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Tsuruga / Mikata Five Lakes

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Kehi-jingu Shrine

4.0

190 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukui Pref. Tsurugashi Akebonochou 11-68

Location of the scenic spots from “Narrow Road to the Interior”, Kehi-jingu Shrine is a shrine of Echizen serving the Hokuriku Road and is located in Tsuruga City in Fukui Prefecture. The primary god worshipped there is Izasawake-no-mikoto, who oversees food, and has long been worshipped as a god for protecting all of life (food, shelter, clothing), particularly in seafaring, and fishing. There are many sites to see, such as the large torii gate (Important Cultural Property), the “old man” Noh masks, Sarutahiko masks (both Cultural Properties) and the eucalyptus trees (Natural Monuments for Tsuruga City). Approximately 10 minutes via Tsuruga Interchange on the Hokuriku Expressway.

Kehi Shrine, which is the first shrine of Echizen (actual Fukui prefecture), is the main tourist attraction in Tsuruga. If you go to Tsuruga, you shouldn’t miss this shrine. The precinct is vast and...
Rainbow Line Summit Park

4.0

90 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Fukui Pref. Mikatakaminakagunwakasachou Kiyama

This park is popular for its amazing views from the eastern observation deck of the Mikata-goko Lakes, which were designated as a Ramsar Site in 2005. The park’s rose garden, which has more than 600 roses of 110 varieties, is a must-see. The best viewing periods are May 20 to June 20 in spring and October 20 to November 20 in the fall.

It took me almost 4 hours by car to get there. I was a bit disappointed. Its quite a nice place, but there are not many roses. A bit expensive I would say, you need to pay for the road that leads...
Port of Humanity Tsuruga Museum

4.5

71 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukui Pref. Tsurugashi Kanegasakichou 1-44-1

This museum is a valuable resource which houses exhibits relating to the landing of Jewish refugees escaping from the Nazi regime in Germany and Polish orphans rescued from Siberia clutching “Visas for Life” issued by Chiune Sugihara, the acting Japanese Consul in Kaunas, Lithuania. Visitors can hear recordings of Chiune Sugihara’s voice and see watches and visas left behind by the refugees among other things.

It is a newly opened museum, a MUST if in the area. It is not the small old museum they had before. It is an EXCELLENT museum, telling the story of the Jews who escaped certain death from Nazi...
Roadside Station Mikata-Goko

3.5

53 Reviews

Transportation

Fukui Pref. Mikatakaminakagunwakasachou Torihama No. 12231-1

Located south of Mikata Goko Lakes—registered in Ramsar’s wetlands—Roadside Station Mikata-Goko features a manned guidance station where you can get detailed information on the waterfowl and nature in the swamp. There is also a specialty goods shop, a traffic information center, and a rental bicycles shop.

大分から福井へのドライブで立ち寄りました。サービスエリアはトイレとコンビニがあり敷地内に三方五湖の三方湖が一望出来ます。
Tsuruga Railway Museum (Former Tsuruga Port Station Building)

4.0

64 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukui Tsuruga-shi Minatomachi 1-25

A museum located within Kanegasaki Ryokuchi Park in Kanegasaki-cho, Tsuruga City. The building is a reproduction of the departure and arrival station for the Europe-Asia International Express that ran from Tokyo to Tsuruga Port. Inside the museum are exhibits on the history of Tsuruga's railways as well as actual railway materials and models.

Tsuruga was once a gateway to Europe, and people took a ship to Vladivostok from the terminal which was once located near this museum. That’s why Tsuruga was one of the first places where railroad...
Kanegasakigu Shrine

3.5

44 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukui Pref. Tsurugashi Kanegasakichou 1-4

This shrine, famous for its Flower-Exchanging Festival held at the beginning of April each year, is popular as the shrine of love. Flower-Exchanging is thought to have begun around 1907. These days, the festival lasts 10 days and it is said that originally men and women who visited the shrine to see the cherry blossoms called out “Let’s exchange flowers.” to each other and exchanged small branches of blossoms to communicate their feelings.

