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Top Attractions in Fukui
Around Fukui
Fukui Top 10
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![Miyanoshita Cosmos Park in Autumn]( "Miyanoshita Cosmos Park in Autumn")
1Miyanoshita Cosmos Park in Autumn
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![Spider Lilies at Asakura Ruins]( "Spider Lilies at Asakura Ruins")
2Spider Lilies at Asakura Ruins
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![4 Days in Fukui and Shiga: Venturing South]( "4 Days in Fukui and Shiga: Venturing South")
34 Days in Fukui and Shiga: Venturing South
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![Strolling Mt. Asuwa in Early Autumn]( "Strolling Mt. Asuwa in Early Autumn")
4Strolling Mt. Asuwa in Early Autumn
Fukui City -
![Nishiyama Park and Road Station]( "Nishiyama Park and Road Station")
5Nishiyama Park and Road Station
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![Fukui Botanical Garden in the Rain]( "Fukui Botanical Garden in the Rain")
6Fukui Botanical Garden in the Rain
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![Nishiyama Park and Red Pandas in Sabae]( "Nishiyama Park and Red Pandas in Sabae")
7Nishiyama Park and Red Pandas in Sabae
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![The Arts and Crafts of Echizen]( "The Arts and Crafts of Echizen")
8The Arts and Crafts of Echizen
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![Glasses Museum in Sabae]( "Glasses Museum in Sabae")
9Glasses Museum in Sabae
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![Seifuso Onsen Hotel]( "Seifuso Onsen Hotel")
10Seifuso Onsen Hotel
Accommodation
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![Nishiyama Park and Red Pandas in Sabae]( "Nishiyama Park and Red Pandas in Sabae")
1Nishiyama Park and Red Pandas in Sabae
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![Fukui's Tojinbo Cliffs]( "Fukui's Tojinbo Cliffs")
2Fukui's Tojinbo Cliffs
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![Glasses Museum in Sabae]( "Glasses Museum in Sabae")
3Glasses Museum in Sabae
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![Fukui Dinosaur Museum]( "Fukui Dinosaur Museum")
4Fukui Dinosaur Museum
Katsuyama -
![Cherry Blossoms Along Asuwa River]( "Cherry Blossoms Along Asuwa River")
5Cherry Blossoms Along Asuwa River
Fukui City -
![Echizen Daibutsu at Shindaiji]( "Echizen Daibutsu at Shindaiji")
6Echizen Daibutsu at Shindaiji
Katsuyama -
![Echizen's Murasaki Shikibu Park]( "Echizen's Murasaki Shikibu Park")
7Echizen's Murasaki Shikibu Park
Echizen -
![Blue Water of Suisho-hama Beach]( "Blue Water of Suisho-hama Beach")
8Blue Water of Suisho-hama Beach
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![The Iconic Karamon Gate of Eiheiji]( "The Iconic Karamon Gate of Eiheiji")
9The Iconic Karamon Gate of Eiheiji
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![Nishiyama Park's Moss Pink Mountain]( "Nishiyama Park's Moss Pink Mountain")
10Nishiyama Park's Moss Pink Mountain
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Upcoming Fukui Events
Activities
Nishiyama Park Azalea Festival
The Nishiyama Park Azalea Festival is an annual event held in early May, where around 50,000 azaleas bloom in various shades of..
Culture
Iris Festival at Daian-zenji Temple
At Daian-zenji Temple, beautiful irises in full bloom welcomed me. There was soothing music in the air, coming from a Chinese ..
Where to eat in Fukui
Food
Three Things to Eat in Echizen
Jerome LeeEchizen city in Fukui Prefecture is famous for the Big Three: oroshi soba, volga rice and chuka soba. Discover the city's ..
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Japanese
The Seafood of Tojinbo
Jerome LeeThe Tojinbo area of Sakai City in Fukui Prefecture boasts of two things: its famous cliffs, and the seafood on sale along its streets...
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Japanese
Japanese Kappo Cuisine Take, Fukui
Takako SakamotoJapanese Kappo Cuisine 'Take' in Fukui is famous for its fresh seafood, serving only natural blowfish (not farmed). Its..
Places to stay in Fukui
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Accommodation
Fukui's Hotel Somayama
Larry KnipfingThe hotel Somayama (in Fukui's Minami-Echizen district) is the place to stay if you are interested in the Hanahasu Lotus P..
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Accommodation
Lights in the Moat at Fukui Castle
Takako Sakamoto'Lights in the Moat' at Fukui Castle Ruins: Annual summer illumination event in Fukui City. Lanterns illuminate the whole..
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Japanese
Sabae's Shinmei-en Hotel
Larry KnipfingA nice local old-fashioned inn/hotel in the pretty rural town of Sabae in Fukui Prefecture.
Latest Fukui Reports
Culture
The Arts and Crafts of Echizen
A virtual event to show the local arts of Echizen; from knife making to washi traditional paper, local artisans have prospered in..
Activities
4 Days in Fukui and Shiga: Venturing South
The success of the Hokuriku bullet train has helped put Kanazawa city on the map, halving what was previously a 5-hour journey from..
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Accommodation
Beniya in Awara Onsen
Illaura RossiterIn Awara Onsen in Japan's Fukui Prefecture, Beniya is a long-established traditional inn with 24 cozy rooms, and service that..