Travel Destinations in Fukui

Echizen Daibutsu

Echizen Great Buddha at Seidaiji Temple

Japan's tallest seated Buddha statue (17m) inside a massive five-story pagoda temple complex, riv...

Awara Onsen

One of Hokuriku's most famous hot spring towns, known as the 'parlor of the Kansai region' for ov...

Echizen Coast

Dramatic Rocky Coastline and Crab Country

Dramatic rocky coastline stretching along the Sea of Japan, famous for winter Echizen crab season...

Eiheiji Temple

Eiheiji Zen Temple

One of two head temples of Soto Zen Buddhism, Eiheiji is an active monastery where over 100 monks...

Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum

One of the world's top three dinosaur museums, featuring over 50 mounted skeletons in a spectacul...

Maruoka Castle

One of Japan's 12 original castles, Maruoka boasts the oldest surviving castle tower in the country.

Mikata Goko

Mikata Five Lakes & Rainbow Line Summit Park

Five interconnected lakes with varying salinity levels, offering stunning panoramic views from th...

Tojinbo Cliffs

Dramatic volcanic columnar basalt cliffs stretching one kilometer along the Sea of Japan coast, a...