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Enjoy Fukui!

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  • Sightseeing

    • Keitai Emperor related park Kakyo Park

      Although Kakyo Park is famous for its cherry blossoms in spring, zelkova, a Mt Sanriyama Kakyo Park near the spread of beech forest, it is also the Mecca of autumn leaves.
      Especially the mountain path where the maple vividly colors is worth a visit.
      Highlights There are also many, such as Keitai Emperor Usuzumi Cherry Blossoms and Ojigaike Pond
    • Echizen no Sato Ajimanoen stunning autumn leaves

      In Ajimanoen deeply related to Manyoshu, you can appreciate through the four seasons such as water basho, wisteria, hagi, autumn leaves, etc. In autumn you can catch the Manyo no Roman while being surrounded by autumn leaves.
      The Old Taniguchi House park is designated as a national important cultural property.
    • Saifukuji Temple, one of Best 100 Autumn Leaves in Japan

      It is Ryonyo Shonin the Jodoshu sect Chinzei faction opened by Ryonyo Shonin about 630 years ago.
      City of the west, at the foot Oharayama, show us a variety of facial expressions for each season.
      Especially around the beautiful autumn colors, has been chosen as Best 100 Autumn Leaves in Japan have been the famous temple of Hokuriku in Jodoshu sect stamp.
      It was in the middle Edo (time period) period that it was created and is designated as the scenic spot of the country.
      I own many important cultural properties.It is open to the public every November 3 every year.
    • Mantokuji Temple one of Japan's Koyo hundred election

      Bunei 2 (1265), an ancient temple of Shingonshu Sect whose presence is described as the name of Gokurakuji.
      It was the only rush temple in Wakasa where it became a prayer place Sengoku Period, and even sinners were saved if they entered the temple.
      The autumn leaves of the natural monument Oyamayamamiji in the nationally designated scenic white sand "Karesansui Garden" is wonderful and has been selected as Best 100 Autumn Leaves in Japan best autumn leaves in Best 100 Autumn Leaves in Japan.
      Please enjoy the beautiful contrast of white sand and the trees colored red and yellow.
    • Echizen Suisen no Sato Park

      "Echizen Suisen" is a generic term for Japanese Daffodil blooming on the Echizen Beach.
      It is widely known as one of Japan's three major cloth fabrics.
      ■Opening hours 9:00 to 16:30 ※From December 29th to January 1st is closed
      ■Admission fee Adult: 300 yen / Child: 200 yen
    • Echizen Crab Museum

      The only nationwide crab specialty museum.Learn about the mysterious ecology of crabs, such as an underwater theater where you can see three-dimensional images of crabs, a tunnel tank where crabs and fish live Echizen Oki, and a Marine Chart Hall where you can see the ecology of Echizen Crab as if you were in a submarine. can do.
      ■Closed 9:00 to 17:00 Closed on Tuesdays
      ■Admission fee Adult: 600 Yen / Child: 300 Yen
    • Tojinbo cliffs

      The miracle that the columnar cliff protruding in the Sea of ​​Japan continues for more than 1 km, so that the raging waves of the Sea of ​​Japan hit the cliffs is quite amazing.Geologically precious, it is also designated as a natural monument of the country.
  • Experience

    • Hand-side soba experience Imajo Soba dojo

      "Buckwheat" of Imajo to wow the buckwheat communication has been cultivated carefully in a challenging nature and climate.
      Imajo Soba dojo, you can experience authentic soba noodles that combine genuine buckwheat flour dressed with stone mills and natural yams and beat with spring water.
      The taste of buckwheat noodles you struck is delicious.
      You can enjoy a buckwheat experience in a wide range from children to adults.
    • Ceramic art experience Echizen Togeimura

      Echizen pottery is counted as one of Japan's 6th generation old kilns, and its history is old, and it has been baked since Heian end of the Heian period about 800 years ago, and more than 200 old kilns have now been discovered.
      In these large-scale old kilns, daily miscellaneous goods such as turtles, rice cakes, mortars, Funokutoshi, and haguro rice cakes are baked, and the prosperity at that time is celebrated.
      Each one of these unusual pottery items has a crafty beauty hidden in its withered soil and ash glaze taste, its tradition has been handed down to the present day and many people It is loved by.
    • Tojinbo cliffs Sunset Cruise

