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Chubu Centrair Tomei Expwy. Shin-Ōsaka International Airport Enjoy Great Food and Kansai International Airport Wonderful Relaxation in Tōkaidō-Sanyō Shinkansen Line Shirasagi Limited Express Echizen Railway A , … JR Tōkyō Sta. (via Maibara) JR Fukui Sta. 2 hr., 10 min. JR Maibara 1 hr., 3 min. 42 min. Tōkaidō-Sanyō Shinkansen Line Sta. Shirasagi Limited Express JR Nagoya Sta. 25 min. 1 hr., 15 min.

Save Money with Echizen Railway Awara-Yunomachi Sta. (Awara Onsen) JR Ōsaka Sta. Thunderbird Limited Express: 2 hr., 10 min.

Convenient JR Awaraonsen Sta. JR Kyōto Sta. Thunderbird Limited Express: 1 hr., 38 min. Awara Onsen Travel Options Hokuriku Shinkansen Line Thunderbird Limited Express JR Tōkyō Sta. (via Kanazawa) JR Kanazawa Sta. 3 hr. 35 min. Keifuku Bus No.84 JR Kanazawa Sta. Thunderbird or Shirasagi Limited Express: 35 min. (Tojinbo Route) Trains 15 min. JR Komatsu Sta. Haneda Airport 1 hr. Echizen Railway Day Pass Komatsu Local bus 1 hr., Airport 15 min. Shirasagi Limited Express ※Available Sat., Sun., holidays, and Narita International Airport 20 min. 18 min. the New Year period (Dec. 30 to Jan. 3) Komatsu Airport Local bus: 15 min. Adults1,000円・Children500円 ※(Not available on Aug. 11, the date of the Mikuni Fireworks Festival) From Tokyo About 520 km ̶ 6 hr., 30 min. Echizen Railway

0120-840-508 From Nagoya About 180 km ̶ 2 hr., 10 min. Kanazu IC

From Osaka About 240 km ̶ 3 hr. About 10 km ̶ 15 min.

From Kanazawa About 58 km ̶ 50 min.

Buses From Komatsu About 32 km ̶ 30 min. Tojinbo Two-Day Pass

Great for Visiting the Tojinbo Cliff area! Adults1,000円・Children500円

Tojinbo & Eiheiji Two-Day Pass

One Bus Pass for Visiting Both Areas! Available Published by the Awara City Tourism Association in Inside Awara-Yunomachi Sta. on the Echizen Railway Adults2,000円・Children1,000円 English! 33-1-5 Futaomote, Awara City, Fukui 910-4103 Keifuku Bus Tel: (0776) 78-6767 • Fax: (0776) 78-6760 0776-57-7700 Email: [email protected]

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Accurate as of March 2019 The Soul of 和心

On August 8 and 9, Awara Onsen holds the Awara Yukake Festival to celebrate the natural blessings of the hot spring. Participants splash each other with warm water at this lively festival. Photo courtesy of Nikkan Kenmin Fukui

01 Awara Onsen The inns in this hot spring town are known for their exquisite atmosphere and hospitality. Enjoy luxurious relaxation with a private open-air garden bath.

Many of the ryokan inns have lovely Japanese gardens, beautiful through all four seasons. 02 Ashiyu Awara Geisha Public Footbath Experience traditional Japanese hospitality, led by experts certified in sake tastings.

Geisha Dress-Up Experience This free footbath, located at Awara Each November, the Awara Yunomachi Plaza by Awara-Yunoma- Awara Onsen is known for its Togenkyo Festival serves as chi Station, is built from all hinoki geisha culture, and visitors can a local symbol of autumn. cypress wood, and is fed by a natu- be transformed with geisha The streets of the hot spring ral hot spring. outfits and makeup! Don’t miss town are lit by some 2,000 this rare opportunity for such a bamboo lanterns, creating a unique experience! quietly magical atmosphere. Refresh Body and Soul in Awara Onsen, One of the ’s Finest Hot Spring Towns. Geisha Awara Onsen's hot springs were discovered in 1883, and in the years since, the town has come to be Games 03 Saintpia Awara beloved by the people of Osaka and Kyoto in particular, as well as locals. With some 820,000 visitors Enjoy playing A public hot spring bath The open-air bath on annually, Awara Onsen is one of the leading hot spring towns in the Hokuriku region, and the finest in traditional geisha perfect for day-trip visitors. the roof feels completely Fukui. With 74 different source springs, each ryokan inn in Awara Onsen has unique characteristics games with an Features two unique baths, different during the day to its water, said to have various medicinal properties, for something new to enjoy every time you visit. authentic geisha. including an open-air bath. and at night.

