Activities Fukui's Atagozaka Meredith Lescoe In the center of Fukui City, looking over all the hustle and bustle, rises a bastion of nature known as Asuwa Mountain. You co..
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..
12 Accommodation Fukui's Hotel Somayama Larry Knipfing The hotel Somayama (in Fukui's Minami-Echizen district) is the place to stay if you are interested in the Hanahasu Lotus P..
11 Snow at Fukui's Izumo Shrine Takako Sakamoto The beautiful Japanese garden of Izumo Shrine's Fukui branch covered in snow with a small, small fox shrine in the corner.
17 Izumo Shrine's Fukui branch Takako Sakamoto The 900 kg sacred straw rope hanging from the eaves of Izumo Shrine's Fukui branch. Green and fresh, it is waiting for the visitors..
Culture Osagoe Folk Village Museum in Fukui Takako Sakamoto At Osagoe Folk Village Museum in Fukui City, there are five old Japanese houses with thatched roofs preserved in an idyllic setting...
8 Panda Land at Nishiyama Park Takako Sakamoto Panda Land is an athletic playground for children built inside the 'Adventure Forest' of Nishiyama Park in Fukui. Kids really..
15 Keya Kurotatsu Shrine in Fukui Takako Sakamoto Keya Kurotatsu Shrine in Fukui city is one of the four ancient guardian shrines of Japan, and also a Power Spot to dispel evil spirits!..