a gia…

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Mantokuji Temple

Fukui City Art Museum (Art Lab Fukui)

The Fukui City Art Museum houses and exhibits works by Hiroatsu Takada, a sculptor with ties to our city who spent the turbulent period around World War II in France. Centered on Takada, who cultivated friendships with a wide range of cultural figu…

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Fukui City Art Museum (Art Lab Fukui)

National Wakasa Bay Youth Nature Center

Located on the Taka Peninsula, jutting out from the center of Wakasa Bay Quasi-National Park, this youth education facility focuses on nature-based activities. It offers both marine and mountain experiences within a rich natural environment. The fr…

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National Wakasa Bay Youth Nature Center

Windmill Hall (Wakasa Hongo Station)

Wakasa-Hongō Station on the JR Obama Line, serving as the gateway to Ōi Town, is known for its unique station building. Inspired by British fairy tales, it features two hexagonal towers mounted atop its roof. This structure is a relocated version o…

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Windmill Hall (Wakasa Hongo Station)

Wakasa Town History and Culture Museum

Approximately 170 items, including various haniwa clay figures and gold earrings with pendants excavated from ancient burial mounds within Wakasa Town, are on permanent display.

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Wakasa Town History and Culture Museum

Takahama Town Local History Museum

The Takahama Town Museum houses valuable materials related to the town's art and craft materials, folk cultural properties, and history.

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Takahama Town Local History Museum

Karikomi Pond [Currently Closed to Traffic]

Karikomi Pond, located at the foot of Gankyoji Mountain in the upper reaches of the Uba River, is known for a legend that Master Taicho once divided and restrained a great serpent dwelling in Senjaga Pond on Mount Haku. Surrounded by primeval fores…

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Karikomi Pond [Currently Closed to Traffic]

Elgaia Ohi Energy and Science Center

Play, Learn, Discover! The Future of Energy and the Future of Our PlanetFeaturing one of the world's largest virtual image theaters, an outer space power plant attraction supervised by world-acclaimed manga artist Leiji Matsumoto, and panel exh…

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Elgaia Ohi Energy and Science Center

Fukui Prefectural Ashihara Youth Center

Fukui Prefectural Awara Youth Center is a nature activity experience facility located near the renowned Hokuriku hot spring "Awara Onsen" and the scenic spot "Tojinbo." Here, everyone can nurture a rich spirit through experiential learning and over…

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Fukui Prefectural Ashihara Youth Center

Echizen-cho Oda Museum of Culture and History

This complex facility houses a historical museum, library, and cultural exchange hall. The museum exhibits archaeological and documentary materials, models, and reconstructed dwellings, focusing on themes such as Echizen Ninomiya Tsurugi Shrine and…

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Echizen-cho Oda Museum of Culture and History
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