Outdoors Nishiyama Park and Red Pandas in Sabae Geoff Day Nishiyama Park is an expansive park where visitors can immerse themselves in an oasis of nature. Walking through the park itself..
Activities Tojinbo Cliffs 5 (2Reviews) The rocks called Tojinbo extend a whole kilometer along the coastline of Fukui. Shaped over the millennia by the powerful waves of the sea, they now offer..
Activities Fukui Cherry Blossom Festival 2026 Late Mar - Early Apr Back in 1953, the Fukui Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Fukui City Tourism Association planted thousands of cherry blossom..
Activities Eiheiji - Temple of Eternal Peace Takako Sakamoto Eiheiji Temple in Fukui prefecture is one of two head temples of Sōtō Zen Buddhism in Japan and the main training monastery fo..
Activities 4 Days in Fukui and Shiga: Venturing South Featured Thanks to the Hokuriku bullet train, Kanazawa is now easier to reach—cutting the old five-hour trip from Tokyo in half.
8 Outdoors 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.
Activities Sabae Eyeglass Museum Larry Knipfing Sabae city and the surrounding region in Fukui Prefecture is home to the production of many traditional Japanese crafts such a..
Activities Dancing for Amaterasu Meredith Lescoe One day, back when the gods still lived on the Japanese islands, Susanoo (god of the seas) greatly upset his sister Amaterasu (goddess..