02 03 Sumptuous Cuisine 美食

The Sea of Japan is just a fifteen-minute drive from Awara Onsen, making this town a Casual Favorites great place to enjoy incredibly fresh seafood. グ Echizen Gani Crab is a true winter-only treat, with a subtle sweetness when freshly ルメ boiled. It is a delicacy that can be found only in Fukui.

04 Yukemuri Yoko-cho Restaurant Alley

Yukemuri Yoko-cho is a charming collection of cozy restaurants, located by Awara-Yunomachi Station. Stop in and have some yakitori, deep-fried R skewers, oden, seafood, ramen, or even French food at the ten places you’ll find here, and drinks selected by the chefs to go with every item. The small size of each of these restaurants helps bring visitors closer to the chefs and to each other, for a great evening together with the locals.

Female snow crabs, known locally as Seiko Souvenirs and Local Specialties Gani Crabs, are also a U delight! Enjoy the unique These Echizen Onigawara sweets feature textures and great flavors crisp wafer sandwiches shaped like Oniga- T of their delicious eggs. wara tiles, a local craft, and are filled with chunky sweet bean paste and soft mochi. Premium matcha green tea Okami is a variety of sake only cream puffs, with incredible P12 Matsu-no-Tsuyu are a treat available for sale in Awara Onsen. flavor and aroma that make it evocative of the truffles that The women who run the town’s clear that they were devel- grow wild in pine forests; ryokan inns were involved in oped by a tea shop. enjoy their crisp texture and P12 every step, from growing the rice delicate sweetness. and preparing it for the brewing S P12 process, to deciding the flavor Echizen Kaki persimmons profile and designing the label. grown in Awara City are Dorayaki pancake seedless, and known for V sandwiches filled their square shape. They Exceptional Seasonal Seafood Dishes with plenty of sweet come into season from Kirara-no-Oka bean paste, and October through early Farmers in Awara City Tomitsu Kintoki sweet 05 All Year Round. featuring the November. grow over ten kinds of potatoes are a Fukui Farmers’ Market Awara mascot melons, in various specialty, known Pick up seasonal produce or Awara, and the Hokuriku region as a whole, enjoys the finest foods from both land and sea, all Yumeguri Gonzo shapes and colors, nationwide for their prepared items, or enjoy some throughout the year. Even so, winter is a particular highlight, bringing Echizen Gani Crab ̶ Q branded onto and with a variety of rich sweetness and freshly cooked handmade snow crab so prized for its incredible flavor that it is even offered as a gift to the emperor. The Savor a rice bowl topped with premium Wakasa the surface. unique flavors. You’ll deliciously moist, soba noodles topped with sake produced by the women who run these ryokan inns brings out the best of these dishes. Beef, served with wasabi and soy sauce. P12 P12 want to try them all! crumbly texture. grated daikon radish. P12

04 05 Natural Beauty 06 Lake Kitagata Park In spring, the park fills with cherry blossoms, creating a 自 beautiful contrast between the pink of the blossoms and the 然 bright red of the Iris Bridge.

07 Awara Lake Kitagata Iris Garden

This garden boasts some 200,000 irises across 300 different varieties. The Lake Kitagata Iris Festival is held here from early to mid June each year.

The road from JR Awaraonsen Station to the hot spring town of Awara Onsen features stretch roughly 150 meters long lined with American sweetgum trees. Enjoy the changing colors with the seasons, with the fresh greenery of spring and the brilliant red of autumn.

In order to make their way to what was once the holy city where Yoshizaki Gobo Temple was located, the villagers cleared this pass through the mountains by hand, over the course of just three months. Even in summer, this road through the mountains remains pleasantly cool. 06 Lake Kitagata Park features bicycle rentals ̶ Lake Kitagata Park perfect for a casual ride around the lake on the 08 Mt. Shigitani Pass cycling path. There are also pedal-powered boats and unusual variants on bicycles available to enjoy.

Lake Kitagata Park 06

Beautiful Natural Environments to Enrich the Body and Soul.

Whether it's the placid Lake Kitagata or the nearby iris garden, a colorful tree-lined road, The local Echizen Railway that runs through peaceful rural landscapes, or historic paths, Awara City offers plenty for lovers of the great Awara City offers wonderful views of the rural outdoors. The lovely sights and scenery change with the seasons, offering casual relax- scenery, with the green of freshly planted rice in ation and lively invigoration alike all throughout the year. spring and the gold of harvest time in autumn.

06 07 History, Echizen Onigawara tiles Culture &Festivals are a traditional craft that has been handed down for 250 years in the Taki area 歴 of Awara City. These tiles are popular as gifts and interior decorations, and considered good luck 史 items. Visitors can also try making their own miniature Onigawara tiles.

