Culture Fukui's Beautiful Eihei-ji Temple Larry Knipfing Founded in 1244 by Zen Master Dogen Zenji, Eihei-ji includes over 70 buildings, and is a training center for young monks.
Fukui Prefectural Green Center Takako Sakamoto Fukui Prefectural Green Center: located a 30 minutes drive from the center of Fukui City, this mammoth park is one of the bes...
Restaurant "Umano-Ya" (The Stable) Takako Sakamoto Would you like to try eating horse meat in Fukui? Then you should come to this restaurant, 'Umano-Ya'. Directly delivered fro...
Strolling Mt. Asuwa in Early Autumn Takako Sakamoto Strolling on Mt. Asuwa in Early Autumn: take a casual hike on a mountain adorned with colorful leaves.
Plum Trees in Limelight at Yokokan Takako Sakamoto Pretty plum blossoms illuminated in the night at Yokokan Garden in Fukui. Although there weren't many plum trees in the garde...
Fukui Wellness Park Takako Sakamoto Fukui Wellness Park in the suburbs of Fukui city has EVERYTHING. You can enjoy various sports as well as strolling around the...
Deep-Fried Pork Diner, Katsudoki Takako Sakamoto 'Katsudoki' in Sabae city, Fukui prefecture, is a rare 'Tonkatsu (deep-fried pork)' restaurant where you can eat 'regular' de...
Echizen Ajimano-en Park in Autumn Takako Sakamoto Ajimano-en Park in Echizen City was founded to commemorate the deep relationship this area has to the oldest collection of Ja...
Food Fukui Kidoriya Takako Sakamoto Miyazaki Chicken Restaurant/Bar, 'Kidoriya' in Katamachi, Fukui. Sent directly from Miyazaki, the chicken called 'Jitokko' is...
Anrakuji: A Temple of Peace, Fukui Takako Sakamoto Anrakuji Temple, Fukui, stands in the middle of nowhere in the center of vast rice fields. Here for centuries overlooking the...
Maki Shrine on Phoenix St. in Fukui Takako Sakamoto Driving back home, I spotted a tall white flag fluttering high in the wind. It was a flag of 'Maki Shrine', Phoenix Street, F...
Beautiful Garden of Fukui's Library Takako Sakamoto Fukui's Prefectural Library has a beautiful, spacious, garden park. It's free to enter. A great place to bask in the sun, pic...
Sauce-Katsu Diner "Europe-Ken" Takako Sakamoto Sauce-Katsu Restaurant 'Europe-Ken' in Fukui city; If you are interested in trying out the Fukui's specialty 'Sauce Katsu (De...
Autumn Beauty of Lake Kuzuryu Hiroshi Ohnuki An aerial view of beautiful Lake Kuzuryu in Fukui, captured in autumn. Notice the clear blue sky reflected on the serene wate...
Culture Sabae's Makoto Ichi Festival Larry Knipfing Sabae's Josho-ji Temple Makoto Ichi Festival is a grand event with locals and visitors from near and far coming together to b...
