Dec 9, 2014 - 1 min read

Fukui City Culture Park in Tsukimi

Spacious park beside Osagoe Folk Village in Fukui

By Takako Sakamoto

Community writer

Fukui City Culture Park is located at the foot of colorful Mount Hachiman

Looking down at part of the spacious Culture Park in Fukui

Map of Fukui City Culture Park, which is located beside Osagoe Folk Village

Autumn leaves fluttering in the wind inside the park

Multi-colored Mount Hachiman and Fukui City Culture Park. It's so beautiful and spacious, but nobody was enjoying it!

I found a mother and child playing in the park. They were the only ones I met on this visit.

Blue sky, orange mountain, green trees, they were all mine!

Yellow and brown fallen leaves carpeting the ground inside the park

At the end of the autumn season a tree in the foreground looks somehow sad

Hand prints of citizens of Fukui. They were collected in celebration of Fukui City's 100th Anniversary in 1989.

Orange trees lined up beside Phoenix Pond

Deserted park at the end of the autumn season

Red and orange trees in the park under the blue autumn sky

The other day I visited Osagoe Folk Village in my neighborhood for the first time. When I arrived, the first thing I saw was not the village, but this Fukui City Culture Park next to the village. It was quite spacious and surrounded by gorgeous autumn leaves. But surprisingly, almost nobody was there! Every time I see spacious, beautifully landscaped parks or gardens like this in Fukui, I find just a few visitors, and I say to myself, "Hey, Fukui is worth paying residential tax, because you can enjoy vast spaces all to yourself for free!" Personally, I think everybody who needs 'space' should move to Fukui. But then, if everybody does I'll lose the privilege of monopolizing the space all to myself...well, I'll give you a chance anyway, but keep it a secret!

Osagoe Folk Village Museum Series 1. Osagoe Folk Village Museum in Fukui 2. Fall Colors at Osagoe Folk Village 3. Fukui City Culture Park in Tsukimi