Lighthouse Spots in Fukui Area

  • Tateishi Cape Lighthouse
    Travel / Tourism
    Fukui Tsuruga-shi Tateishi
    A lighthouse in Tateishi, Tsuruga City. The stone construction light house is located on Tateishi Cape, right on the point of Tsuruga Peninsula, and was first lit in 1881. It is the second oldest lighthouse on the coast of the Sea of Japan. It has become the city emblem for Tsuruga City and the symbol of Tsuruga as a port city.

Fukui Areas

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Northeast of Kyoto, the ancient Tojinbo Cliffs separate Fukui prefecture from the Sea of Japan in a stretch of land well worth exploring. Water sports and seaside delicacies are available in abundance as the spectacular rugged coastline flattens down into beaches to the west of the prefecture, while inland, Fukui is home to Zen Buddhist temples and historic ruins.

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