Onigawara Tile Workshop 12 Yoshizaki Betsuin Temple 文化 (Honganji School; Nishi-Betsuin) 祭

Yoshizaki Betsuin Temple (Shinshu Otani School; Higashi-Betsuin)

The Kanazu Festival, held every July, features three giant floats, children’s dances, and taiko drumming throughout town. The Honjin Kazarimono, scenes and figures made of everyday items, are a particular highlight of the festival.

The Awara Onsen 09 Yoshizaki Gobo Temple Remains Spring Festival is dedi- cated to the deity of Yoshizaki Gobo Temple served as a missionary base in the Yakushi Shrine, who Hokuriku region for the Buddhist priest Rennyo, who helped to watches over the hot revive the Jodo Shinshu school of Buddhism. Today, the site spring. Three floats ̶｠ features a statue of Rennyo and the remains of the Hondo main each featuring a giant hall, with a peaceful, solemn atmosphere. The cherry blossoms fill figure, cherry blos- the area with beautiful pink every spring, and the area offers spec- soms, and taiko drum- tacular views of Lake Kitagata and the Sea of Japan year-round. ming ̶ are paraded around town, into the evening.

11 Genkuro Fujino Memorial Hall

Awara City 10 History Museum 本 This museum is also home to permanent displays of Honjin Kazarimono, remarkable scenes and figures built out of everyday items in such a way that they can be disassembled and the items involved can still be used. Honjin Kazarimono can also be found elsewhere around town.

Step Back in Time with Historic Destinations and Genkuro Fujino was a professor at a medical school, born in Awara Local Festivals. City; as a professor, he provided enthusiastic instruction to Lu Xun, a student from China, treating him without prejudice like any of his Awara City is home to Yoshizaki Gobo, an area with ties to the historic Buddhist priest Rennyo. Even other students. Lu Xun was deeply moved by this gesture, and is today, many of Awara’s festivals and much of its culture have ties to long ago. Enjoy a stroll through said to have revered Fujino for the rest of his days as his“lifelong town, taking in the historic atmosphere, or join a lively festival for an experience you won’t have mentor.” At the Genkuro Fujino Memorial Hall, visitors can see anywhere else ̶ there are plenty of ways to encounter Awara City’s traditional culture firsthand. books, medical instruments, letters, and other items on display.

08 09 Hands-On Experiences アArtー Forest of Creation Map 体 ト To Kanazu IC 験 Glass Workshop

Entrance for Creation Workshop Creation Workshop & Glass Workshop

Artcore 14 Entrance for Blueberry Picking Artcore 13 Kanaz Forest of Creation Blueberry season lasts from late July to late August, making 14 This 200,000-square-meter forest serves as an open-air 14 it a great time of year to enjoy Grape Picking museum for works of art that blend into their surroundings. Strawberry Picking ripe, fresh blueberries. A walk through the forest, exploring the works on display, To Strawberries come into season from February through May. is a great way to invigorate both the body and soul. JR Awaraonsen Sta. Enjoy the firm, juicy sweetness of Benihoppe strawberries. Hut in the Forest of Henri From mid July to mid September, Delaware, Pione, Shine Muscat, Forest Walking Path So Much to Enjoy, You’ll Want to Come Back for More. Fujiminori, and many other varieties of grapes Awara City is a great place for hands-on experiences sure to delight kids and adults alike. Differ- come into season. ent fruits are available to pick in different seasons, so you’re bound to find something absolutely You’ll be shocked at delicious, including strawberries, grapes, blueberries, and Asian pears ̶ fruit never tastes better the difference between than when it’s freshly picked! There are also other unique experiences for travelers to enjoy, truly fresh grapes and including designing your own label for local sake, dressing up in a beautiful kimono, and more. the ones you’re used to!

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14 14 Pick Your Own Asian Pear Picking Koshi-no-Ruby Learn about how to select A Museum in a Forest, Tomatoes and pick only the best Asian Koshi-no-Ruby is a unique pears, for a great fruit-pick- Awara is a great place for Over owing with Art. type of tomato first bred in ing experience available fun and relaxed tours to Kanaz Forest of Creation encompasses Fukui. These large cherry from late August through enrich both the body and an entire forest, with works of art that tomatoes come into season the end of September. soul, where you can enjoy dot the landscape among the trees, as from June through Novem- Visitors are welcome to as the natural surroundings, well as workshops for artists to engage ber, and are rich in lycopene much as they can eat while delicious food, relaxing hot and have a distinctive picking them, and can take in their creative work. The Forest also springs, and even local sweetness that just might be home any leftover pears for agriculture. plays host to modern art exhibits and the secret to their popularity. an additional fee. craft markets, making it a great place for visitors to experience art at their own One-Day Art Experiences pace, surrounded by the beauty of the (Reservations required) great outdoors.

