8 Culture Fukui's Katsuyama Castle Larry Knipfing Fukui is home to Japan's tallest castle. Katsuyama Castle, just short of 60 meters in height, is situated very near some othe...
12 Culture Fukui's Beautiful Heisen-ji Temple Larry Knipfing Most striking are the tall majestic cedar trees, and the blanket of green moss covering the shrine's precincts. Come in the e...
8 Activities Fukui's Tojinbo Cliffs Larry Knipfing Fukui's Tojinbo Cliffs are truly fascinating. Jutting out into the Japan Sea, they are at once, both beautiful and tragic.
16 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...
13 Echizen Cape Observation Deck Takako Sakamoto Echizen Cape Observation Deck on top of the hill overlooking Echizen Beach is one of the best places to appreciate the magnif...
13 Daffodil Shrine at Echizen Beach Takako Sakamoto Daffodil Shrine at Echizen Beach enshrines the god of love, Aizen Myo-O, who ensures your successful love relationships and m...
15 Kannon Shrine in a Seaside Cave Takako Sakamoto Inside Tamagawa Cave Kannon Shrine on Echizen Beach are 33 Kannon statues collected from 33 Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage temples...
16 Main Hall of Okafuto Shrine Takako Sakamoto The Main Hall of Okafuto Shrine in Echizen City, Fukui, can be accessed from both Kakyo Park on the hillside and the Prayer H...
15 Country House at Fukui's Kakyo Park Takako Sakamoto Furusato-no Ie in Kakyo Park of Echizen city is a community space as well as a cafe. Chill out with your friends in an idylli...
15 Echizen Ono Castle in Fukui Takako Sakamoto When mist covers the entire city below, Echizen Ono Castle in Ono city, Fukui looks as though it's floating in the sky. It is...