Other Sightseeing Spots in Awara / Sakai Area

  • Tojinbo Tower
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    Fukui Pref. Sakaishi Mikunichouantou Tojiban
    Tojinbo Tower rises to a height of 100 meters above sea level and 55 meters above the ground, giving spectacular views; its status as the only large observation tower on the Sea of Japan coast has made it very popular. From the second floor level of the Tower, visitors can view the Tojinbo Coast, with its precipitous cliffs (sculpted by the action of the Sea of Japan’s fierce waves) which extend for a length of around one kilometer, as well as Oshima Island and the Echizen Coast; looking the other way, they can see the peaks of Mt. Hakusan. Tojinbo Tower is also famous as a great place for bringing couples closer together. The Tower is located approximately 25-minute drive from the Kanazu Interchange on the Hokuriku Expressway.

    東尋坊の崖が高さ100mありその上に立つタワーが約50mほどあるので、景色はかなり良いです。崖の際からはかなりスリルはありますが、こちらは別の角度で安全に見ることができます。白山の綺麗な姿も見えました。レストランでついでに食事をしましたが、「カニちらし」は味噌汁が付いて美味しくいただきましたが、もう少しボリュームが欲しかったです。

  • Mikuni Minato Kitamae Street
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    Fukui Sakai-shi Mikunicho Kitahonmachi 4
  • Mikuni-Minato
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    Fukui Sakai-shi Mikunicho Kitahonmachi
    Located in what is presently Kitahonmachi, Mikuni-cho, Sakai City, this area preserves the historical townscape of the Mikuni Minatomachi port town area that flourished with the Kitamaebune shipping trade routes that crossed the Sea of Japan during the Edo and early Meiji periods. Stroll down the streets lined with shops which sold goods from the ships and townhouses with intricate latticed doors and take in the atmosphere of times past and check out the mini Machi-no-Kura museum and Former Morita Bank Headquarters which is registered as a Tangible Cultural Property of Japan.
  • Ryugahana Dam
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    Fukui Sakai-shi Marukacho Kamitakeda
  • Fuseda Bridge
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    Fukui Sakai Haruecho Fusedashin
  • Fukui Ohashi
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    Fukui Sakai-shi Marukacho Hazaki
  • Ryukehana-kyo
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    Fukui Prefecture Sakai
  • Shinbo Bridge
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    Fukui Sakai Mikunicho Shinbo
  • Mikuni Ohashi
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    Fukui Sakai-shi Mikunicho Nishinonaka

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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