DISCOVER FUKUI

This is the machiya townhouse where Shinbo-ya Kishina Sosuke, a lumber merchant in Fukui Domain's Mikuni Port, lived for generations. Located at the mouth of the Kuzuryu River, which flows through the Echizen Plain and empties into the Sea of Japan…

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

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…

• Tannan

During the Nara period, travelers entering the province of Etchu (Hokuriku) from the capital crossed the Yamanaka Pass (elevation 389m) from Tsuruga. This was the oldest Hokuriku official road passing through the province of Echizen. It is also cal…

• Tannan

The Hokkoku Highway stretches approximately 520 km from Kyoto through Otsu, Hikone, and Lake Biwa into Fukui Prefecture, passing through Imajo, Nanjo, Echizen City (formerly Takefu City), Sabae City, and Fukui City, continuing on to Kanazawa, Toyam…

• Tannan

In 1473, Asakura Takakage (Eirin), the first lord of Ichijōdani, established this temple in Ichijōdani. In 1567, it became the residence of Ashikaga Yoshiaki, the 15th shogun of the Muromachi shogunate. After the fall of the Asakura clan, it was re…

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

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

Saito Bettei Sanemori, a Heike commander who fought against the Minamoto forces led by Kiso Yoshizane during the Genpei War, is said to have planted this holly in his family home's garden when he returned to his hometown for the first time in many …

• Tannan

Founded around the Eishō era (1504–1521) by the great priest Tōmoku Chōju (second abbot of Ryūun-ji), this is a Sōtō Zen temple. Perched on a hill overlooking the mouth of the Kuzuryu River, it was called "Hiyoriyama" (Weather Mountain) because dur…

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

Welcome to the Warring States-era mountain castle hidden in the forest. The Sengoku (Warring States) Period was a time of near-constant civil war and political upheaval, generally spanning from roughly 1467 to 1615.The ruins of Jinguji Castle are t…

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

This is the site of a flatland castle built in 1575 by Sassa Narimasa, a retainer of Oda Nobunaga and one of the Three Lords of Fuchu. It is a prefecturally designated historic site. At the time, inner and outer moats were constructed, and the enti…

• Tannan

"Heike-daira" is located in the Subara district of the upper Manna River basin (about 40 km from the city center). It is said to be where samurai fleeing defeat in the Battle of Kurikara Pass (or the Battle of Dan-no-ura) during the Genpe…

• Eiheiji, Okuetsu

The main building and observation building are located within the approximately 28-hectare Nature Observation Forest.The main building houses an exhibition hall that clearly displays Fukui's nature, along with a lecture hall and a reference roo…

• Eiheiji, Okuetsu

This flatland castle was built on the hills behind the settlement in southwestern Hikita (elevation approx. 100m). It is said to have been constructed during the Bunmei era (1469–87) by Kubo Hikita, a vassal of the Asakura clan and Lord of Ts…

• Wakasa

Renovated from the former ryotei restaurant Kagetsuro, a cultural asset built in 1897. This charming building once thrived as part of the geisha district.The first floor features a dining area where you can enjoy lunch featuring local cuisine or a …

• Eiheiji, Okuetsu

Kamo Shrine is located in Nata-sho, Ooi Town. It is said to have been established in 1348 (the 4th year of the Jōwa era), and records indicate it underwent renovations around the middle of the Edo period. Unique folk customs not seen elsewhere are …

• Wakasa

Nestled halfway up Mt. Aoba, Nakayama-dera Temple is the first temple of the Hokuriku Thirty-Three Kannon Pilgrimage. Its main hall and Kongo Rikishi statues are designated as Important Cultural Properties by the national government. From the templ…

• Wakasa

This is a large temple of the Honzan class within the Hokke-shu Shimon-ryu sect, boasting five sub-temples.Based on the size of the temple grounds recorded in ancient documents and the location of ancient grid-pattern settlement remains preserved i…

• Tannan

Founded during the Yoro era (717-724) of the Nara period by the great master Taicho, this Tendai sect temple was originally located in Nojiri, Ikeda Town. It was relocated to its present site in Fuchu, Echizen, in 1533 (Tensho 2) by order of the As…

• Tannan

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

The Hashimoto family, whose members served as village headmen and wardens in the Hōkyōji settlement for generations, built this residence around the mid-Edo period, in the first half of the 18th century. It was relocated and restored to its present…

• Eiheiji, Okuetsu