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Echizen Pottery Village Autumn Festival

*Please note that the details below refer to the last edition of the event. The festival is held every year; details on the next edition to come soon.We are pleased to announce the 13th Echizen Pottery Village Autumn Festival.Last year's event …

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Echizen Pottery Village Autumn Festival

Mihama Citizens' Regatta

Mihama Town, Fukui Prefecture, has focused on rowing since hosting the Fukui National Sports Festival in 1968, establishing itself as "Mihama, the Town ofBoats." This tournament is held to share the joy of rowing, deepen community bonds a…

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Mihama Citizens' Regatta

Wakasa Ohi Super Fireworks Festival

The Wakasa Ohi Super Fireworks Festival is a large fire festival held at the beginning of August, at Uminpia Ohi. Some 60 young adults from the community join together along the shore to spin huge burning torches 20 meters tall, that each weigh abo…

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Wakasa Ohi Super Fireworks Festival

Summer Festa Mihama

*Please note that the details below refer to the 2025 edition of the event. The event is held every year; details about the next edition coming soon.Summer Festa Mihama 2025 will be held at Mihama Town General Sports Park on Saturday, July 26.Featu…

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Summer Festa Mihama

Ajimano Man'yo Festival

The Man'yo Festival is held every year in early May in the Ajimano district of Echizen City, which is associated with the Man'yoshu anthology (万葉集, literally "Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves"), the oldest extant collection of…

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Ajimano Man'yo Festival

Takeda no Sato Weeping Cherry Festival

*Please note that the information below refers to the 2025 edition of the event. The event is held every year, details for the next edition to come soon.The Takeda no Sato Weeping Cherry Festival will be held from Saturday, April 5, 2025, to Friday…

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Takeda no Sato Weeping Cherry Festival

Toshi-no-Ichi Market

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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Toshi-no-Ichi Market

Lily Festival

The Lily Festival season is here once again!Enjoy approximately 150,000 blooming lilies, plus diverse events planned every weekend!At the flower shop, we sell lily bulbs, seedlings, and potted plants, and we'll be holding a potted arrangement w…

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Lily Festival

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…

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Buddha's Birthday Festival

Daffodil & Crab Fair @ Daffodil Festival

To coincide with the Daffodil Festival, Echizen Town will hold the "Daffodil & Crab Fair" at Michi no Eki Roadside Station Echizen.In addition to the charm of Echizen Narcissus, including gifts of Echizen Narcissus, there will also be…

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Daffodil & Crab Fair @ Daffodil Festival

Hatsu-Uchi "First Hammering of the New Year" Ceremony at T…

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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Hatsu-Uchi

Megane (Glasses) Festival

"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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Megane (Glasses) Festival

Awara Kitagata Lakeside Iris Festival

*Please note that the details below refer to the 2025 edition of the event. The festival is held every year; details on the next edition to come soon.This year's event runs from Saturday, June 7th to Sunday, June 15th!Located within the Echizen…

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Awara Kitagata Lakeside Iris Festival

Echizen City Summer Festival

Hometown FestivalDate *Please note that the dates below refer to the 2025 edition of the eventThursday, August 14, 2025, 4:00 PM to 9:00 PMFriday, August 15, 2025,4:00 PM - 9:00 PM*Cancelled in case of rainVenueTakefu Central Park, Echizen City (Fu…

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Echizen City Summer Festival

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…

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Echizen Pottery Village Weeping Cherry Blossom Festival

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.

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Echizen Washi Craft Experience [Kono Kitamae Shipowners St…

Furuki-Yoki Hina Doll Exhibition

What is Hinamatsuri?The Japanese Doll Festival, or Girls' Day, is held on March 3 every year. Platforms covered with a red carpet are used to display a set of ornamental dolls representing the Emperor, Empress, attendants, and musicians in trad…

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Furuki-Yoki Hina Doll Exhibition

Echizen Lacquerware Festival

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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Echizen Lacquerware Festival

Natasho Star Fiesta

A star-themed festival is held every August in the beautiful starlit village of Natasho.*Please note that the details below refer to the 2024 edition of the event. The festival is held every year; details on the next edition soon to come.Now in its…

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Natasho Star Fiesta

Floating Lanterns and Fireworks Show

*Please note that the details below refer to the 2025 edition of the event. The event is held every year in August; details on the next edition to come soon."The Shining City of Tsuruga"A night unfolding against the backdrop of the scenic…

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Floating Lanterns and Fireworks Show
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