Natural beauty, history, culture, agriculture...introducing the vistas of our hometown, Fukui.
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Entries within Takahama town
【Entry Number ９６】
Takahama and the Old Tango Highway
Though it originally developed as a transit area for seafood and religious pilgrims, today the area between the Takahama and Wada districts of Takahama-cho that once comprised part of the Tango Highway have become a popular destination for swimmers, brimming with lodgings and homes catering to this industry.
【Entry Number ９７】
Meikyodo
Standing where Takahama Caslte looked out over the ocean during the Muromachi Period, Shiroyama Park has been recognized for the beauty of its eight caves (thus gaining the name Yana no Kisho, or “Beautiful Spot of Eight Caves”).
【Entry Number ９８】
Mt. Aoba, the “Mt. Fuji of Wakasa”
Its gentle slopes and resemblance to Japan’s most famous mountain have earned Mt. Aoba the nickname “Wakasa’s Mt. Fuji.” The view from its summit extends into Kyoto and over Wakasa Bay, and the view of it from the Takahama Coast is renowned for its beauty.
【Entry Number ９９】
Uchiura Bay
Uchiura Bay, an ocean inlet on the border between Fukui and Kyoto Prefecture, is dotted with cliffs slowly carved by ocean waves over countless years, including the 260m-tall Otomi Cliff. On the eastern-facing slope of the coastline are Hibiki’s terraced rice fields, selected as one of the best 100 terraced rice fields in Japan.
【Entry Number １５】（Takahama Town、Eiheiji Town、Katsuyama City、Echizen Town）
Hakusan, the Sacred Mountain Range
Set against the Kuzuryu River running through the expansive Katsuyama Basin, the graceful Hakusan Range creates a breathtaking view found nowhere else.
【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
