Fukui Hidden Gems
A rugged coast, Japan's most complete dinosaur museum, and a strict Zen monastery still training monks after 800 years.
5 spots
Climate & Best Season
Heavy snow inland, milder on the coast; humid summers. Crab season (November–March) is the local peak.
Famous For (Food)
- Echizen crab
- Sauce katsudon
- Oroshi soba
- Wakasa mackerel
Signature Sights
- Eiheiji temple
- Tojinbo cliffs
- Fukui Dinosaur Museum
- Maruoka Castle
Tojinbo Cliffs — Hexagonal Basalt Columns Over the Sea
Tojinbo is a 1-kilometer stretch of vertical basalt columnar jointing cliffs rising 20–30 meters above the Sea of Japan…
Wakasa Bay — Saba Kaido Mackerel Route Heritage
Wakasa Bay (若狭湾) is a deeply indented coastal region facing the Sea of Japan, historically famous as the terminus of the…
Mount Hakusan White Mountain — Sacred Alpine Hiking
Mount Hakusan (白山, 'White Mountain', 2,702m) is one of Japan's three sacred mountains alongside Mount Fuji and Mount Tat…
Yokokan Garden — Edo-Period Feudal Lord's Retreat
Yokokan (養浩館庭園) is the former villa garden of the Matsudaira clan, feudal lords who ruled Fukui Domain for 270 years dur…
Sotomo Crags — Sea Cave Cruise Through Cliffs
The Sotomo coast (蘇洞門) on the Uchikoshi Peninsula in northern Wakasa Bay is a 6-kilometer stretch of sheer granite and a…