Fukui Prefecture: A Gateway to the Prehistoric Past... Veronica Carnevale Located in central Japan along the country’s western coast, Fukui Prefecture is an off-the-beaten-path destination that offers..
Culture Tokyo to Fukui Veronica Carnevale Join me on an adventure through Tokyo and Fukui, and discover some of Japan’s best kept secrets.
Culture The Arts and Crafts of Echizen Featured A virtual event to show the local arts of Echizen; from knife making to washi traditional paper, local artisans have prospered in..
Area Echizen Explore Echizen City, in Fukui Prefecture, and discover Echizen's famous temples and shrines, experience Echizen's traditional crafts of knife-making, washi and tansu, and enjoy eating..
Food Regional Cuisine - Fukui Sleiman Azizi Fukui prefecture is home to some of Japan's best snow crab and soba noodles. Dishes like Eihei-ji goma tofu, Echizen oroshi..
17 Lion Dance Festival in Echizen Takako Sakamoto Lion Dance Festival in Echizen City: Traditional wooden lion and its bearers visit each house and dance wildly inside and out!
16 Spring at Murasaki Shikibu Park Takako Sakamoto Murasaki Shikibu Park in Echizen City radiant with verdant greenery and colorful spring flowers.
14 200-meter Wisteria Tunnel in Fukui Takako Sakamoto A 200-meter Wisteria Tunnel surrounds a vast open space inside Murasaki Shikibu Park located in Echizen City, Fukui.