As the name“Forest of Creation” would imply, there are various hands-on art experiences available for visitors. At the ceramics workshop, visitors can try cloisonné or painting magnets. At the glass workshop, visitors can make photo frames or glass stamps, try sandblasting, or paint glass furin wind bells. The friendly Cloisonné instructors offer helpful instructions and advice, for a fun and easy way to make a great souvenir or gift. Make Your Own Hot Spring Egg Photo Frames Sentopia Awara, a public bath facility, Make Your Own Scan for offers this unique experience: write Lunch & Sweets Coupons Details! your name or draw a picture on an Local Sake Label for use in Awara City are A local shop in Awara Onsen available for ¥1,200 Glass Stamps egg, then put it in the hot spring water sake Formal Kimono and wait about 40 minutes, to enjoy lets you customize the label to (including tax), and make Bamboo Craft an egg cooked to perfection. Sentopia create a truly one-of-a-kind bottle of Dress-Up Experience a great way to save money Experience Awara also offers Hot Spring Egg sake ! Write or draw whatever you’d Dress up in a formal kimono, com- during a day around town! Batik dyeing experiences Fortune-Telling, a popular way to find like on an Echizen paper plete with hakama pleated skirt, to also available Available at locations out what’s in store for your love life label, and stick it on a bottle of enjoy a walk around town in style! marked with i on the map! based on how your egg is cooked! sake for a great, unique souvenir! 10 11 Kirara-no-Oka

Farmers’ Market → Lake Kitagata, Yoshizaki Gobo Temple Remains, and Prefectural Boundary Hall Tajima Farm Soft-Serve Yukai Resort Ice Cream Stand Seiunkaku Map of the → Ooedo-Onsen Monogatari Kanaz Forest Awara Awara G of Creation Onsen Area Nanba-ya Yumeya Shinbo-ya Kasuga Shrine Gekka Kanazu IC Boat Race Mikuni Hanatsukushi Yozenji Temple

Hasegawa Mitsuboshi Hiyoshi Shrine Family Family Ramen Qooooo! Family D Mart Takezen Nannan-tei Mart Mart Kaisyu Sukeroku Imai Meat: Lawson A Try a delicious 305 → F croquette with ←To Tojinbo Marukoma Aibori the rich flavor and Cliffs Big Belly Supermarket Warai-ya Tsumamina Tajima-ya Peer Farm Fukunoya: Established in 1928, Fukunoya Araie C To Mikuni subtle sweetness Hakuwa-so Nabe-ya Wadatsumi has handed down the recipe for their oroshi Japanese of meat! Perfect Tenryu soba noodles for generations. Always popular Aoki Drug Store Woo Kyon’s Sweets Mimatsu Kitchen with the locals! for a snack. Hei-chan I Bell Café Wink Genky TenTeMari Maruko Otafuku Drug Awara Pottery Studio Coco Yuraku 酒 Hinomi-ya Q Store Totoro Funatsu Onsen Nannan-tei: Try a set Yakushido A B Ushiwakamaru Lawson Funatsu Park Geihin-kan featuring ramen and the C Saijiki Kawabe local Fukui favorite, sauce Daruma-ya: Try their Todaya Fukuno-ya GS D Imai Meat Takohachi Tsukushi katsu-don pork cutlet specialty Donrin: bowl ̶ especially popular wafer sandwiches Taxi Stand Hi-chan Shushu Saintpia Awara Mujaki filled with fruit Awara Public Bath Toryanse with visitors from overseas!

Asano Kogetsudo Yuwaku-Dori Road Police Station T Yagi Hotel Tsumiki castella cake and Uoshin Taxi Stand Sushi Hai-ya red bean paste with Ikoi Sumire Awara Onsen Restaurants & Cafés just the right amount Ryokan Cooperative Yoshimura Pâtisserie Futaomote Onsen of sweetness. Beniya Yakushido Fukuju Sentopia Plaza

