Historical Road Spots in Fukui Area
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- Wakasa Saba Kaido Kumagawa-Juku
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- Fukui Pref. Mikatakaminakagunwakasachou Kumagawa
- Constructed as a mountain castle by samurai Numata—directly under Shogun Ashikaga—to serve as a strategic stronghold in the Muromachi period, Kumagawa-Juku is now a National Preservation District for Groups of Historic Buildings and has lots to see. It has good views, as a town along “Wakasa Kaido” —one portion of the “Saba Kaido” that goes from Wakasa to Kyoto.
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- Saba Kaido Oyasumidokoro Suketaro
- Travel / Tourism
- Fukui Obama-shi Kaminegori 9-20
- "This rest stop for people taking the Saba Highway opened inside of a renovated old folk home in 2016. Saba Kaido is the collective name for the highways that connect the Reinan region of Fukui Prefecture with Kyoto. It was once the route used to transport seafood to Kyoto. The Saba Highway gained this name relatively recently because of the large amount of salted mackerel (saba) that was carried on the highways. The Izumicho Merchants Alley is marked as the start of the Saba Highway with a plate containing the words ""Kyo wa totemo juhachiri"" (Kyoto is only 18-ri about 44 miles away). The route, which is largely comprised of the Wakasa Highway, has a number of famous places such as the Wakasahime Shrine and the Kumagawa Juku post town. There are also many places along the route where travelers can eat mackerel dishes."
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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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