DISCOVER FUKUI

■Highlights Yamaken Woodworking is the only company in Takefu, the heartland of Echizen cutlery, specializing in crafting handles for Japanese kitchen knives. While it's a part we rarely notice in daily life, the knife handle is packed with meticul…

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■Highlights At Nishikikuri Lacquerware Shop in Kawada, the town of Echizen lacquerware, brothers run a lacquer workshop. In this experience, you'll receive hands-on instruction directly from Masataka Nishikikuri, the elder brother and artisan at Ni…

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Leisure activity facilities suitable for various purposes, such as family, workplace, or club activities. Also ideal for sports training camps.

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The sea off Kono usually presents a calm and tranquil face. Yet long ago, a fierce storm struck these peaceful waters. Amid blinding snow and raging waves where visibility was zero, there were those who fought desperately to save lives. On December…

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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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From July to August, when they are at their best, they bloom with delicate petals tinged pink. It is also one of Japan's leading lotus flower production areas, and at the nearby lotus park, you can admire beautiful lotus flowers from around the wor…

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This pass divides Fukui Prefecture into the northern and southern regions. For 1,200 years, a checkpoint stood here as the gateway to Echizen. From the Edo period onward, the Maekawa family served as tea house attendants and mountain patrol officer…

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Waterland Nanjo was created with the theme of year-round water play and health promotion tailored to all ages. Inside the facility, you'll find water slides, heated pools, a training gym, and an aerobics studio. Outdoors, features like the "Play Po…

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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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At Imajo Ototo Village, enjoy fishing for char and rainbow trout, or catching fish by hand in the clear streams where you can immerse yourself in nature.You can grill your catch over charcoal right there and enjoy it!

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Founded during the Yōrō era of the Nara period by the great master Taichō, this Tendai sect temple was originally located in Nojiri, Ikeda Town. It was relocated to its present site in Fuchū, Echizen, in 1533 (Tenshō 2) by order of the Asakura clan…

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This temple enshrines Dainichi Nyorai as its principal object of worship and is the only temple in Echizen City belonging to the Rinzai sect's Daitoku-ji school. A river flows right beside it, and since ancient times, worshippers would purify t…

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This shrine is said to have a history as ancient as Ise Grand Shrine. Its two wooden statues of male deities, created during the Heian period, are designated as Important Cultural Properties of Japan. Legend has it that long ago, when pests infeste…

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Yashagaike Pond, nestled at an elevation of 1,099 meters near the border with Ibigawa Town in Gifu Prefecture, exudes a mystical atmosphere as it lies dormant. This nearly circular pond, said to be 230 meters in circumference and 7.7 meters deep, i…

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The roadside station "Kono," marked by its large windmill, is packed with information on Echizen Coast specialties and guides to local attractions. It's the perfect spot for a break during your drive. With ample parking, a café…

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Roadside Station adjacent to the Hokuriku Expressway Nanjo SA (Upper). Accessible from both the expressway and general roads, offering dining and shopping at each facility.Directly connected to the adjacent park via a long slide, it functions as a …

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With approximately 50,000 azaleas in full bloom, it is the most famous azalea viewing spot on the Sea of Japan coast. Every year in early May, the azalea festival is held, attracting many visitors. The park also has a lawn, an athletics field, a Ja…

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Opened in July 2018, this guesthouse offers a choice of Japanese-style or Western-style rooms. On fine days, you can enjoy barbecuing in the garden. We await your visit with hands-on experiences of the Five Great Traditional Crafts.

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The Echizen Kataribe no Kai volunteer tour guide group in Echizen Townis a group dedicated to sharing the natural environment, history, and culture of our hometown with visitors to Echizen Town.With a deep love for our hometown and a spirit of hosp…

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Strawberry picking is available from early January to late May. From early June to early August, enjoy blueberry picking. From mid-October to late December and from late April to late July, tomato picking is also available. For details, please chec…

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