This is probably the biggest Buddha in Japan, the shortest history The site area of Taishizan Seidaiji Temple with Echizen Great Buddha is 22 hectares. Great Buddha, Great Buddha Hall, five-storied pagoda, Japanese garden, and so on are located in the extensive site. Although it may be thought that there is history in that it is this big temple, actually it is 1987, and it … [Read more...] about Taishizan Seidaiji Temple, Fukui
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Echizen Ono Castle (Castle in the sky), Fukui
In Ono City, Fukui Prefecture, which is a basin surrounded by mountains on all sides, Echizen Ono Castle, located in the center of it, is famous for its fantastic scenery as a castle in the sky. About such Echizen Ono Castle, we will introduce basic information, access methods, and sightseeing attractions. This castle is Hirayama-jiro castles (those built on a hill in a plain) … [Read more...] about Echizen Ono Castle (Castle in the sky), Fukui
Mizushima Swimming Beach, Fukui
Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture facing Tsuruga Bay in the Sea of Japan is a port town with a nostalgic mood. You can enjoy beautiful sea and mountain views including "Kehi no Matsubara" (one of the three most scenic pine groves in Japan). In addition, there are walking spots such as “Red Brick Warehouse” and “Tsuruga Museum Street” with retro cityscape. Among them, the uninhabited … [Read more...] about Mizushima Swimming Beach, Fukui
Eiheiji Temple, Fukui
"Grand Head Temple Eiheiji Temple" is one of the most famous temples in Fukui. The temple buildings are lined up neatly in the deep forest created by the straightly-spreaded cedar. Step into precinct and you will feel a tense atmosphere. There is a world of silence. It was the beginning of 1244 when Dogen Zenji built the Great Buddha Temple. Two years later, it was renamed … [Read more...] about Eiheiji Temple, Fukui