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Fukui
This Rinzai sect temple was built in 1658, and was known as the family temple of the lords of the Fukui Domain during the feudal era. Today, it is preserved in the same condition as it was at the time. On the western side of the temple grounds, there is an iris garden famous for the beauty of the 10,000 flowers tha bloom there in early summer.
Nihonkai Sakana Machi Seafood Market
Location:
Tsuruga City,Fukui Prefecture
A huge, bustling market full of shops selling fresh seafood staight from Tsuruga Port, and restaurans offering delicious items like sushi or bowls of rice generously topped with seafood.
Sabae, Fukui leads Japan in eyeglass production. The museum features a shop selling many varieties of glasses made in Sabae, as well as a workshop where visitors can make their own glasses.
Ski slopes perfect for beginners, experts, and everyone in between. Featuring comfortable facilities like restaurants, hot spring baths, and slopes for children.
Echizen Bamboo Doll Village
Location:
Sakai City,Fukui Prefecture
The only museum in Japan dedicated to bamboo dolls. In addition to seeing exhibits of dolls based on various themes, such as Kabuki, visitors can also try making their own.
National Historic Site Hakusan Heisenji Shrine
Location:
Katsuyama City,Fukui Prefecture
Opened in the year 717 as a base for faith in the sacred mountain Mt.Hakusan. Its wide-open grounds are virtually carpeted with moss.
Fukui's finest hot spring town, boasting 130 years of history since its opening. The plaza in front of Awara-Yunomachi Station features a free public foot bath and a variety of small restaurants. At the Dento Geinokan (Traditional Performing Arts Hall), visitors can transform geisha, have a lesson from real geisha, and enjoy a taiko drum performance of traditional geisha games.
Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum
Location:
Katsuyama City,Fukui Prefecture
Located in Katsuyama, Fukui, the site of more dinosaur fossil discoveries than anywhere else in Japan. One of the world's three biggest dinosaur museums. This vast museum features displays of dinosaur skeletons and fossil specimens, as well as life-sized dioramas. While you're there, why not get on a shuttle bus from the museum and join a tour? Near the excavation site where dinosaur fossils have been found, you can try a hands-on "fossil excavation" experience. When dig out a fossil, the researcher will explain the fossil.
The vermilion-painted torii gate is known as one of the three largest wooden torii gates in Japan, and is nationally designated as an important cultural property. Within the shrine grounds, you'll find Chomeisui, a well said to be flowing with mystical energy in addition to pure water.
Once the second residence of the Matsudaira clan, the feudal lords of Fukui long ago. Its Shoin architecture and garden are considered valuable examples of famous gardens from the middle of the Edo era(1603-1868).
Takefu Knife Village
Location:
Echizen City,Fukui Prefecture
With their exceptional qualty, Echizen Forged Blades are beloved by chefs both within Japan and around the world. In addition to selling kitchen knives, scissors, and other bladed tools, Takefu Knife Village also serves as a knife-making workshop, where visitors can watch from the second floor as knife-makers forge and sharpen these incredible knives. Additionally, visitors can also try their hands at making a metal keyfob or even a kitchen knife.
Miketsukuni Wakasa Obama Food Culture Museum
Location:
Obama City,Fukui Prefecture
Some 80% of all lacquered chopsticks produced in Japan are Wakasa Lacquered Chopsticks. Here, visitors can see demonstrations by traditional artisans, and try making their own lacquered chopsticks themselves.
Echizen Lacquerware Hall
Location:
Sabae City,Fukui Prefecture
Fukui has 1,500 years of tradition as "lacquer village". At Echizen Lacquerware Hall, visitors can see artisans making lacquerware, or try it themselves.
Fukui Prefectural Museum of Ceramics
Location:
Nyu District,Fukui Prefecture
A museum at the Echizen Pottery Village, home of one of the Six Old Kilns of Japan, Echizen Pottery. The museum consists of an exhibit hall, a pottery hands-on course, visitors can make their own pottery using Echizen Pottery clay.
Echizen Pa;er Villlage
Location:
Echizen City,Fukui Prefecture
Here, visitors can make their own washi paper and then decorate it with pressed flowers, dyes, and more, making pstcards, business cards, coasters, fans, lampshades, or other goods with their own hand-make paper.
These remarkably shaped rocks, tunnels, and caves carved out by the choppy waters of the Sea of Japan extend across some 6 km of the coast. Enjoy an hour-long pleasure cruise departing from Wakasa Fisherman's Wharf for a refreshing yet breathtaking time.
From October to April, the Ono Basin occasionally becomes enveloped in clouds that cause Echizen Ono Castle to appear to "float" on them, leading to its nickname, the "Castle in the Sky".
Consisting of five lakes, the water and depths of each of them vary, making each a different shade of blue. The Rainbow Line (toll road) to the mountaintop park offers fantastic views of the dynamic scenery.
Kumagawa-juku Historic Post Town
Location:
Mikatakaminaka District,Fukui Prefecture
The road through Wakasa, the southern half of Fukui where Kumagawa-juku Historic Post Town is located, was once used to provide the then-capital city of Kyoto with a wide variety of seafood.the town features old-fashioned buildings like guard houses, and the old irrgation canal.
You'll find old townhouses and geisya teahouses with wooden latticed exteriors, bay windows, and more in thes area selected as an Important Preseration District fo Groups of Traditional Buildings.
Carved out by the rough wavves of the Sea of Japan, this 1.5 km stretch of coastline features breathtaking views that led to its being nationally designated as both a place of scenic beauty and a natural monument, as well as magnificent sunsets worthy of recognition as one of Japan's 100 most beautiful sunsets.
Located right next to Mikuni Port, Mikuni-Minato machi flourished for centuries as the port of call for the Kitamae ships that would travel to destinations like Hokkaido or Osaka. With its latticed townhouses and families that trace back to the wealthy merchants of the day, it's easy to feel the liveliness of the town in its heyday evevn today.
Ichijodani Asakura Clan Ruins
Location:
Fukui City,Fukui Prefecture
The Warring States-era warlords, the Asakura clan, ruled this area from 1471 to 1574, the remains of their castle town can still be seen today. These remains have been designated a special historic site, a site of special scenic beauty, and an important cultural property.
Built in 1576, Maruoka Castle is the oldest original castle tower still standing in Japan.Also known as the "Castle of the Mist." When the 400 or so cherry trees surrounding it come into bloom in spring, the castle practically "floats" fantastically on the blossoms.
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