Area Echizen Explore Echizen City, in Fukui Prefecture, and discover Echizen's famous temples and shrines, experience Echizen's traditional crafts of knife-making, washi and tansu, and enjoy eating..
Kakyo Park Home to Konpira Shrine, Kakyo Park (花筐公園) is located in eastern Echizen City and not far from its famed 'Paper Village'.
Keya Kurotatsu Shrine Keya Kurotatsu Shrine (毛谷黒龍神社), at the eastern foot of Mount Asuwa, was built to enshrine the deity of the Kuzuryu River.
Culture Yokokan Garden Yokokan Garden (養浩館庭園, Yōkōkan Teien) is a traditional Japanese garden established in the Edo period (1603 - 1868). The Yokokan villa inside th..
Culture Katsuyama Castle Katsuyama Castle Museum (勝山城, Katsuyama shiro) built in 1992 is a reconstruction of the 1579's Katsuyama Castle. At a height of 57.8 meters i..
Culture Echizen Daibutsu At a height of 17m the Echizen Daibutsu (越前大仏) is the tallest Buddha statue in a sitting position.
Culture Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum The Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, located in Katsuyama, Fukui, Japan, is one of the leading dinosaur museums in Asia that is renowned for its exhibits..
Culture Ichijodani Asakura Family Historic Ruins The Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins are historic ruins located in the Kidonouchi section of the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, in the Hok..