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Echizen Zen Meditation Path
This is the pilgrimage route to the sacred Mount Hakusan. In the past, three routes known as the Zen-jo-do (Zen Summit Paths) led to the summit from the three provinces of Echizen, Kaga, and Mino. These were named because the summit of Mount Hakusa…
- Eiheiji, Okuetsu
Yodogawa River
Along the Yodo River flowing through Katsuyama City's Kegaya Town, fireflies can be enjoyed across a wide watershed. Since it flows near Seiki Minami Elementary School and Katsuyama Minami Junior High School, paved roads and streetlights are instal…
- Eiheiji, Okuetsu
Bicycle Rental - Fukui City - Fukui Station West Exit Park…
Parking lot users and their passengers may use it free of charge. ※Not available during rain or snow accumulation.
- Awara,Sakai,Fukui
Kippoji Temple
The first dojo where Zen Master Dogen practiced upon entering Echizen, boasting a history of approximately 800 years. At the invitation of Lord Hatano Yoshishige in 1243, Zen Master Dogen entered Yoshimine-ji Temple in Shibi District, Echizen, spen…
- Eiheiji, Okuetsu
Sake Tasting Experience at a Liquor Store in Tsuruga
Enjoy a sake tasting experience with the shop owner's recommended selections. The available sakes change with the seasons, and we'll let you choose from several varieties including local prefectural sakes and our shop's original blends.…
- Wakasa
Tomb of Niwa Nagahide (Sōkōji Temple)
Nobuhide Niwa, a trusted vassal whom Oda Nobunaga called "a friend and brother," was known alongside Shibata Katsuie as one of the twin pillars of the Oda clan. Nobuhide's grave lies at Sōkōji Temple (founded by Nobuhide as his family…
- Awara,Sakai,Fukui
Hoyamaji Temple
The principal image is the Thousand-Armed Kannon. It is a secret Buddha statue said to have been created by the great Nara-period monk Taicho Daishi. It is unveiled only once every 33 years; the most recent unveiling was in 1998.This temple enshrin…
- Tannan
Koyasu Kannon @ Shokoji Temple
The Koyasu Kannon ーBuddhist deity of compassionー is enshrined in the inner sanctuary of Shokoji Temple. It was placed here by Emperor Kinmei, the son of Emperor Keitai, who was known for his deep filial devotion.The Kannon Bodhisattva is known fo…
- Tannan
Hosshinji Temple
Established in 1522 by Takeda Motomitsu, the governor of Wakasa (now southern Fukui Prefecture), this temple belongs to the Soto sect of Zen Buddhism. Though later falling into disrepair, it was rebuilt by Kyogoku Tadataka. It houses a monument to …
- Wakasa
Kehi no Matsubara Swimming Beach
Kehi no Matsubara, one of the three largest pine groves in Japan, and the approximately 1 km-long sandy beach are colored in vivid contrasts of green and white. With facilities such as marine playground equipment for children, this beach is recomme…
- Wakasa
Fujino Gankuro Memorial Museum
This memorial hall commemorates the sister city agreement signed in 1983 between Awara City (formerly Awara Town) and Shaoxing City in China's Zhejiang Province. The former residence of the Fujino family, located in Mikuni-cho, was donated by the f…
- Awara,Sakai,Fukui
Bukozan
Elevation: 1,464m. A gentle mountain with a feminine appearance, accessible by car up to a point 4.6 kilometers from the summit. The hike from the parking lot to the summit takes about 90 minutes. The view from the summit is excellent, and on clear…
- Tannan
The Great Cedar of Inari
Deep within the grounds of Suwa Azuki Shrine, about five minutes up a mountain path, it stands tall as if watching over Ikeda Town. This giant cedar, one of the largest in the Hokuriku region, stands 40 meters tall with a trunk circumference of ove…
- Tannan
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…
- Tannan
Closing Bell (Nishiyama Park)
Nestled halfway up Nishiyama Park, "Kizuna Plaza" features the "Bonding Chimes," which play the melody of love. Wind chimes hang from a pyramid-shaped monument. When you place the medal enclosed with the Love Piece into the chimes, a mystical melod…
- Tannan
Funatsu Shrine
The large torii gate standing approximately 6.5 meters tall along the approach path and the red torii gate, constructed partly of wood and partly of stone, are valuable wooden torii gates built during the mid-Edo period. The main hall, with its cyp…
- Tannan
Fujigaki Shrine
A shrine dedicated to Honda Tomomasa, lord of Fuchu. Tomomasa was a renowned ruler who devoted himself to rebuilding the war-ravaged town of Fuchu, improving its streets and irrigation systems, and fostering local industries. From a young age, he s…
- Tannan
Teramachi Street (Echizen City)
Just north of Sōja, on the road extending west from the old Hokuriku Highway, proceed west along the road in front of Kokubunji Temple to find Hikitsugi Temple at its western end. The "Shōtoku 1st Year Fuchū Map" (1711) depicts Kokubunji Temple to …
- Tannan
Eikaku-ji Temple
A Jōdo Shinshū temple. On January 29, 1865 (Genji 2), after confining the Mito Tengu Party to 16 warehouses, the shogunate established a temporary interrogation area at Eikaku-ji Temple on February 1 and conducted a preliminary investigation. Follo…
- Wakasa
Mito Martyrs Memorial Hall (Former Herring Warehouse)
Currently closed for relocation work. For details, please see below.Notice Regarding Relocation Work for the Mito Martyrs Memorial Hall (Former Herring Warehouse) - Tsuruga City This is one of the sixteen warehouses that housed the 823 members of t…
- Wakasa
