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The Sagicho Festival is held in Katsuyama on the last full weekend of February. This festival celebrates the coming of spring, and serves as a prayer for an abundant harvest. Twelve temporary towers are built around town, where performers dressed i…

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Japan's Largest Buddha Statue "Echizen Great Buddha" × "Sea of Clouds" Inviting You to a Fantastical SpaceEnjoy the collaboration between Daishizan Seidaiji Temple, boasting overwhelming scale, and a fantastical s…

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Each August, the Eiheiji Floating Lantern Festival serves as a memorial to those who have passed away: summer in Japan brings O-bon, when the souls of the dead come closest to the world of the living. The evening begins with the reading of a Buddhi…

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The former grounds of Hakusan Heisenji Temple, Shichiri Wall, and the historic streetscape of the former Katsuyama Castle town within Katsuyama City are designated as a Japan Heritage site. The Volunteer Tour Guide Club will guide you around K…

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On the eleventh day after the summer solstice, when the rainy season ends according to the calendar and the spring farming season concludes, marking the start of the peak summer season, the tradition of eating whole grilled mackerel rich in fat has…

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Winter-limited vibrant picture screens now available at the former Uchiyama samurai residence—making you long for spring!Featuring a vibrant cherry blossom snowstorm and rabbits—the motif of the Uchiyama family's roof tiles —w…

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On New Year’s Eve, the bell and central gate of Eiheiji Temple are lit up. Visitors are invited to ring the bell—traditionally, temples in Japan ring their bell to mark the new year. The central gate, which usually stays locked year-rou…

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The Echizen Ono Hina Festival, which welcomes many visitors every year, will be held at two locations this year: Heisei Onoya Heizo and Michi no Eki Roadside Station Echizen Ono Arashima no Sato!Heisei Onoya HeizoThe venue, Heisei Onoya Heizo,…

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The approximately 2-hectare cosmos field in the Yakushigamiya district of Nokoucho, Katsuyama City, Fukui Prefecture reaches its peak in mid-October, with approximately 800,000 cosmos blooming in full splendor. The cosmos bathed in the setting sun …

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Summer screens with castle-viewing windows appear in the detached wing of the samurai residence.Made from reeds, the screens are visually appealing and allow cool breezes to pass through.

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In the Kamicho district, located 5 to 10 minutes by car from the castle town of Ono City, you can witness the fantastical sight of fireflies dancing in the air throughout the early to mid-June period, amidst the rural landscape surrounded by satoya…

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Katsuyama's Toshi-no-Ichi Market is held every year on the last Sunday of January along Honmachi Street in Katsuyama City.From early morning, Katsuyama's specialty products—woodcrafts, folk crafts, and more—line the street, fill…

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"Buddha's Birthday Festival" celebrates the birth of the Buddha. Centered around the "Children's Procession" where a white elephant, symbolizing the Buddha, is led along the approach to Eiheiji Temple, this event is fill…

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Approximately 2,000 pinwheels are installed from the approach to the grounds of the Former Tamura Residence. Visitors are enchanted by the cool sound of the pinwheels turning and the vibrant scenery.Why not capture a memorable photo in front of the…

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Approximately 200 Japanese tenugui towels in about 50 different colors and patterns are displayed along a 40-meter section of Yurakuza's corridor and on the terrace of the Heisei Onoya Western-style building, allowing visitors to enjoy the cool…

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