      The highlight of Tojinbo cliffs, roughly cut by the erosion of waves no matter what.
      It is about 1 kilometer and the rough waves of the Sea of ​​Japan hit the cliffs is really amazing.
      The columnar joint of this gigantic pyroxene andesite is only one here in Japan, it is precious geologically, and it is also designated as a natural monument of the country.
    • Rainbow Line overlooking Mikata Five Lakes and the Sea of Japan

      Mt Baijodake is the place where you can see the Mikata Five Lakes. This is located on the Shore of Lake Suigetsu of Shore of Lake Suigetsu, and the altitude is about 400 meters. Formerly it was a great climbing course for families, but the Rainbow Line (toll road) was made and the climbing course has gone.However, the drive course to the summit is popular.From the top of the mountain you can enjoy the beauty of each of Goku, Urami River and the sea of ​​the Sea of ​​Japan, and you can enjoy the difference between the color and size of each of the lake and the sea.As its name suggests, plum blossoms are in full bloom in early spring, and the fragrance of plum drifts throughout the mountain.After that, you can see fresh green in the early summer and autumn leaves in autumn.
    • Traditional handicraft experience Echizen Bamboo Doll town

      In the Echizen Bamboo Doll town, a long-jointed bamboo, customs transmitted to the local by using the Moso Bamboo, etc., as well Noh, Kyogen, excellent bamboo dolls and bamboo crafts made in the theme of Kabuki, etc. are exhibited many. You can also visit the workshop where craftsmen are creating bamboo dolls, bamboo dragonfly, bamboo work practice of bamboo dolls.Creative Takeningyokan and a museum shop.
    • Time slip to the age of fossils Dinosaur Museum

      It is a base of dinosaur fossil research from an international perspective.It is a facility that combines the dinosaur fossil information center which receives and transmits research information on a global scale, a museum where adults can enjoy kids and a field museum where experiential learning can be done.The wonder of the dinosaur and the impression of the discovery are here.
    • Experience to make Echizen Washi no Sato

      Echizen City Imadate the “papyrus hall” in Echizen City Imadate“Washi no Sato-dori”, you can experience Japanese paper hand plowing. You can make only one original Japanese paper in the world.
    • Takefu Knife Village experience Takefu Knife Village

      Takefu Knife Village, right next to Echizen no Sato・Ajimanoen Takefu Knife Village, is a joint factory of a research group of young blade craftsmen. When entering into a cylindrical unique building, 1.8 m blade cut knives will jump into your eyes.In the workshop, I would like to visit the traditional forging technique carefully.We also hold production classes such as sharpening classroom, paper knife, kitchen knife.
    • Experience making lacquerware Urushi no Sato hall

      Urushi no Sato hall is a facility that aims to promote the Echizen Lacquerware industry, widely communicating the charm of Echizen Lacquerware, to see, touch and experience.
      We also do exhibitions and craftsmen's lacquerware making demonstrations.
  • Annual event(April - June)

    • April, Maruoka Castle Cherry Blossom Festival Maruoka Town, Sakai City

      The symbol of the town Maruoka Castle castle is Hirayama Castle with the oldest castle tower in Japan, as the alias of Kasumigajo Hirayama Castle, the figure floating in cherry blossoms in spring full bloom is beautifully fantastic.
       Tensho 4 of the Sengoku Period (1576) Katsutoyo Katsuie Shibata was built by Katsutoyo Katsuie Shibata the order of Nobunaga Oda as a preparation for one-on-one. After four generations, he kept his fate until the Bakumatsu of the Bakumatsu as Arima clan Honda clan Okami's scorer of the Tokugawa Clan, as the castle of Arima clan.Honda Clan primary Narishige Ko (historic Title) laid the foundations of Maruoka repeated military exploits as the son of Honda Sakuemon, known for "one-stroke Keijo ...", Utsurifu since 8 generations following Arima Clan is founder Kiyosumi from Nobeoka Over the course of the year, such as the Hyuga Kagura other cultures and industries that have passed on today have prospered and survived until the Bakumatsu.
    • April, Eihei-ji Temple Flower Festival Eiheiji Town

