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Megane (Glasses) Festival
The concept is "Thank you, glasses!Megane Fest" has been held for more than 10 years in Sabae City, Fukui Prefecture, the birthplace of eyeglasses, and is the one and only event where eyeglass enthusiasts from all over Japan gather. The t…
- Tannan
Skating Rink "Happi-Rink"
It will be held again for the 2024-2025 season! Hapi Rink⛸.A winter-only skating rink will open again this year at the semi-indoor plaza "Hapi Terrace" just outside of Fukui Station✨.Applications are now being accepted for various skating…
- Awara,Sakai,Fukui
Mikuni Festival
The Mikuni Festival will be held again this year from Monday, May 19 to Wednesday, May 21.Mikuni Matsuri is an annual festival of Mikuni Shrine with a long history dating back to the middle of the Edo period and is one of the three major festivals …
- Awara,Sakai,Fukui
Strolling Through Town in a Yukata
Why not go for a stroll around town wearing a yukata while visiting sweet shops? Everything you need for dressing is included, so you can come empty-handed. Our separate-style yukata and one-touch obi make dressing easy—perfect for first-timers! We…
- Awara,Sakai,Fukui
Cosmos Field in Nokou Town
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 …
- Eiheiji, Okuetsu
Customize your knife handle to your own color & tour works…
■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…
- Tannan
Learn from a Traditional Craftsman of Echizen Lacquerware:…
■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…
- Tannan
Echizen Washi Craft Experience [Kono Kitamae Shipowners St…
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.
- Tannan
Asahi Festival
This festival features majestic andon floats ーlarge, often massive, lantern-decorated festival floats used in traditional Japanese festivalsー a rare sight in Fukui Prefecture, showcasing a splendid display of light and color. It is a community-ba…
- Tannan
Tsuruga Festival
The "Kibi Jingu Festival" is famous as "Kibi no Choumatsuri", which starts on September 2 as Yoimiya Matsuri, ends on September 3 as Shinkosai, ends on September 4 as Nensai Matsuri, continues on September 5 through 10 as Gosai …
- Wakasa
Maruoka Castle Cherry Blossom Festival
Maruoka Castle, selected as one of the "100 Best Cherry Blossom Spots in Japan," is a magnificent castle with its castle tower floating in the cherry blossoms.During the Cherry Blossom Festival, 160 original paper lanterns will illuminate…
- Awara,Sakai,Fukui
Yuri-no-Sato Park Illumination
Light-up and projection mapping is held throughout the year at Yurinosato Park.Visitors can enjoy various effects such as projection mapping on the wall fountain, a tunnel of light, pipes that change into seven different colors, and lighting of a l…
- Awara,Sakai,Fukui
Eiheiji Temple New Year’s Eve Bell Ringing and Illumination
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…
- Eiheiji, Okuetsu
Buddha's Birthday Festival
"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…
- Eiheiji, Okuetsu
Echizen Pottery Village Weeping Cherry Blossom Festival
The annual Weeping Cherry Blossom Festival at the Echizen Pottery Village, featuring around 200 craft and food vendors!Enjoy two days packed with events like stage performances and a grand raffle.Enjoy the festivities under the cherry blossoms.Loca…
- Tannan
Yurakuza Tenugui Corridor
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…
- Eiheiji, Okuetsu
Awara Onsen Oktoberfest
Awara Onsen Oktoberfest 2024" will be held on Saturday, October 12 and Sunday, October 13 at "Awara Onsen Yu no Machi Hiroba" in Awara City.Craft beer and draft beer from Fukui Prefecture and delicious Awara food will be served! You …
- Awara,Sakai,Fukui
Mihama Citizens' Regatta
The town of Mihama, Fukui Prefecture, has been focusing on rowing competitions as "Mihama, the Town of Boats" since the Fukui National Rowing Championships held in 1968.This event will be held to share the fun of rowing, deepen exchanges …
- Wakasa
Awara Kitagata Lakeside Iris Festival
Click here to see the status of iris blooms!(Page will open in a new window.)Awara Kitagata Lakeside Iris Festival! This year's festival will be held from June 7 (Sat) to 15 (Sun)!Located in the Echizen Kaga Kaigan National Park, the park is fi…
- Awara,Sakai,Fukui
Mizuumi Dengaku and Noh Dances
The "Mizumi no Dengaku Noh Dance," which has been handed down since the Kamakura period (1185-1333), has been performed here for about 800 years.When Hojo Tokiyori, regent of the Kamakura Shogunate, was stranded by snow during his travels…
- Tannan
