福井県 · Chubu Region
Fukui Hidden Gems
5 spots
Fukui· Sakai
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…
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Updated Jun 2026
Fukui· Obama
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…
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Updated Jun 2026
Fukui· Katsuyama
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…
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Updated Jun 2026
Fukui· Fukui City
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…
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Updated Jun 2026
Fukui· Obama
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…
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Updated Jun 2026