This shrine, which was built after Meiji Restoration, is dedicated to two prices of Emperor Godaigo and other personages of the southern court. It is located on Mt. Kanegasaki, which is well known...
Drive-in Yoshida

4.0

12 Reviews

Transportation

Fukui Pref. Mikatakaminakagunwakasachou Umiyama 70-3

A drive-in along the banks of Mikata Goko Lakes in Mikata-kaminaka County, Fukui Prefecture. The “ika don” is famous, loaded with yams, shiso, and fresh diced squid over warm rice and covered with special sauce. The limited-quantity “seafood don” is also popular, with piles of fresh seafood caught that day. The store interior features spacious large glass windows, so you can enjoy a view of the lakes while you eat.

お腹も空いてたし名物「イカ丼」を...と思いましたが時間は16時前でして今食べちゃうと夜御膳の蟹が...と葛藤の末若狭と言えば鯖。鯖と言えば「へしこ」です。ドライブインよしだの「へしこ」を購入次回は「イカ丼」を必ずたべます!!
Roadside Station Wakasa-Kumagawajuku

3.5

8 Reviews

Transportation

Fukui Pref. Mikatakaminakagunwakasachou Kumagawa 11-1-1

Built in the image of Kumagawa Juku, Roadside Station Wakasa-Kumagawajuku is a roadside station at the entrance to Kumagawa, and includes a shop selling specialty goods, a restaurant with local flavors, and a resource center where you can learn about the history of Saba Kaido. Many events are held throughout the year, making it a fun place year round. The open hours for shops and restaurants for March to November are different than for December to February, so please check it in advance.

道の駅に併設されています。鯖街道のメインの鯖寿司をいただきました。脂がのって非常に美味しかったです。道の駅のお土産コーナーでも鯖寿司を買って帰りました。
Mikata-goko (Five Lakes of Mikata)

Travel / Tourism

Fukui Prefecture Mikata-gun Mihama-cho/Wakasa cho

Mikata-goko (Five Lakes of Mikata) in Mikatakaminaka County is a collective name for five lakes: Lake Mikata, Lake Suigetsu, Lake Suga, Lake Kugushi, and Lake Hiruga. Due to differences in depth and salinity, each lake is a slightly different color on its surface, and they form magical scenery. Rainbow Line Summit Park is known as a viewing point for overlooking all the five lakes.
Fukuiken Kaihin Shizen Center

4.5

13 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Fukui Pref. Mikatakaminakagunwakasachou Sekumi 18-2

Renovated in 2014, the Fukui Prefectural Beach Nature Center is a new type of space where you can experience learning and relaxation of the beach. You view, feed, and even touch some living creatures from Wakasaka Bay, as well as from paddies, waterways and the five lakes of Mikata. There are a variety of nature seminars throughout the year, for individuals and groups, which you can enjoy. Approximately 15 minutes via Wakasakaminaka Interchange on the Maizuru-Wakasaka Expressway.

イカ丼で有名なドライブインよしだが休店だったので、仕方なくホテルがある京都方面へ戻る途中で、偶然見つけた施設です。駐車場は無料。二階建ての施設で入館料も無料。施設の女性スタッフさんはとても愛想がよくて、親切・丁寧に対応してくれます。設備は限られたスペースにもかかわらず、展示はとても工夫されていて説明もわかりやすい。一階にある大水槽には若狭の海の魚が元気よく泳いでいる。海の生物に実際に手で触れるコ...
Nihonkai Sakanamachi Seafood Market

