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Discover dinosaurs and the spirit of Zen

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Fukui's famous Tojinbo Cliffs (Photo: Larry Knipfing / JT)

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Fukui Top 10

  1. Nishiyama Park and Red Pandas in Sabae
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    Nishiyama Park and Red Pandas in Sabae

    Activities
  2. Fukui's Tojinbo Cliffs
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    Fukui's Tojinbo Cliffs

    Sakai
  3. Blue Water of Suisho-hama Beach
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    Blue Water of Suisho-hama Beach

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  4. Echizen Daibutsu at Shindaiji
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    Echizen Daibutsu at Shindaiji

    Katsuyama
  5. Nishiyama Park's Moss Pink Mountain
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    Nishiyama Park's Moss Pink Mountain

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  6. Iris Festival at Daian-zenji Temple
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    Iris Festival at Daian-zenji Temple

    Fukui City
  7. Dinosaurs at JR Fukui Station
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    Dinosaurs at JR Fukui Station

    Fukui City
  8. Echizen Ajimano-en Park in Autumn
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    Echizen Ajimano-en Park in Autumn

    Echizen
  9. Field Mustard Paradise in Fukui
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    Field Mustard Paradise in Fukui

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  10. Fukui Dinosaur Museum
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    Fukui Dinosaur Museum

    Katsuyama

Upcoming Fukui Events

Iris Festival at Daian-zenji Temple
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Iris Festival at Daian-zenji Temple

Early - Late Jun

At Daian-zenji Temple, beautiful irises in full bloom welcomed me. There was soothing music in the air, coming from a Chinese ..

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Echizen Asakura Mantoya Lightup
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Echizen Asakura Mantoya Lightup

Aug 20th - Aug 21st

Echizen Asakura Mantoya in Fukui is an annual summer illumination event held at the ancient historical site, Ichijodani Asakura..

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Where to eat in Fukui

The Seafood of Tojinbo 7
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The Seafood of Tojinbo

Jerome Lee

The 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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Latest Fukui Reports

Fukui Fine Arts Museum
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Fukui Fine Arts Museum

Peter Sidell

In Fukui city in Japan's Hokuriku region, the Fine Arts Museum holds a range of exhibitions, from traditional Japanese art to..

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APA Hotel Fukui Katamachi
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APA Hotel Fukui Katamachi

Peter Sidell

In Fukui in central Japan, APA Hotel Katamachi is business hotel that makes up for its distance from the station by being comfortable..

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Fukui Griffis Museum
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Fukui Griffis Museum

Peter Sidell

In Fukui in central Japan, the Griffis Museum is a recreation of the house of William Elliot Griffis, an American who lived, taught..

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About Fukui

Okinawa Nagasaki Fukuoka Saga Kumamoto Kagoshima Miyazaki Oita Ehime Kochi Tokushima Kagawa Yamaguchi Hiroshima Okayama Tottori Shimane Hyogo Kyoto Osaka Wakayama Nara Shiga Mie Fukui Ishikawa Toyama Gifu Aichi Nagano Shizuoka Niigata Yamanashi Kanagawa Tokyo Saitama Gunma Tochigi Chiba Ibaraki Fukushima Miyagi Yamagata Iwate Akita Aomori Hokkaido
Region Chubu
Island Honshu
Capital Fukui
Population 806,314
Area 4,190.43 km²

History buffs will find no better place in Japan to visit than Fukui Prefecture (福井県, Fukui-ken), a prefecture rich with historically and culturally important sites. The Ichijodani Asakura Ruins contain ruins from the Sengoku Period over 500 years ago, while Maruoka Castle is the oldest remaining castle in Japan today.

Furthermore, the Fukui Dinosaur Museum ranks among the most impressive of its kind in the world. But perhaps the most significant Fukui destinations are Eiheiji, one of the two main temples of Zen Buddhism, and the breathtaking Tojinbo cliffs.

Fukui is also known for its good food. Snow crab and mackerel are enjoyed by many in Japan, while the famous Koshi Hikari brand of rice are not only delicious as is, it also means that you can expect some great sake while you’re there.

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