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.
3 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
Fukui
Fukui· Wakasa
Kumagawa-juku
Before refrigeration, the mackerel landed at Obama on the Sea of Japan was salted and carried on foot over the mountains…
Kumagawa-jukuSaba Kaidopreservation district+2
Fukui
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…
Mikata GokoRainbow Linefive lakes+2
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Fukui· Wakasa
Uriwari Falls
The name means the melon splitter, from a story that the water was so cold that a melon left in it cracked. It comes out…
Uriwari Fallsfamous waterWakasa+2