16 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...
John Lennon’s Retreat in Karuizawa Tomoko Kamishima Manpei Hotel is one of the few remaining elegant classic Western hotels in Japan. John Lennon often stayed at this hotel with...
16 Hakusan Shrine in the Fukui Forest Takako Sakamoto Hakusan Shrine, which I found by chance, stands in a silent forest in Fukui surrounded by tall straight cedar trees.
Accommodation Hotel Crown Palais Hamamatsu Stefanus Husin Located in Hamamatsu City, Hotel Crown Palais boasts Western and Japanese-style rooms, a large pool, a sauna, bar and range o...
Culture Nagano Ebisukō Fireworks Festival 2026 Novriana Dewi If you think fireworks festivals in Japan are only typical of the summer, then you should visit Nagano around the end of Nove...
14 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...
14 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...
9 Hakusan Shrine at Taicho-ji Temple Takako Sakamoto On the grounds of Taicho-ji Temple in Fukui, there is a small shrine standing alone in the deep woods.
11 Fox Shrine Inside Taicho-ji Temple Takako Sakamoto The Fox Shrine inside Taicho-ji Temple in Fukui doesn't have fox statues. There is a 'cemetery' of broken jizo statues in an ...
16 Taicho-ji Temple: A Jizo Paradise Takako Sakamoto When I visited Taicho-ji Temple in Fukui, I expected to see something related to the famous monk Taicho but, instead, many ji...