      At the festival celebrating the birth of Buddha's Buddha, white elephants (production) and flower-decorated cars will host parades and kindergarten, local Japanese drums performances, product city and so on.There is also the behavior of Hannya Hannya Soup / Amacha.
    • April, Echizen Historical Costume Parade Fukui City

      Echizen Historical Costume Parade that is held in early April every year. Nitta Yoshisada, Asakura Yoshikage, Katsuie Shibata, Yuki Hideyasu, Matsudaira Shungaku, and the Oichinokata Sengoku heroes and samurai who colored the history of Fukui, dressed in armor, and performed a heroic period picture scroll in the center of Fukui City Unfold.
    • April, Hanakae Festival Tsuruga City

      In April, as the cherry blossoms begin to crumble in the city as if invited by the warm winds, the town of Tsuruga can also be gorgeous.The cherry blossom view · Kanegasakigu Shrine's Hanakae Festival is an Hanakae Festival flowing cherry blossom Hanakae Festival where a couple sightseeing girls watching a cherry blossom viewing voice calling out "swap flowers", exchanging cherry blossoms and conveying their feelings.
    • Echizen Urushi no Sato Festival Sabae City May

      Sabae City the eastern part of Sabae City, the Kawada District has "history of Lacquerware town" and 1500 years history and tradition.
      Echizen Lacquerware combines elegance and robustness, and today it occupies about 80% of the nationwide lacquerware for business use, and has received designation of traditional crafts of the country.
      Beginning with a public parade, drills and brass band performances, Kids Yanshiki, karaoke championships, singing shows, tea parties, etc. are held. .
      "Naruko" in the form of "bowl" and signboards made with bowl and tray are also one of the charm of the festival.
    • May, Sabae Azalea Festival Sabae City

      Early May.Nishiyama Park is the first azalea park on the Japan Sea side where about 43,000 azaleas were planted.A variety of events will be held against the background of azalea with red, white and purple flowers, and opens such as Chizuzoba, bamboo shoot tea shop, special product goods sold and so on.The best time to see is in mid-May.
    • May, Mikuni Festival, Mikuni Town, Sakai City

      The Mikuni Festival, where a huge warrior doll floats walking around the town, is famous as one of the three Hokuriku festivals.
      On the mid day of the festival on May 20th, there is a row of Mushyu doll floats with a height of 5.5 m, and many tourists visit.
      Mikumijinja Shrine the vicinity of Mikumijinja Shrine, old times crowded stalls, street stalls and stalls are lined up, and we are telling the prosperity and enthusiasm of the Minato town Mikuni ports of Minato town Mikuni.
    • May, Imajo Soba Festival Minamiechizen Town

      It will be held on the 4th Sunday of May every year to get to know the soba town · Imajo.The 365 Ski Resort, 365 Ski Resort event is held, has shops selling local specialties such as hand-made soba by local soba noodles, local sake and wild vegetables. On the stage various events such as soba-eaten eating contests and singing song performances are held, which is a crowd with many people from inside and outside the prefecture.
    • May, Echizen Ceramics Festival Echizen-cho

      Echizen Ceramics Festival"is held at Echizen Togeimura on the last Saturday, Sunday and Monday of May every year, and it is crowded with around 100,000 tourists from inside and outside the prefecture.
      The pottery market of Echizen pottery is particularly popular because it is Satsukiage tea party % cheaper than the market price, and Satsukiage tea party are many events such as village special products bazaar, song show, local performing arts announcement, Satsukiage tea party.
    • June, Arawa Shore of Lake Kitagata Japanese Iris Festival Arawa City

      A freshwater lake located along Route 305 at the northern end of Fukui Prefecture.
      Iris Bridge, which has a beautiful silhouette, is a symbol of Kitagata Ko (lake).
      The iris garden on the lake is one of the most famous in the whole country, and 500 thousand 500 flowers of 300 species flowers are blossomingly blooming perfectly for about one month from late May.
      From the end of June there is an iris festival, crowds of irises and pleasure boats around the lake are held and crowded with lots of people.
    • June, Lily Festa Maruoka Town, Sakai City

