Natural beauty, history, culture, agriculture...introducing the vistas of our hometown, Fukui.
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Entries within Ohi town
【Entry Number ９３】
Ogase Fireworks Display
In late August every year, the waters of the Aoto Inlet and Oshima Peninsula in Oi-cho are aglow with the brilliant display that is the Wakasa Oi Super Ogase fireworks festival. This 300-plus year-old festival has been designated a Prefectural Intangible Folk Cultural Property. After dusk, a procession of torches, taiko drums, and flutes forms a river of fire.
【Entry Number ９４】
Saburi River
The Saburi River runs through what was once the center of Oi-cho. Bordered by rice fields and mountains, it presents a soothing sight. An 8km stretch along the river is bordered by cherry blossom trees, decorating the riverside and roadways with soft pink petals in spring.
【Entry Number ９５】
Natasho
Upstream from where the Minami River meets Obama Bay lies the settlements comprising Natasho.It is known today for its links to the Tsuchimikado clan founded by famous Heian Period diviner Abe no Seimei.Throughout the village one can find thatched-roof houses that have retained their form for centuries.
【Entry Number １００】（Reinan Region, Fukui Prefecture）
Railway in Wakasa
A ride on the Obama Line brings passengers past the Five Lakes of Mikata and Wakasa Bay, through endless fields and forests, and countless other views both soothing and stimulating.
Cultural Promotion Division
Promotion Department
Fukui Prefectural Government
Ote 3-17-1, Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture 910-8580 JAPAN
bunshin@pref.fukui.lg.jp
