14 Food Fukui Izakaya "Mekara Uroko" Takako Sakamoto Every Fukuian knows the "Warabi Group", a well-known restaurant chain, and "Mekara Uroko" (Eye-opener) their newest, opened about..
12 Activities Fukui Ski Jam Katsuyama Takako Sakamoto Fukui is snow country. And what you can find in a snow country is of course, a ski resort. Fukui has a great one, 'Ski Jam Katsuyama'...
9 Accommodation Sabae City Hotel Larry Knipfing Located near Nishisabae Station, and famous Nishiyama Park, Sabae City Hotel is a convenient place to stay in Sabae city. In fact,..
11 Culture Sabae's Funatsu Jinja Shrine Larry Knipfing Funatsu Jinja, a venerable shrine in Sabae, Fukui, is over 1500 years old. Like many shrines, it is located in the middle of a grove..
8 Food Sabae's "Tommy Empire" Diner Larry Knipfing If you are in the neighborhood of the Eye Glass Museum, or anywhere in Sabae actually, and you are craving American-style food..
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..
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..
12 Culture Fukui's Beautiful Heisen-ji Temple Larry Knipfing Most striking are the tall majestic cedar trees, and the blanket of green moss covering the shrine's precincts. Come in the..