Culture Shougenji Temple Shougenji Temple (聖玄寺, Shōugenji) is the head temple of Gugan Shinshu, which was founded in Fukui as a new sect of Jodo Shinshu in the Meiji Peri..
15 Temples & Shrines Fukui's Taichoji Temple in Snow Takako Sakamoto I set out in sunshine to revisit Fukui's Taichoji Temple in snow, but it began sleeting, and I found this beautiful temple half..
Culture Obama’s Food Culture Museum Arlene Bastion This unique museum tells the fishy tale of Obama's rise as a miketsukuni port in the Edo Period, with its mackerel regarded..
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 o..
15 Gardens & Parks Snow Melts at Yokokan Garden, Fukui Takako Sakamoto One sunny day in late February, Yokokan Garden in Fukui was basking in the sun with the melting snow dripping from the rooftop.
8 Arts & Crafts Largest washi paper in the world Jerome Lee The largest washi paper in the world was made in Echizen city in Fukui Prefecture on Friday, 23rd May 2014, with many local jo..
12 Temples & Shrines Reception Hall of Eiheiji Temple Takako Sakamoto Complete guide to Eiheiji Temple 04, Fukui: The fourth guide focuses on 'Kichijōkaku Hall', the first building you'..
Historical Kanegasaki Shrine in Tsuruga, Fukui Takako Sakamoto Kanegasaki Shrine in Tsuruga, Fukui, enshrines two tragic princes of the Southern Court, but it is now renowned as a 'Power..