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Benzaiten Hakuryuo Daigongen Shrine
It is said that Benzaiten Hakuryuo Daigongen Shrine was founded in 717, the first year of the Nara Period, when a branch temple of Heisenji Hakusan Shrine, founded by famous monk Taicho Daishi, was also established in this area, and that Benzaiten …
- Eiheiji, Okuetsu
Myotsuji Temple
Myotsuji Temple is located in the mountains of Obama, surrounded by peaceful forests. The temple’s Hondo main hall and three-tiered pagoda are designated National Treasures. Visitors can step inside the Hondo and see the main shrine, as well …
- Wakasa
Uriwari no Taki Falls
Uriwarinotaki falls is located near Obama, known for a delicious natural spring that produces cold water all year round—consistently 13°C, even in summer. Unlike most famous waterfalls, it is wide and low to the ground, spreading out into…
- Wakasa
Ono City Fossil Excavation Experience Center "HOROSSA!"
HOROSSA! lets you experience digging up dinosaur teeth, ammonites, plants, and shell fossils. At HOROSSA!, you can experience Earth's history spanning approximately 300 million years, from the Paleozoic Era about 440 million years ago to the Early …
- Eiheiji, Okuetsu
COCONO Art Place
A cultural and arts facility renovated from an old folk house built in the late Meiji period. It displays paintings and other works owned by citizens, and also features a cafe and shop.
- Eiheiji, Okuetsu
Fukui Prefectural Museum of History
From ancient times to the present day, Fukui's history is displayed in an easy-to-understand manner. Highlights include the "History Zone," where you can trace Fukui's history through visually engaging exhibits like authentic materials and full-sca…
- Awara,Sakai,Fukui
Wakasa History Museum
This center provides easy-to-understand introductions to the rich history and folk culture of the Wakasa region. As a guidance hub for the area, it offers foundational information for visiting various sites.
- Wakasa
Yoshizaki Temple Memorial Hall of Rennyo Shonin
Japan's only museum dedicated to cultural artifacts themed around Rennyo, cleansing both mind and body. Featuring a popular special exhibition, a museum shop selling Kyoto souvenirs, and the opportunity to float "Rennyo's Happiness Charms" down the…
- Awara,Sakai,Fukui
History and Culture Exchange Hall
Located next to the Kitamaebune Shipowner's Residence and the Ukon Family Residence, you can learn about a part of the history of the Kono district.
- Tannan
Kyoto Fuji Jingo Family
The Kyōfuji residence, distinguished by its fire-prevention gables that stand out strikingly, served as a secondary official inn in Imajō-juku. It houses calligraphy by late Edo-period national scholar and poet Tachibana Akiran, among others. Addit…
- Tannan
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…
- Awara,Sakai,Fukui
The Residence of the Kitamaebune Shipowner: The Ukon Family
Along National Route 305 stands the "Kitamaebune Shipowner's Residence: The Ukon Family," displaying a magnificent presence that evokes its former glory. The prosperity of the Ukon family, which owned over 30 ships at its peak, is evident in its la…
- Tannan
Kabutoyama Kofun
Located on the Sabae Plateau, this circular burial mound stands approximately 8 meters tall with a double-tiered structure and is surrounded by a moat. It is one of the largest in the Hokuriku region and is designated as a National Historic Site.
- Tannan
Fuchu Horse-Hire Road
From Takefu, where the provincial capital was located, one had to cross rugged mountains to reach the capital. However, crossing the lower mountains west of Takefu led to Minami-Echizen Town, from where it was relatively easy to reach Tsuruga by bo…
- Tannan
Takeshi Public Hall Memorial Museum, Echizen City
Completed in 1929, the Takefu Public Hall is a representative Western-style building from the early Showa period. It served as the town hall (city hall) from 1934 to 1955, and subsequently as a public hall, truly becoming a symbolic building for Ta…
- Tannan
Tsuruga City Museum
The building is the former main branch of the Yamada Bank, constructed in 1927 by local luminary Shōshichi Yamada. Designated a National Important Cultural Property, its opulent design symbolizes the prosperity of Tsuruga Port at the time. The buil…
- Wakasa
Site of the Tobacco Inn
In November 1867, before Sakamoto Ryoma was assassinated, he met with Yuri Kōsei at this inn to discuss plans for the new government. It is said they talked late into the night about Japan's future. A stone monument was erected on the site of the i…
- Awara,Sakai,Fukui
Griffith Memorial
The Fukui City Griffith Memorial Museum, which revived the Western-style residence of William Elliott Griffith (1843-1928), an American who worked as a teacher for the Fukui Domain in the early Meiji period, opened in October 2015. The city of Fuku…
- Awara,Sakai,Fukui
Kobama Castle Ruins
A rare water castle in Japan, skillfully utilizing natural terrain. Construction began in 1601 when Kyogoku Takatsugu (Ohatsu's husband) became lord of Wakasa Province. Sakai Tadakatsu became lord in 1634, and the castle was completed in 1641. It s…
- Wakasa
Goshoen
Goshoen: Your Second Home, a Bridge to Obama Goshoen is a prefecturally designated tangible cultural property known as the "Former Furukawa-ya Villa," originally built by the Furukawa family, who made their fortune through Kitamae ships, …
- Wakasa
