The Echizen Washi no Sato (Echizen Washi Village) is made up of three facilities that can touch the charm of Japanese washi pa
In Fukui, you can enjoy seeing the lotus flowers in summer. There is a “Hanahasu Koen (Lotus Park)” in Minami-Echi
Takahama town where is located at the westernmost end of Fukui is well-known for having eight beaches on the eight-kilometer l
Echizen Ono Castle is a castle built on 249-meter high Kameyama in the Ono-bonchi Basin. Around 1575, it was built by Kanamori
A Shingon sect temple “Myotsuji Temple” in Obama city was founded in 806 by Sakanoue Tamuramaro, who was then the
Yokokan Garden is one of the most famous gardens representing the early to mid Edo period, and is a Kaiyu style garden (a styl
Located in the Enami neighborhood of Echizen-cho (town), “Kirizuma Yane Gun” is home to over 200 traditional Japanese buil
The Fukui prefectural government building is unique throughout the country as it is built on a moat. This is the place where o
Wakasa was one of the “Miketsukuni” provinces that supplied provinces making offerings to the Imperial court from
Established in 1244 by Zen Master Dogen – who brought Zen teachings and practice to Japan from China－Eihei-ji, “The Temp
A port town located at the mouth of the Kuzuryu River in the northern part of Fukui Prefecture, Mikuni Minato in Mikuni-cho (t
Nishiyama Park is a symbol of Sabae City where was certified as “Japan’s Top 100 Historical Parks” and appro
Located in Katsuyama-city, the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum is the largest dinosaur museum in Japan and is recognized as
The Starbucks Takefu Chuo Park store in Echizen City adopted its design concept of “connection” and Mr. Taichi Yam
Awara Onsen (hot spring) located in the northern Fukui Prefecture was once a lowland swamp a long time ago, but in 1883 the ar
At Urushi no Sato Kaikan, you can look around the manufacturing process of lacquerware from wooden basis make to decoration an
The Okamoto Otaki Shrine is the only shrine in Japan to dedicate the paper goddess, and the legend goes back to about 1500 yea
At the “Glasses Museum” in Sabae city, they exhibit and sell more than 3,000 latest glasses of the 40 eyeglass com
Kehi Jingu Shrine is the chief guardian shrine of the old Hokuriku-do region, and one of the tourist destinations representing
Ask anybody in Fukui and they will tell you that Echizen Gani are the “taste of winter.” Echizen Gani are a type of male s
Gotanjoji Temple is located in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture. This historical temple was built as Keizan Zenji, who opened the Sot
Mikatagoko, literally “the five lakes of Mikata,” consists of five lakes with varying water quality and depth. Each
Mt. Hakusan acrossing Fukui prefecture, Ishikawa prefecture and Gifu prefecture brings grace of water to people and it has bee
Tojinbo cliffs are famous for Japan’s foremost scenic spot where rugged rocks extend for about one kilometer along the c
Located in the Ichijodani valley, approximately 10 kilometers (6 miles) southeast of the heart of Fukui City, in Fukui Prefect