Tsuruya Ashinoyu-Dori Road Soba Restaurant Café Tomo Noodles Taisho Roman-kan

Matsubokkuri Awara Awara Omoni-no-Ie Post Office Grand Hotel F Wadatsumi: The perfect place to enjoy the fresh Keima Kamehameha Farm Ginga Yakiniku Izakaya Ramen Fukui Shokudo E seasonal seafood available in the Hokuriku Café & Sweets MiKi Grilled Meat Pub Katsu Bank Hirano-ya Shokudo Tanaka Onsen Awara-so Kimura Kamehameha Farm region ̶ the special seafood rice bowl, topped Haha Hinode-ya Seafood Shop Yakushi Shrine Niconico Daruma-ya B Shopping Café & Sweets: Offering with plenty of fresh sashimi, is a must-try! Rent-a-Car Japanese Sweets Yagi Traditional Sakata Pharmacy a variety of items made Minoya Performing E Mimatsu Kewpie Nanba-ya: Enjoy light, tender Minshuku Pharmacy with fruits and vegeta- G Taiheikaku Ashiyu Public Arts Center 酒 Kondo Sake Shop Kawakami Minshuku Ashi-no-Yudama sweets, Yotchan Yukemuri Souvenirs,Snacks, Sake Footbath and Sweets Shop bles straight from the Matsuya Sensen Kuishinbo Ryusen Fujino Genkuro Memorial Hall Shimomura Photo Studio Coffee JR Awaraonsen inspired by the steam from Gen-no-ya Daiden Tengu Sta. farm. Seifu-so Yukemuri Yoko-cho H matchaan Yu-no-Hana Awara Onsen. ←To Mikuni Raiya Electronics → Other Useful Information Rakuraku-tei Echizen Park Santan J-Net Rent-a-Car -ya R Pottery Yamazaki H Gen-no-ya: This long-es- Taxi Stand

Shobundo Komeri Gas Bank Hospital tablished Western-style Awara-Yunomachi Sta. Station 7-Eleven restaurant is beloved for their Sankaku Okamoto Wakatake-so Honjin Kazarimono Japanese Sweets delicious sauce katsu-don Suzumura Olive i 本 Permanent Exhibition pork cutlet bowls and their Hot Spring Municipal Paid Kakashi Mien signature omu-rice. Grandia Memorial Oshieru-za Parking Area Housen Park Awara Onsen Tourism Echizen Hotel/Ryokan Hot Spring Nabe-ya:Known for their Information Center Hot Spring I Yanyan Gyoza Railway Yu-no-Hana sembei, Seiryukaku Pick up tourism information, deliciously crisp wafers Guraba-tei Awara merchandise, Chiyomatsu-so and more! Wajin Toilet Parking Bus Stop carefully grilled one at a ↓ To Fukui City Koshiji time.

Kanazu Historic Spot Trim Park Kanazu

→ 本 Lake Kitagata, Kanazu Historic Spot Kanazu Shrine Yoshizaki, Kanaz Forest of Creation and Kanazu Honjin Kazarimono A shrine with over 1,200 years of and Kaga history. Every July, the lively Kanazu Kanazu IC→ Permanent Exhibition Kanazu Festiva U Festival is held in honor of this shrine. ←Sakai City, Mikuni Town, A permanent exhibition of scenes and Map of Kanazu and the and Awara Onsen figures made out of everyday items. Saraku Kaguya Big Mart Supermarket JR Station Area Takagi Ningyo-yaki Kanazu Elementary School Inari Shrine Sweets 本 Hachiman Shrine Shiomi Clinic Kanazu Honjin Ikossa Municipal Paid J (Above) Konishi Shokudo: Popular for their sauce Family Takagi Dental Clinic Parking Area katsu-don pork cutlet bowls and oroshi soba Mart Kawaso Shrine Yoshida Yakiniku Laundromat Mitaniyakaze noodles. Plenty of Awara souvenirs available, too! Big Mart Iris Pharmacy Kokinu Sushi Otori Shrine Municipal Paid Supermarket Kanazu Shokuryo Hokuriku Bank Sawai Dental Clinic K (Center) Yoshida-ya Shinobu-tei: Long a favorite Hayashi Shoten 本 Parking Area GS Hayashi 本 Furusato Nakaya for great dishes made with local seafood, like Omaki-ya Kanazu Honjin Izuto Ishida Koseido Yakiniku 酒 Kazarimono Plaza their delicious grilled mackerel sushi. Kano M Sake Shop Takeda River Pharmacy Ishiya Okumura Clinic Hospital Shokudo aCUBE JR Awaraonsen Sta. Kimura Aose Bachu Bamen Alp Pharmacy Tama O (Below) Sakura (Wakazakura) Café & Bar: Hospital Genky Drug Store Sakurai L Kimono Shop Tsukasa Shoeido Sushi a CUBE Cafe Bansei Tsubata Stationery Fukui Shinkin Featuring lunch items made by a long-established Laundromat Shokado Bank Nippon Fukunaga S Onigawara Tile Rent-a-Car local restaurant, such as great fried whitefish ̶ 本 15 Fukueido Workshop L UchiLaLa an Awara favorite! aCUBE Café and Bar V 本 (Wakazakura) Konishi Mikami Bankokudo Sakura Tsutani Shokudo J O Dental Clinic Himawari Bento Maeda-ya i M Aose:Try miso soft serve, made Oshieru-za with premium local miso! aCUBE Café: Saga Yoshimura Shinobu-tei K Police 酒 Inoue Sake Shop Station Tourism Enjoy great pasta and 本 N Shokudo Toyota Saga:Offering dorayaki pancake Rent-a-Car Information Center N desserts, as well as Tonton 1F Awaraonsen Sta. Glory Kanazu Jizo Statue sandwiches featuring the character delicious seasonal Luggage Shipping Snow-Maru from Chihayafuru. menu items. Hiko-tei Service Available Yamakishi Omizo Hardware Shrine Katsura USA Store Dental Clinic Pachinko Awara City Central 7-Eleven Community Center

