DISCOVER FUKUI

Highlights Imadate, a town with 1,500 years of Echizen washi history. Legend has it that Echizen washi began when a beautiful woman descended from the mountains and taught the villagers the art of washi paper making.   This tour takes you …

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Highlights Yuto Takeuchi is an eyewear craftsman at Sun Optical Co., Ltd., an eyewear factory specializing in plastic-rimmed frames. He designs a wide range of eyeglasses and sunglasses, from stylish everyday pieces to artistic creations. He has al…

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■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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The largest crab festival in Fukui Prefecture, held in Echizen Town—the holy land of Echizen Gani snow crabs, boasting about 70% of the total catch.Echizen Town's fishmongers, renowned as Japan's finest Echizen Gani crab specialists, …

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Highlights The Kawada district of Sabae City, Fukui Prefecture, is the production center for Echizen lacquerware, a tradition spanning over 1,500 years. It is said that Echizen lacquerware, produced here, accounts for over 80% of Japan's commercial…

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Highlights Yanase Ryōzō Paper Workshop specializes in producing traditional Japanese paper, primarily creating wrapping paper and packaging paper used by Japanese confectionery shops. They craft paper using the delicate technique of mold-made paper…

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*Please note that the information below refers to the 2025 edition of the event. The festival is held every year at Nishiyama Park at the beginning of May; details on the next edition are coming soon.The Sabae Azalea Festival was first held in 1960…

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This botanical garden is the largest on the Sea of Japan coast, spanning 25 hectares. Designed to utilize the natural terrain, it also features a plant museum. To make it easy for visitors to navigate, the garden includes 35 distinct plant sections…

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The Echizen Coast is renowned as a major natural habitat for Japanese daffodils, counted among the "Three Great Japanese Daffodils Habitats" alongside Awaji Island and the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture. It boasts the largest area of …

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HighlightsSabae City in Fukui Prefecture is the City of Eyeglasses! Stepping off at Sabae Station, eyeglass motifs greet you throughout the town. Plus Jack is a rare workshop in this eyeglass city, handling every step of eyeglass production entirel…

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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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Experience the charm of lacquerware at this event at Echizen Lacquerware Hall in the Kawada district, the birthplace of Echizen Lacquerware with a history of approximately 1,500 years.*Please note that the details below refer to the 2025 editi…

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The annual winter illumination at Nishiyama Park, a popular recreational spot for Sabae residents.Each family worked together to decorate a tree. The tree, with each family's wishes written on it, brightly decorates Nishiyama Park in winter.Abo…

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A cafe and guesthouse renovated from an old folk house. Accommodations are available only on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. (Weekday stays are possible during winter.) Three guest rooms offer views of Ikeda's mountains and rice fields from their…

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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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Hatsu-Uchi "First Hammering of the New Year" Ceremony, held annually at midnight on New Year's Day since the founding of Takefu Knife Village—a cooperative workshop for Fukui's traditional craft "Echizen Forged Blades&q…

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This event features local communities and organizations opening soba noodle shops, allowing visitors to enjoy a variety of unique soba flavors. In addition to soba shops, booths selling local specialty products will also be set up. Held in the hist…

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The Takefu Chrysanthemum Doll Festival is an annual celebration of chrysanthemums, the national flower of Japan. The festival includes displays of life-size dolls decorated with flowers, with different themes each year. It is held from early Octobe…

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"Thank you, glasses" is the concept.The Megane Festival is a one-of-a-kind event held for over 10 years in Sabae City, Fukui Prefecture—a major eyewear production hub—where eyewear enthusiasts from across Japan gather. *P…

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RENEW is an industrial tourism event held in Sabae City, Echizen City, and Echizen Town, Fukui Prefecture, aimed at creating sustainable communities. During the event, workshops and companies from seven local industries—Echizen Lacquerware, E…

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