Leisure / Outdoors Spots in Echizen Area

  • Murasaki Shikibu Park
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    4.0
    24 Reviews
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    Fukui Pref. Echizenshi Higashisempukuchou 20
    Built based on careful research of Heian period gardens, Murasaki Shikibu Park is a park in Echizen with connections to the Heian Period literary great, Murasaki Shikibu. There is much to see, including the statue of Murasaki Shikibu, monument engraved with her songs, Tsuridono building, and Izumidono building, etc. Adjacent to the park is “Fujinami-tei,” where you can see more materials related to Murasaki Shikibu.

    Lugar muito bonito para passear e conhecer um pouco da história de Echizen. Falta um pouco de conservação no local.

  • Echizengani Museum
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    4.0
    22 Reviews
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    Fukui Pref. Nyugunechizenchou Kuriya 71-324-1
    This museum, which was reopened after renovations in 2016, is a place where you can encounter a new kind of “crab culture.” In this hands-on facility, visitors can have fun and learn about Echizen crabs and the mysteries of the Sea of Japan. The facility is divided into seven zones including the Crab Lab where you can study the different kinds of crabs and the structure of their bodies and the Under-sea Tunnel where you can see the different fish of the seasons off the Echizen coast.

    B級スポットだろうと侮っていましたが本格的なミュージアムでした。 入口にある越前ガニのトリックアート的な展示からぐいぐいと越前ガニの世界に引き寄せられ退館するころにはすっかり越前ガニの虜に。 おそるべし越前ガニ。食べるのはもちろんですが見るだけでも十分楽しませてくれます。残念ながら館内に試食コーナーなどはありません。花より団子なかたは諦めてください。この施設を通してカニの不思議な生態や漁の仕方や禁...

  • Sabae City Nishiyama Zoo
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    4.5
    10 Reviews
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    Fukui Pref. Sabaeshi Sakuramachi 3-8-9
    Opened in 1985, the Sabae City Nishiyama Zoo has made great strides in raising and breeding rare wild animals, particularly the red panda. This zoo is one of the few in the country to successfully breed red pandas. Red pandas don’t like the heat so you can’t see them much in summer, but there are live cameras placed inside and outside the red panda house, so you can see them in all their cuteness.

    豪雪の中、鯖江の駅から歩いて行きました! 人がマダラの中、辿り着いた時は感動でした。 そして、目的のレッサーパンダちゃんが可愛い❤️ リスザルちゃんもかわいい。 ここが入場料無料とは驚きです! 来れてよかったです。

  • Tree Picnic Adventure Ikeda
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    4.5
    12 Reviews
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    Fukui Pref. Imadategunikedachou Shiduhara 28-16
    With a forest jungle gym, and mini-rafting near the source of the Asuwa River, Tree Picnic Adventure Ikeda is fun for kids and adults, even including barbeque equipment and a cottage. In the “Café Picnic” located in the “Center House,” you’ll find local dishes prepared using ingredients from Ikeda Town. Naturally, you can take-out food from there and eat anywhere you like on the park grounds.

    90%が森林と言う池田町で自然を満喫出来る施設。樹上テント等こちらならではの体験や各種自然の中でも遊べるプログラムが盛りだくさんです。個人的には春か夏に訪れてみたいと思いました。

  • Megane Museum
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
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    Fukui Pref. Sabaeshi Shinyokoe 2-3-4 Inside the glasses hall
    This glasses museum is located in Sabae City, Fukui Prefecture, which produces more than 90% of the glasses made in Japan. In addition to in-depth exhibits on the history of eyeglasses, the museum also features a glasses shop where visitors can try out the latest models of Made in JAPAN glasses, a cafe offering sweets from Sabae City, a souvenir corner, and more. Visitors can also try their hand at making a one-of-a-kind pair of glasses. The museum is about a 15-minute walk from JR Sabae City.

