When you visit JR Fukui Station, you can't miss the spooky sound of the dinosaurs roaring at the sky day and night. Then you cross the street, and find Oden Ishida-Ya standing just opposite the Hotel Toyoko-Inn. Pass by the lines of piled-up sake..
Fukui City is a sprawling empire. Though it boasts the title of city, the actual area one could call urban is but a small tract of land that falls within Fukui City's realm. This fact has its downsides - no subway, slow buses with very li..
Besides its famous washi village and knife culture, Echizen city in Fukui Prefecture also has what locals call the 'Three Best Dishes of Echizen'. Namely, oroshi soba, boruga rice (sometimes spelled: volga rice) and ekimae chuka soba. Be..
Awara onsen is the most famous hot spring town in Fukui prefecture, situated 18 kilometers north of Fukui city. The town has a rich history dating back to 1883. A farmer first found the hot spring when he was digging a well in a swamp. Soon after, ma..
Auberge Fujii Fermier is located in a small village close to the Echizen seashore in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. You can relax and enjoy the distinct pleasures of each of the four seasons here. If you listen closely, you will hear the birds singing and ..
Hotel Matsuya SenSen in Awara Hotspring is one of my favorite onsen hotels in Fukui. The onsen bath here is large, luxurious, and well-equipped with a spacious dressing area. Actually, it is the largest in the Hokuriku region (which includes Fukui, I..
Nishiyama Park is an expansive park where visitors can immerse themselves in an oasis of nature. Located in the heart of Sabae City the park is quite a rarity for a city of this size and one of the top destinations in all of Fukui Prefecture. ..
One of the joys of living in Fukui lies in taking advantage of the ever-changing seasons and what they bring to the region. Although the prefecture certainly has plenty to offer when it comes to spring sakura blossoms, fall colors, and beautiful summ..
One sunny day in late February, I visited Yokokan Garden. Since a sunny day is quite rare in Fukui (it's almost always gray and buried in snow during winter!), I jumped out of bed as soon as I saw sunshine through my window in the morning. As I&..
