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Monday · 2026/11/02

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Festival

Starry Lantern Night

An evening celebration on the Rokuroshi Plateau in Fukui features LED sky lanterns against a backdrop of starry skies and fireworks.

7 Mar 2027Exact date not confirmed yetOno · Fukui

Cherry Blossom

Maruoka Castle Cherry Blossom Festival

Surrounded by roughly 400 blooming cherry trees, Japan's oldest surviving wooden castle keep becomes a spectacular pink paradise each spring.

1–20 Apr 2027Exact date not confirmed yetSakai · Fukui

Festival

Mikuni Festival (Mikuni Shrine Annual Festival)

A three-century tradition, this Hokuriku festival showcases elaborately decorated floats and honors the maritime heritage of this former port town.

19–21 May 2027Exact date not confirmed yetSakai · Fukui

Firework

Mikuni Fireworks Festival

A summer fireworks festival in the coastal town of Mikuni, Fukui, with hanabi launched over the sea, food stalls, festival games and traditional performances.

11 Aug 2027Exact date not confirmed yetSakai · Fukui

Museum

Fukui Prefectural Wakasa History Museum

Regional museum in Fukui preserving Wakasa history and folklore, established in 1982 to commemorate the prefecture's 100th anniversary.

Obama · Fukui

Castle

Echizen Ono Castle

A hilltop castle in Ono built by Kanamori Nagachika from 1576, with stone walls of unworked stone and a keep rebuilt in 1968.

Ono · Fukui

Shrine

Mikuni Shrine

A shrine in the old port town of Mikuni, named in the Engishiki, with a two-storey Zuijinmon gate of the 1860s that is a Prefectural Cultural Property.

Sakai · Fukui

Amusement Park

Shibamasa World

Amusement park on the Sea of Japan coast in Fukui with one of Japan's largest resort pools, rides, a dinosaur trail and an auto campsite.

Sakai · Fukui

Park & Garden

Yuri-no-Sato Park

A park in Sakai, Fukui, where about 150,000 lilies flower in June, with roses in May and October, a lily-shaped dome and a lawn park.

Sakai · Fukui

Area & Points of Interest

Mikuni Sunset Beach

Sea of Japan beach in Mikuni, listed among Japan's 100 best sunsets, with shallow water, summer beach huts and winter surfing.

Sakai · Fukui

Park & Garden

Fukui Botanical Garden PLANTOPIA

Botanical garden on 25 hectares of hills in Echizen, with more than 3,000 plant species, a sphagnum moss bog and a research herbarium.

Echizen · Fukui

Shrine

Oshio Hachiman Shrine

Oshio Hachiman Shrine, a Shinto shrine in Echizen, Fukui, dating to the 9th century, with a Muromachi-period worship hall and gardens on its grounds.

Echizen · Fukui

Castle

Maruoka Castle

Fukui castle known as the Mist Castle, whose keep is claimed to be the oldest in Japan, now overlooking a public park popular for cherry blossoms.

Sakai · Fukui

Temple

Myotsu-ji Temple

Buddhist temple founded in 806 with Kamakura-period structures designated as National Treasures and a historic pond garden.

Obama · Fukui

Zoo & Wildlife

Echizen Matsushima Aquarium

Aquarium featuring 350 marine species emphasizing Sea of Japan wildlife, offering touch pools, penguin walks, and dolphin performances.

Sakai · Fukui

Amusement Park

Katsuyama Dino Park

An outdoor dinosaur park in the woods at Katsuyama in Fukui, three minutes from the prefectural dinosaur museum, with more than sixty life-sized models.

Katsuyama · Fukui