Sakai City is located in the northwest corner of Fukui Prefecture. The western part of the city faces the Sea of Japan and boasts tourist spots such as Tojinbo, one of the best places in the prefecture for viewing the Sea of Japan if you can brave the precipitous cliffs, and Mikuni Onsen, where you can enjoy seafood from the Sea of Japan and mineral-rich high-salinity hot springs. Maruoka Castle, one of only 12 castles in Japan with a castle tower built before the Edo Period, is another of Sakai City’s iconic tourist attractions.

Train

*From JR Nagoya Station, take the Hokuriku Line “Limited Express Shirasagi” to Fukui Station.
*From JR Nagoya Station, take the Tokaido Shinkansen to Maibara Station, and transfer at Maibara Station to the “Limited Express Shirasagi” to Fukui Station.
→ For Maruoka
From JR Fukui Station, take the Hokuriku Line to Maruoka Station.
→ For Mikuni
From Fukui Station on the Echizen Railway, take the Mikuni Ashihara Line to Mikuni Station or Mikuni Port Station.

*From JR Tokyo Station, take the Tokaido Shinkansen to Maibara, and transfer at Maibara Station to the “Limited Express Shirasagi” to Fukui Station.
→ For Maruoka
From JR Fukui Station, take the Hokuriku Line to Maruoka Station.
→ For Mikuni
From Fukui Station on the Echizen Railway, take the Mikuni Ashihara Line to Mikuni Station or Mikuni Port Station.

Top Attractions

Sakai City is home to many sightseeing spots in addition to Tojinbo. Attractions evolve seasonally, and visitors can enjoy swimming and fireworks displays at Mikuni Sunset Beach in summer, then sample “Echizen Crab,” Fukui's iconic seafood, in the winter, not to forget all the other fresh seafood arriving at Mikuni Port.

Tojinbo／東尋坊（Fukui）

• Sakai
• Fukui
• Onsen
• Beautiful Places
• Beaches & Coast

Tojinbo is the most famous tourist attraction in Fukui Prefecture. The huge, vertical, pillar-shaped rocks cluster along the coastline for about a kilometer, an arresting view. The sight of the rough ...

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