      Opened as a facility for receiving and communicating information on rural residents' exchange, recreation and agriculture.
      There are 3,800 square meters of exhibition field in the park, and in June June there are 40 kinds of lily flowers blooming in full bloom.
      In addition to the flowering season of lily, you can also enjoy flowers throughout the year with sunflower in the summer and cosmos in the fall.
      In addition, there are barbecue plaza, contact lease farm, rural park, dome which symbolizes town flower "Yuri" as a place to be able to communicate with agriculture in familiar fashion.
  • Annual event(September to November)

    • September, Shirayama Tourism Chestnut Farm Kurokawa Town, Echizen City

      About 1,700 chestnut trees are planted on a site of about 6.5 hectares, and the five types of chestnut trees that grow in the garden, such as “Tanzawa” and “Kunimi”, are reputed for their high sugar content and deliciousness.
      It is ripe and delicious that it falls naturally to the ground.Let's challenge.
    • October, Cosmos Festival Egamicho, Egami Town, Fukui City, Goshogaichi Town

      The area of ​​the Cosmos Park is 10 hectares.
      Among them, about 100 million cosmos are blooming all over.
      In the meantime, farmers' hand-made events will be held.Fresh vegetable market, Hanatora Car service, huge maze are popular.
    • October, Maruoka Kojo Castle Festival Honmachi, Maruoka Town, Sakai City

      Outbreak ceremony was held at Maruoka Castle, and a brave and magnificent parade is unfolded, such as kids Daimyo queue and Karakuri doll floats walking in the subsequent Gomiso Parade.
      Furthermore, the festival's finale will be displayed, followed by a total dance of approximately 3,000 citizens in the shopping street, followed by Ojare Mochi Maki (throwing ojare mochi to spectators) and Yosakoi Dance.
    • October, Takefu Kikuningyo Takase, Echizen City

      Exhibition of chrysanthemums exceeding 10,000 pots, centered on the traditional chrysanthemum doll exhibition.
      NewOSK Nippon opera company is an event that can be enjoyed with families such as the Grand NewOSK Nippon opera company Show of NewOSK Nippon opera company, playland where young children can play.
      We also conducted a night sales.Please see the night view of "Takefu" as family and important person from lighted-up night chrysanthemum and Ferris wheel.
    • October, Sightseeing mandarin garden Yatsumata Town, Fukui City

      The magnificent Sea of ​​Japan can be seen at the northernmost of oranges production, and it is an oranges garden popular with families.
    • October, Kono apple orchard Otani, Minamiechizen Town

      Apple garden with panoramic views of the Sea of ​​Japan.There are 15 varieties with different harvest times.
    • October, Mandarin picking Along Higashiura Coast, Tsuruga City

      Please spend the autumn time watching the majestic view of Tsuruga Bay the Echizen Beach, which is the northern limit of oranges production.
      Please enjoy plentifully with your family and friends with sweet and sour tangerines.Souvenirs are included on the way home.
    • October, Best Three morning fair product Festival Shiro Town, Ono City

      It is the autumn food festival held every seventh Saturday and Sunday in Nanba Street every October.
      Ono is a popular event where a variety of fresh mountain seafood gathers together, including Ono morning market, morning market of friendship city town and spot sale of property.
      A lot of citizens and tourists fill the streets in search of the taste that is only available here.
    • October, Kuzuryu Foliage Festival Kakuno, Izumi Village, Ono City

      In addition to the autumnal leaves market where local special products, "mountains, villages, seafood" are available, we also performed foliage stage including local arts and concerts.
      In the children's plaza, in addition to the "autumnal leaves such as green days and soap bubbles, fluffy," besides "corner of woodworking land" such as bamboo dragonfly and whistle making, "fishing pit corner", are full of enjoyable corner in parent and child.
    • November, Biccrab Echizen-kaigan Fuyu Poppo Echizen-cho

      We start selling "Echizen Crab" and we will immediately sell fresh seafood and local specialties landing in the local area.
      There is also a lottery where stage shows and luxury prizes are won.
    • November, Hanagatami Momiji Festival Awatabe Town, Echizen City

      Although Kakyo Park is famous for its cherry blossoms in spring, zelkova, a Mt Sanriyama Kakyo Park near the spread of beech forest, it is also the Mecca of autumn leaves.
      Especially the mountain path where the maple vividly colors is worth a visit.