Fukui

Along the dynamic coastline of Sea of Japan is the Fukui Prefecture of Chubu Region. Fukui is also known as the "Dinosaur Kingdom", for being home to both the largest dinosaur fossil excavation site in Japan and the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, one of three major dinosaur museums in the world. Fukui is also full of tourist attractions of nature and history, "Tojinbo Cliffs", for example, the tall cliffs made up of countless natural columns of stone created 12 to 13 million years ago by volcanic activity - a rare phenomenon found in only two other places worldwide, and "Eiheiji" which is one of the head temples of the Soto sect of Japanese Buddhism.
Fukui is also known for premium seafood like "Echizen crab", the seasonal seafood most closely associated. These crabs are packed with sweet, firm meat and crab paste, has a local nickname of “the king of winter foods”, is one of the essential dishes during winter.

Getting there and around

■by Train
From JR Nagoya Station: take the JR Hokuriku Line "Limited Express Shirasagi" to Fukui Station.
From JR Nagoya Station: take the JR Tokaido Shinkansen (Bullet Train) to Maibara Station and transfer to the JR Hokuriku Line "Limited Express Shirasagi" to Fukui Station.

From JR Tokyo Station: take the JR Hokuriku Shinkansen (Bullet Train) directly to Fukui Station.
From JR Tokyo Station: take the JR Tokaido Shinkansen (Bullet Train) to Maibara, and transfer to JR Hokuriku Line "Limited Express Shirasagi" to Fukui Station.

From Osaka and Kyoto: take the JR Hokuriku Line "Thunderbird Limited Express" directly to Fukui Station.

■by Bus
From Nagoya: Take the highway bus bound for Fukui from the Meitetsu Bus Center

Links

Meitetsu Bus (English)

Places of Interest

Sakai

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 ......

Points of Interest

Tojinbo

Eiheiji-cho

Eiheiji Town is famous for being home to Eiheiji Temple, the head temple of the Soto sect of Buddhism in Japan, from which the town takes its name. In ancient times, the town flourished as the “Monzencho” (gateway town) to Eiheiji Temple ......