Shrines, museums, parks, and the spots in between, with the access details worked out.
Regional museum in Fukui preserving Wakasa history and folklore, established in 1982 to commemorate the prefecture's 100th anniversary.
Obama · FukuiA hilltop castle in Ono built by Kanamori Nagachika from 1576, with stone walls of unworked stone and a keep rebuilt in 1968.
Ono · FukuiA 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 · FukuiAmusement 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 · FukuiA 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 · FukuiSea of Japan beach in Mikuni, listed among Japan's 100 best sunsets, with shallow water, summer beach huts and winter surfing.
Sakai · FukuiBotanical garden on 25 hectares of hills in Echizen, with more than 3,000 plant species, a sphagnum moss bog and a research herbarium.
Echizen · FukuiOshio 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 · FukuiFukui 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 · FukuiBuddhist temple founded in 806 with Kamakura-period structures designated as National Treasures and a historic pond garden.
Obama · FukuiAquarium featuring 350 marine species emphasizing Sea of Japan wildlife, offering touch pools, penguin walks, and dolphin performances.
Sakai · FukuiAn 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 · FukuiA hilltop park above the five lakes of Mikata in Fukui, reached by lift or cable car, with terraces looking over the lakes and Wakasa Bay.
Mihama · FukuiA kilometre of columnar cliffs on the Fukui coast, formed in a rock that produces this shape in only a few places in the world.
Sakai · FukuiOne of the two head temples of Soto Zen, founded in 1244 in the mountains of Fukui and still a working monastery of about 150 monks.
Eiheiji · FukuiShrine known for its moss gardens, a National Place of Scenic Beauty and Historic Site in Hakusan National Park, founded as a Buddhist temple in 717.
Katsuyama · Fukui
