Fukui Hidden Gems
Province de retraite spirituelle et de haute gastronomie dans le Hokuriku. Le monastère zen Eiheiji forme des moines depuis 700 ans, les falaises de basalte de Tojinbo défient la mer du Japon, et le crabe echizen en hiver est le mets suprême de la côte. Un trésor caché pour les voyageurs curieux.
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Une côte escarpée, le musée de dinosaures le plus complet du Japon et un austère monastère zen qui forme des moines depuis plus de 800 ans.
Climat et meilleure saison
Fortes chutes de neige à l'intérieur des terres, plus doux sur la côte ; étés humides. La saison du crabe (novembre à mars) est le grand moment local.
Spécialités culinaires
- Crabe d'Echizen
- Sauce katsudon
- Oroshi soba
- Maquereau de Wakasa
Lieux emblématiques
- Temple Eiheiji
- Falaises de Tojinbo
- Musée des dinosaures de Fukui
- Château de Maruoka
Wakasa Bay
Wakasa Bay (若狭湾) is a deeply indented coastal region facing the Sea of Japan, historically famous as the terminus of the…
Mount Hakusan White Mountain
Mount Hakusan (白山, 'White Mountain', 2,702m) is one of Japan's three sacred mountains alongside Mount Fuji and Mount Tat…
Wakasa Obama Juku Food Culture Museum
The Obama Food Culture Museum (御食国若狭おばま食文化館) celebrates Obama's 1,500-year history as miketsukuni — an imperial food-sup…
Sotomo Crags
The Sotomo coast (蘇洞門) on the Uchikoshi Peninsula in northern Wakasa Bay is a 6-kilometer stretch of sheer granite and a…
Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum
The Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum ranks among the world's three premier dinosaur museums (alongside Beijing and Drum…
Echizen Crab
Echizen crab is male snow crab caught in designated waters off Fukui Prefecture between November 6 and March 20, with ea…
Eiheiji Temple
Eiheiji is a working Zen monastery founded in 1244, where 150-200 monks follow a training schedule unchanged since the E…
Echizen Lacquerware
Echizen lacquerware (越前漆器) traces its origins to the 6th century when Emperor Keitai, during travels in Echizen, request…
Fukui City Ruins Museum
The Fukui City History Museum (福井市立郷土歴史博物館) features a unique exhibition format: the museum building was constructed dir…
Echizen Washi Paper
Echizen washi (越前和紙) is handmade paper produced using techniques unchanged for 1,500 years, recognized by UNESCO as Inta…
Awara Onsen
Awara Onsen (芦原温泉) is Fukui's premier hot spring resort, established in 1883 when a farmer accidentally discovered therm…
Echizen Pottery Village
Echizen-yaki (越前焼) is one of Japan's Six Ancient Kilns (Rokkoyō), with pottery production dating to the Heian period (79…
Tojinbo Cliffs
Tojinbo is a 1-kilometer stretch of vertical basalt columnar jointing cliffs rising 20–30 meters above the Sea of Japan…
Sauce Katsudon
Sauce katsudon is Fukui's regional soul food and the polar opposite of the egg-bound katsudon known elsewhere in Japan.…
Oroshi Soba
Echizen oroshi soba is Fukui's traditional buckwheat noodle dish, defined by the use of coarsely grated daikon radish mi…
Ichijodani Asakura Clan Ruins
Ichijodani (一乗谷) was the castle town of the Asakura clan, who ruled Echizen Province (now Fukui) for 103 years (1471–157…
Maruoka Castle
Maruoka Castle (丸岡城) possesses the oldest surviving castle keep (tenshu) in Japan, constructed in 1576 — a claim dispute…
Yokokan Garden
Yokokan (養浩館庭園) is the former villa garden of the Matsudaira clan, feudal lords who ruled Fukui Domain for 270 years dur…
Mikuni Minato
Mikuni (三国湊) was one of Hokuriku's most prosperous ports during the Edo and Meiji periods, serving as the coastal hub fo…