Galerie Raconter Orenchi Kanazu Ladies’ Clinic Koppu-Zake 本 O-Ie 12 酒 13 Awara City Hall Hirata Sake Shop Popia ¥100 Shop Kasuga Shrine 01 02 Awara Onsen Ashiyu Awara Onsen (p. 2) Public Footbath (p. 2) The ryokan inns of Awara Onsen are known for their views of the This free public footbath features five different footbaths to beautiful countryside surroundings. The hot spring was originally enjoy. The building is beautifully lit up at night, and features INFOMATION discovered in 1883 when someone was digging a well in a rice field, Wi-Fi internet access and a towel vending machine. and 80℃ water began gushing out. Hot spring inns began to open the 11-203 Onsen, Awara City 27:00 to 23:00 following year, and the area grew into a hot spring town. Today, there 3Open daily 4(0776) 78-6767 are 74 known source springs, and the hot spring town is divided into three (Awara City Tourism Association) areas, each with a shrine to protect that part of this hot spring town. 5Free (Separate fee for towel vending machine)

Yukemuri Yoko-cho Kirara-no-Oka A B C 03 Saintpia Awara (p. 3) 04 05 Eiheiji Temple Tojinbo Cliffs Youkoukan Garden Restaurant Alley (p. 5) Farmers’ Market (p. 5) 大本山永平寺 東尋坊 養浩館庭園 Enjoy a hot spring bath, and even try cooking A popular nighttime destination ̶ enjoy local Offering produce straight from the farms, as well an egg with the hot spring water. food at reasonable prices as bread and sweets made with local ingredi- Established in the year 1244 by Dogen Zenji, Nationally registered as a natural monument Once the second home for the , who ruled ents. the founder of Soto Buddhism, as a dojo. and a place of scenic beauty. This coastline the Fukui domain, Yokokan is better known for its beautiful 14-305 Onsen, Awara City 210:00 to 22:00 13-201 Onsen, Awara City Ruri Shobo Kaku features various precious features truly dramatic rocky cliffs that extend garden, an example of mid-Edo-era (1603‒1868) Japanese (Opens at 7:00 on Sun.) 3Closed 4th Tue. of each 218:00 to 23:00 (Some restaurants open until 24:00) 125-56 Ushiyama, Awara City 29:00 to 17:00 artifacts on display. for a kilometer. Pleasure boat rides are available gardens with the walking path around the large central lake. month 4(0776) 78 - 4126 5Ages 15 and up ¥500 3Open days vary by restaurant 3Closed 3rd Wed. of each month 15-15 Shihi, Eiheiji Town 28:30 to 17:00 for a spectacular view from below, as well. Even surrounded by the city, it offers a moment’s peace (Ages 6‒14 ¥300, ages 3‒5 ¥200) 4(0776) 77-1877 (Oshieru-za) 4(0776) 78-6020 3Open daily 4(0776) 63-3102 (Eiheiji Temple 1Anto, Mikuni Town and beautiful scenery throughout the year. general reception) 4(0776) 82-5515 (Mikuni Tourism Association) 1 2 Awara Lake Kitagata 3-11 Hoei, Fukui City 9:00 to 19:00 (closes at 17:00 06 Lake Kitagata Park (p. 6) 07 08 Mt. Shigitani Pass (p. 7) Nov. 6 to end of Feb.; last admission 30 min. before close) Iris Garden (p. 7) 3Closed for new year holidays 4(0776) 20-5367 Offering lakeside bicycle rentals and pedal-powered 200,000 irises across 300 different varieties The“Rennyo Road,” which the Buddhist priest (Fukui City Culture Promotion Division) 5Adults ¥210 boats. come into bloom here each June. Rennyo took from the old Hokuriku-do Route to Yoshizaki. ⇧To Kanazawa 1153-137 Kitagata, Awara City 29:00 to 16:00 1211 Kitagata, Awara City Katayamazu IC (rentals) 3from Nov. 20 to Mar. 19 29:00 to 17:00 3Open daily 4(0776) 73-8029 1Hosorogi, Awara City 4(0776) 77-1877 4 (Awara City Department of Tourism Promotion) (0776) 79-0008 (Park Management Office) (Awara-Yunomachi Sta. Tourism Information Center) Awazu Sta.