    メガネミュージアムの2fにあるカフェです。軽食がと飲み物が中心のお店でした。 ケーキセットを頼みました。チーズケーキとアイスコーヒーで値段は700円で普通のおいしさでした。店内はメガネ会館の店舗やオブジェ、ガラス張りになって風景も見渡せ良い雰囲気でした。

  • Roadside Station Echizen-nai Active House Echizen
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    3.5
    9 Reviews
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    Fukui Pref. Nyugunechizenchou Kuriya 71-335-1
    Everyone from children to adults can enjoy themselves at this Roadside Station which has a full range of facilities including a simple 25 meter pool, a children’s pool, a synchronized swimming pool, a running water pool and a water slide pool. Don’t forget your swimming cap!

    プールと温泉(漁火)を利用しました。プールは小さな子どもも楽しめそうですが、ペンキが剥げていたりして老朽化しています。スライダーは結構スピードがありました。プールの水はあまりきれいとは言えません。 2階は温泉になっていて、漁火にわざわざ入らなくてもよかったかな?プールを出て更衣室に入ってすぐシャンプー等完備されているシャワーがありました。脱水機もあります。 お風呂は意外と小さく、人が多いと利用しづ...

  • Nishiyama Park
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    Fukui Pref. Sabaeshi Sakuramachi 3
    The only spot along the Sea of Japan famous for azaleas, Nishiyama Park is known for its roughly 50,000 azaleas, and is invigorated with many visitors who come during the “Tsutsuji Festival” held early May each year. There are other events too, like the “Momiji Festival” in fall and the “Sabae Snow Festival” in winter.
  • Fukui Botanical Garden Plantopia
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    3.0
    2 Reviews
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    Fukui Nyu-gun Echizencho Asahi 17-3-1
    A botanical garden located along National Route 417 in Asahi, Echizen Town, Nyu County. In a site covering 25 ha you can see over 3,000 types of naturally growing plants. In the main building they have exhibits displaying the evolutionary history of plants as well as a mini greenhouse with a collection of succulent plants. They also have hands-on classes such as creating handicrafts using plants.

    広大な植物園で、四季折々の草花も楽しめる。 土日はクラフトのイベントもあるようです。 しかし、植物園内のトイレの清掃が行き届いていなかったり、老朽化しており、厳しいです。 (建物内トイレはきれいです。ただし和式) 小さい子連れにはオススメしません。

  • DIVING CENTER LOG
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    5.0
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    Fukui Nyu-gun Echizencho Umeura 114-91
    A diving center located along the Isaribi Kaido Road in Umeura, Echizen Town, Nyu County. It's equipped with the facilities you need for a comfortable diving experience off of the Echizen coast including changing rooms, showers, a large pool, and an outdoor terrace. They offer diving experiences for beginners, snorkeling experiences, and a diving school where you gain your license. The attached Echizen Marutaya bed and breakfast offers special lodging plans for divers and lodging is also available in the diving center itself.

    シーズンごとにお得なキャンペーンを行っています。(3本1万円程度など) インストラクターはとても気さくな方です。 たぶん、日本語のみです。 施設は広く、外シャワーはとても温かいです。 船をバスタブに改造して、中に天然温泉を引いたものが有り。 ウェットスーツのままはいることができます。 機材は自分でセットする必要がありますが、分からない場合は教えてくれるので問題ありません。リクエストすることで夏...