Shopping

Fukui Pref. Tsurugashi Wakabachou 1-1531

Located in Wakaba Town, Tsuruga City, Fukui Prefecture, this is the largest seafood market selling products from the Sea of Japan, and is host to 70 establishments like seafood shops and restaurants. Among the market stalls you’ll hear the energetic voices of the market vendors trying to sell their wares and you’ll see a wide variety of seafood delicacies on all of the stalls trucked in directly from Tsuruga Port such as fresh seafood, processed foods, and the local specialty, kombu seaweed. The seafood rice bowls, popular with tourists, are topped with a whole variety of different foods and all at a good price. Each bowl comes packed with a huge amount of seafood such as tuna, sea bream, shrimp, salmon roe and salmon, etc. The market officially opens at 10 a.m. but apart from the restaurants most stalls start trading from 8:30 a.m. onwards.
Mikatagoko Rainbow Line

Travel / Tourism

Fukui Pref. Mikatakaminakagunwakasachou Kiyama 18-2-2

The Rainbow Line is a toll road with a total length of 11.24 kilometers that extends from Sasada, Mihama Town to Umiyama, Wakasa Town. The road passes between Hiruga Lake and Suigetsu Lake, before climbing up to the summit of Mt. Baijo-dake, where the Rainbow Line Summit Park offers superb views over the Mikatagoko (Mikata Five Lakes). The Summit Park includes an observation deck, restaurants, shops selling local specialty products.
Wakasa Kuniyoshi Castle Historical Museum

3.0

9 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukui Mikata-gun Mihamacho Sagaki 25-2

This history museum is located a short bus ride from Mihama Station on the JR Obama Line towards Tsuruga before a five-minute walk from the Sagakiguchi bus stop in Mikata County, Fukui Prefecture. The museum, which opened in 2009, features exhibits about the ruins of Kuniyoshi Castle, a mountain castle from Japan's warring states period, as well as about the historical townscape of Sagaki, its castle town. In the museum the relocated main building and its reception room of the old Tanabe Handai family residence are set up to be displayed. The museum holds a variety of seasonal exhibitions in its entrance hall. Other exhibits include videos about the history of Kuniyoshi Castle and the town as well as a variety of historical materials and artifacts.

若狭国吉城歴史資料館は、国登録有形文化財の旧田辺半太夫家住宅が移築されたものです。JAF割引を使い50円で入館しました。展示室は小さな1室で、国吉城と佐柿の450年の歴史について展示されていました。展示品が少なく感じましたが、入館料からしてそれなりだと思います。
Wakasa Mikata Jomon Museum

4.0

17 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Fukui Mikatakaminakagun-gun Wakasacho Torihama 122-12-1

A park located along National Route 162 in Torihama, Wakasa Town, Mikatakaminaka County. The park is on the shore of Lake Mikata and within you'll find sites such as the Jomon plaza where a classic pit dwelling has been recreated. In the Wakasa Mikata Jomon Museum, also located within the park, they have archeological materials on display dating back to the Jomon period including artifacts excavated from the Torihama Shell Mound.

If you like historical stuffs you might like it . The staff is very friendly and their is a lot of things too see too. There are also corner that you can make you own neckless. It is a good place to...
Tsuruga Red Brick Warehouse

Travel / Tourism

Fukui Pref. Tsurugashi Kanegasakichou 4-1

The Tsuruga Red Brick Warehouse was designed by a foreign engineer in 1905, and its North building, South building and brick walls were registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property in 2009. It is a place to meet nostalgia and get a sense for the port atmosphere. You can enjoy Tsuruga history in the Diorama Building, fancy dining on Tsuruga seafood in the restaurant building, and strolls amid the sea breeze in the open garden. Seven minutes by car via Tsuruga Interchange on Hokuriku Expressway.
Mikata Onsen Kirara no Yu

3.5

3 Reviews

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Fukui Pref. Mikatakaminakagunwakasachou Chuou 1-6-1

Close to the scenic spot Mikatagoko, the Mikata Onsen Kirara no Yu is a natural hot spring surrounded by nature, a calm place for relaxing your stress away. The two outdoor baths are particularly popular: “Jomon-no-yu” with the fresh scent of cypress and a calm setting, and “Niji-no-yu” a stone bath brimming with luxuriance. In addition, there are stone baths, far-infrared saunas, lacquer baths, tide saunas, foot baths, and other varieties for you to enjoy.