Kagaonsen Sta. Yoshizaki Gobo Genkuro Fujino 8 09 10 Awara City History Museum (p. 8) 11 Kaga IC Temple Remains (p. 8) Memorial Hall (p. 8) Hosorogi Sta. A former missionary base for the Buddhist priest Featuring exhibits of ancient stone items unearthed at the The relocated house where Genkuro Fujino Mikuni-Minato Sta. E Rennyo’s revival of the Jodo Shinshu school of Kuwano Ruins (nationally designated as important cultural proper- spent his later years. Step back into the lifestyle Kanazu IC D E Awaraonsen Sta. Buddhism. ties), Honjin Kazarimono made for the Kanazu Festival, and more. of 1930s Japan. Echizen take-ningyo no sato Kakusenkei Gorge Hokuriku Expwy. 越前竹人形の里 鶴仙渓 B Awara- 11-901 Yoshizaki, Awara City (Yoshizaki Gobo Rennyo 12-14-1 Harumiya, Awara City (2F Kanazu Honjin Ikossa) 11-203 Onsen, Awara City 29:00 to 18:00 Yunomachi 8 Maruoka Sta. Memorial Hall) 29:00 to 17:00 3Closed Thu. 29:30 to 18:00 (Last admission at 17:30) 3Closed Mon., 3Closed Tue. (or following day if a holiday) and new Sta. Echizen bamboo dolls are officially designated by This beautiful gorge is located in Yamanaka Onsen, Maruoka IC (or the day before if a holiday) and new year holidays new year holidays, and 4th Thu. of each month (or the following year holidays 4(0776) 77-1030 5¥200 Echizen as a local craft. Artisans use differ- in Ishikawa Prefecture, and features a walking path Eiheiji-Guchi Sta. 4(0776) 75-2200 5¥500 day if a holiday) 4(0776) 73-5158 5Free admission Railway ent types of bamboo to build bamboo dolls and crafts, perfect for enjoying the dramatic rocks and water- G D Echizen Railway JR Hokuriku Katsuyama IC many of which can be seen on display and for sale. falls along the gorge, as well as seasonal beauty Main Line Eiheiji IC 12 Onigawara Tile Workshop (p. 9) 14 Fruit Picking Hands-on experiences also available (fee required). like fresh spring greenery and red autumn leaves. I 163-1 Kamikumeda, Maruoka Town 29:00 to 16:30 1Stretches from 1-Chome Higashi-machi to Korogi-machi, Fukui Sta. Fukui kita 11-9-31 Harumiya, Awara City 29:00 to 16:00 8 Katsuyama Sta. Strawberry Picking (Feb. to May): Norari Blueberry Picking (Late Jul. to late Aug.): Zuikaen 3Closed Wed. (may change during winter; call for details) Yamanaka Onsen, Kaga City, Ishikawa JCT (reservations required) 3Closed irregularly C 158-23 Yamajuraku, Awara City 29:30 to 15:30 153-2-11 Yamajuraku, Awara City 28 : 3 0 to 11: 0 0 and the year-end through the New Year's holidays 4(0761) 78-0330 (Yamanaka Onsen Tourism Association) Fukui IC A 4(0776) 73-2711 5Mini tile-making hands-on H 3Closed Tue. 4(0776) 63-6341 (by reservation 3Closed Thu. (open daily Jul. & Aug.; closed for rain) 4(0776) 66-5666 Ono IC Chubu-Jukan Expwy. experience ¥3,000 and up only) 5¥1,800 (ages 12 and up) 4(0776) 73-3248 5¥620 (ages 12 and up) JR Etsumi Hoku Line Grape Picking (Mid Jul. to mid Sep.): Koshi-no-Ruby Tomato Picking: Asian Pear Picking: Yonekura Pear Farm Sabae Sta. 13 Sabae IC F Kanaz Forest of Creation (p. 10) Peer Farm Asao Denbe 168 Namimatsu, Awara City J Echizen-Õno Sta. This vast forest is home to outdoor works of art, as 168-87-2 Namimatsu, Awara City 15-5 Todoroki, Awara City 29:00 to 17:00 3Closed for rain well as an art museum, artist workshops, a restaurant, 210:00 to 16:00 3Closed Mon. 2Call for hours/reservations 4(0776) 79-1874 5Ages 12 and Takefu Sta. Takefu IC and more. 4(0776) 77-1707 (during picking 3Open Sat. only 4(090) 9302- up ¥800 (kids 6‒11 ¥600, kids 5 season only) & (080) 5854-3512 0846 5¥1,000 and under ¥400) 157-2-19 Miyadani, Awara City 29:00 to 17:00 (Artcore and Creation Workshop) 3Closed Mon. (or following day if a holiday) and new year holidays 4(0776) 73-7800 Kaga IC F G ⇩To Kyoto 09 Echizen Ono Castle Maruoka Castle 15 aCUBE (p. 13) 越前大野城 丸岡城 11-11 Harumiya, Awara City 29:00 to 18:00 Built around the year 1575 over the course of five Originally built in 1576 