  • Echizen Misaki Suisen Land
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    Fukui Nyu-gun Echizencho Chigadaira 27-1-2
    A park located in Chigadaira, Echizen Town, Nyu Country, Fukui Prefecture. Visitors can view daffodils which bloom on the grounds from November through March. There's also a hall with a daffodil garden in the center of the park where you can see daffodils flowering year-round. Other highlights include the Cape Echizen Lighthouse and an observatory.
  • Fukui Prefectural Museum of Ceramics
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    Fukui Nyu-gun Echizencho Ozowara 120-61
    A museum in Ozowara, Echizen, Nyu. In addition to the museum, which shows off the charms of Echizen pottery through their collection on display, they also have a tea room and garden on the premises. They also offer pottery classes where you can experience electric pottery wheels and hand throwing as well as ceramic painting.
  • Echizen Old Kiln Museum
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    Fukui Nyu-gun Echizencho Ozowara 107-1-169
    The museum was newly established in 2017 and is located on the grounds of the Echizen Pottery Village, introducing Echizen pottery from the Heian period to the modern age. The site also houses the former Mizuno Family Residence, a reconstructed old private house in Fukui, and two authentic tea rooms, Tenshindo and Tenshin'an.
  • Imajo Ototo Town
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    Fukui Pref. Nanjougunminamiechizenchou Somakimata
    The Konsho Ototo Town is an all-weather barbeque facility where you can enjoy grab fish or hook char/Rainbow trout in the clear waters, where you can take in nature, that also lets you enjoy coal grilling fish that you have caught. You cannot bring in outside materials, but food and drinks for barbeque are available for purchase.
  • Hanahasu Park
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    Fukui Pref. Nanjougunminamiechizenchou Nakagoya 64-41
    This park, which boasts around 120 types of flowering lotus including the Oga lotus which has been revived after 2,000 years, holds a Lotus Flower Festival from the end of June to the middle of August. The lotus flowers usually bloom during this period and many people come to enjoy the flowers. The park’s pavilion is a refined Nanbokucho period samurai residence-style made from Japanese cypress produced in Minami Echizen-cho.
  • Satoshi Kako Furusato Picture Book Museum
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    Fukui Echizen-shi Takase 1-14-7
  • Midori to Shizen no Mura
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    Fukui Echizen-shi Anyojicho 5-3
    An outdoor area in Anyoji-cho, Echizen City. It's made up of two areas, the Sun Plaza and the Sun Sports Land. Located on the premises are facilities for auto camping and barbecuing, as well as a large lawn area, a running course, and tennis courts.
  • Donguriyama Farm
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    Fukui Echizen-shi Nakayamacho 11-1-1
    A tourist farm in Nakayama-cho, Echizen City. The farm grows cherries and grapes and from early to late June you can enjoy picking cherries while from early August to mid-October you can enjoy picking grapes. The farm also has an ownership system for cherry trees.
  • Kinkazan Greenland
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    Fukui Echizen-shi Komeguchicho 58-25
    An outdoor facility in Komeguchi-cho, Echizen City. It's equipped with log cabins, cottages, and bungalows, as well as auto camping sites, tent sites, and open forest areas. Attached to the wooden rest area is a barbecue house that can accommodate up to 100 guests for indoor barbecuing.
  • Echizen City Yatsusugi Forest Learning Center
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    Fukui Echizen-shi Betsuincho 19-1-1
    A hands-on learning center in Betsuin-cho, Echizen City. Along with the Mori-no-Ie (Forest House), which is equipped with lodging facilities, a dining hall, and bathrooms, there are also bungalows, a barbecue house, a lawn area, and the multipurpose Hakkakudo Hall with included sunken hearths. They offer a variety of experiences including handicrafts such as woodworking and flower pressing, pizza making in stone ovens, stargazing, and walk rallies (reservation required).
  • Echizen City Manyo Chrysanthemum Park
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    Fukui Echizen-shi Yokawacho 22-96-1
    A botanical garden located along Prefectural Route 201 in Yokawa-cho, Echizen City. Here they have grown the chrysanthemums that are used to make the large human figures in the city's yearly Takefu Kikuningyo festival. Along with viewing the various methods of raising chrysanthemums including the chrysanthemum dome and the five-story pagoda they have a flower clock that changes with the seasons and an exhibition room. There's also the nearby Manyo-no-Sato Ajimano Garden where you can view plants related to the Manyoshu poetry collection.

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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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