Culture Yokokan Garden Yokokan Garden (養浩館庭園, Yōkōkan Teien) is a traditional Japanese garden established in the Edo period (1603 - 1868). The ...
Culture Katsuyama Castle Katsuyama Castle Museum (勝山城, Katsuyama shiro) built in 1992 is a reconstruction of the 1579's Katsuyama Castle. At a heig...
Culture Echizen Daibutsu At a height of 17m the Echizen Daibutsu (越前大仏) is the tallest Buddha statue in a sitting position.
Culture Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum The Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, located in Katsuyama, Fukui, Japan, is one of the leading dinosaur museums in Asia tha...
Culture Ichijodani Asakura Family Historic Ruins The Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins are historic ruins located in the Kidonouchi section of the city of Fukui, Fukui...
Culture Glasses Museum in Sabae Geoff Day Sabae City, Fukui, is the heart of Japan-made glasses frame production with the Glasses Museum a key place to admire the hist...
Culture Lone Spider Lily at Twilight Takako Sakamoto Lone Spider Lily at Twilight: a single red spider lily blooming silently on a sidewalk of Fukui under the autumn sky at dusk.
Culture Tale of Echizen Jofukuji Temple 2 Takako Sakamoto Tale of Echizen Jofukuji Temple 2: The sequel to the curious fate of the perished Taira Clan and its family temple that still...
Culture Fukui's Lotus Paradise in Heaven Takako Sakamoto Fukui's Lotus Paradise in Heaven: beautiful lotus fields in rural Minami Echizen makes you feel like you are in heaven!
Culture Dramatic Kanegasaki Castle Ruins Takako Sakamoto In Tsuruga, Fukui, two major battles were fought; in 1337 between Ashikaga and Nitta Armies, and 1570 between Oda Nobunaga an...