to provide backup to 3Closed Tue. and new year holidays 4(0776) 65-1045 Hokuriku years, by Kanamori Nagachika, a samurai command- Kitanosho Castle. The castle grounds are now Main Line Lake Kitagata er under . The castle’s walls feature home to hundreds of cherry blossom trees, 08 Sightseeing natural rocks used as-is. In recent years, the castle filling the grounds with beautiful blossoms every has become famous as the“Castle in the Sky.” spring. Destinations around 07 Look for 06 13-109 Shiro-machi, Ono City 29:00 to 17:00 (6:00 to 16:00 Oct. and 11-59 Kasumi-cho, Maruoka Town 28:30 to 17:00 Awara 14 this symbol! Ushinoya Sta. 3 3 Visit this website for details i Peer Farm Nov.; last admission 30 min. before close) Closed Dec. 1 to Mar. 31 (last admission 30 min. before close) Open daily (Grape Picking) 4(0779) 64-4817 (Tourism Promotion Office, Ono City Department of 4(0776) 66-0303 5Adults ¥450, kids 6‒14 ¥150 on places in the area! 14 Commerce, Industry, and Tourism Promotion) 5Adults ¥200 Awara Onsen Tourism Yonekura Pear Farm 153 Information Center (Asian Pear Picking) Hokuriku 05 14 Norari Expwy. Oshieru-za (Strawberry Picking) Hosorogi Sta. “ O s h i e r u - z a ” m e a n s“ l e t m e t e l l y o u ” in Fukui dialect. Oshieru-za offers 02 13 Kanazu IC 8 14 plenty of helpful sightseeing informa- 04 Zuikaen (Blueberry Picking) tion, as well as a broad selection of 03 01 souvenirs, including magnets, charms, Echizen Railway 11 10 towels, and other items featuring the Awara Yunomachi 15 H I J Awara mascot Yumeguri Gonzo. Sta. Yoshizaki Gobo Heisenji Temple Hakusan Shrine The Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum Echizen washi no sato Awaraonsen Sta. 09 Temple Remains 国史跡白山平泉寺 福井県立恐竜博物館 越前和紙の里 12 Awara-Yunomachi Station Banden Sta. Asao Denbe Awara City (Koshi-no-Ruby Tomato 10 History Museum Said to have been founded in the year 717 by One of the world’s largest museums dedicated to The Okamoto area of Echizen City is one of the country’s 11-1-1 Onsen, Awara City 29:00 to 18:00 Picking) Yukemuri Yoko-cho Genkuro Fujino 04 11 the Buddhist monk Taicho, as a base in mod- dinosaurs, featuring 44 dinosaur skeletons, large finest producers of washi paper. The Udatsu Paper and 3Closed Dec. 31 to Jan. 3 4(0776) 77-1877 Restaurant Alley Memorial Hall Honjo Sta. Kirara-no-Oka ern-day Fukui for the Mt. Hakusan faith. Its dioramas, exciting videos, and more. The nearby Craft Museum offers an up-close look at old-fashioned 14 05 12 Onigawara Tile Workshop JR Awaraonsen Station Farmers’ Market modern nickname,“moss shrine,” comes from outdoor fossil-digging experience is popular, too! tools and materials used by traditional artisans. At Papyrus 01 Awara Onsen 06 Lake Kitagata Park 13 Kanaz Forest of Creation 11st Floor, 1-12-15 Harumiya, Awara City the beautiful moss that blankets the grounds. 151-1 Muroko-cho Terao, Katsuyama City 29:00 to House, visitors can try making their own washi paper. 2 3 Awara Onsen Ashiyu Awara Lake Kitagata 1Heisenji, Heisenji-cho, Katsuyama City 17:00 (last admission 30 min. before close) 3Closed 2nd There’s also the Paper and Culture Museum, and more! 9:00 to 18:00 Closed Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 02 Public Footbath 07 Iris Garden 14 Fruit Picking 4(0776) 73-2290 2Open 24 hours a day 3Open daily 4(0779) 88- & 4th Wed. of each month and new year holidays (open daily 18-44 Shinzaike-cho, Echizen-city (Papyrus House) 29:30 to 17:00 03 Sentopia Awara 08 Mt. Shigitani Pass 15 aCUBE Ozeki Sta. 8117 (Katsuyama City Department of Commerce, Industry during summer break) 4(0779) 88-0001 5Adults ¥720, (last admission 30 min. before closing) 3Closed on Tuesdays (Papyrus and Tourism/Hometown Creation Division) kids 6‒14 ¥260, kids 15‒18 and college students ¥410 House is open) and the year-end through the New Year's holidays 14 4(0778) 42-1363 5Adults ¥200 (¥300 during special exhibits) 15