国道27号線と国道162号線の交差点近く、JR三方駅から徒歩10分にある町営の施設です。向かいにスーパーや100均もありました。建物は某ジブリ映画のお湯屋をイメージしたような外観。自販機で入浴券を出すとロッカー鍵もらえます。土日でも同じ料金は有難いです。 2Fが浴室。内風呂、源泉内風呂、露天風呂、源泉露天風呂、塩サウナ、水風呂、足湯の構成です。たまたまかもしれませんが、源泉露天風呂は本当に...
Fukui Atomic Energy Science Museum 'At Home'

3.5

10 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukui Pref. Tsurugashi Yoshiko 37-1

A fun amusement and learning center of atomic power and energy, the Fukui Atomic Energy Science Museum ‘At Home’ features interactive displays, an outdoor science square, the exciting promenade and adjacent atomic power monitoring center, as well as the “At Theater” with fun games and quizzes. There are also learning programs, and events like virtual power plant tours.

敦賀市総合運動公園に行ったのですが、4月上旬は市民以外はほとんど利用不可だったので急遽こちらへ。前情報なくいきましたが、屋内では各種電気(主に原子力)についてのゲームができ、外はちょっとした規模の公園になってますので子供もそれなりに楽しめました。利用料は無料なので、「これが原子力マネーの力か」と大人はくだらないことしか考えませんが、安く遊べるという意味では非地元民にとってはうらやましい施設でした...
Kehi no Matsubara

Travel / Tourism

Fukui Pref. Tsurugashi Matsushimachou

With roughly 17,000 red and black pine trees, Kehi no Matsubara (a pine covered area, near the seashore) is a famous location and one of Japan’s Top 3 Pine Forests, along with Miho no Matsubara and Niji no Matsubara. It is about 400,000 squre meters and 1.5 kilometers in length, and provide strong contrasts with the white sand and blue-green pines. It is also open as a bathing area in summer, and since there is a good pathway, so you can take a stroll and enjoy the scenery. Approximately 13 minutes by car via Tsuruga Interchange on the Hokuriku Expressway.
Yo-Roppaken restaurant (Tsuruga Main Restaurant)

Gourmet / Alcohol

Fukui Pref. Tsurugashi Aioichou 2-7

Yo-Roppaken is the restaurant that, back in 1913, created the first “Sosu Katsudon” (a bowl of rice with a breaded and fried pork cutlet on top, served with Worcestershire sauce), the result of intensive experimentation by the restaurant owner (who had encountered Worcestershire sauce while working in Germany) to develop cuisine using Worcestershire sauce that would appeal to Japanese palates; today, “Sosu Katsudon” is a famous Fukui specialty dish. Other popular dishes at Yo-Roppaken include Pari Don (which uses menchi-katsu—a fried cake of minced meat—instead of a pork cutlet) and Shrimp Don. Yo-Roppaken is located around eight-minute drive from JR Tsuruga Station.
Wakasa Saba Kaido Kumagawa-Juku Shiryokan (Archives Museum)

4.5

6 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukui Mikatakaminakagun-gun Wakasacho Kumagawa 30-4-2

A museum in Kumagawa, Wakasa Town, Mikatakaminaka County. The museum is in the former village office building, which was built in 1940. On display are historical materials related to the Wakasa Kumagawa-Juku post town, which is a registered Group of Traditional Buildings, and the Saba Highway which passed through it.

元々は熊川村役場だった建物。現在は熊川宿の資料館です。館長さんが訪問客一人ひとりに声をかけ、熊川宿や鯖街道の歴史などを詳しく教えてくださいました。熊川宿は重要伝統的建造物群保存地区に指定されていますが、そこに至るまでの苦労なども教えてくださいました。建物の外観を復元するだけでも数千万円かかるそうです。やはり、街並みの保存、管理は地元の方々の並々ならぬ努力によって維持されていることがよく理解できまし...

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Fukui Areas

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.