福井県 · Chubu Region
Fukui Hidden Gems
A rugged coast, Japan's most complete dinosaur museum, and a strict Zen monastery still training monks after 800 years.
4 spots
Climate & Best Season
Heavy snow inland, milder on the coast; humid summers. Crab season (November–March) is the local peak.
Famous For (Food)
- Echizen crab
- Sauce katsudon
- Oroshi soba
- Wakasa mackerel
Signature Sights
- Eiheiji temple
- Tojinbo cliffs
- Fukui Dinosaur Museum
- Maruoka Castle
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Fukui· Echizen Town
Echizen Daffodils
One of the three great wild daffodil grounds in Japan is on the cliffs of the Echizen coast, and it flowers in December…
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Fukui· Wakasa
Rainbow Line Summit Park
Mikata Goko is five lakes lying side by side behind the Wakasa coast, and the reason they are famous is that they are fi…
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Fukui· Ono
Echizen Ono Castle
Ono sits in a mountain basin, and on cold still mornings from autumn into spring the basin fills with cloud while the ca…
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Fukui· Ikeda
Ryusogataki Falls
Sixty metres of water down a rock face in a narrow valley in Ikeda, one of the least populated municipalities in Fukui,…
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