IshikawaContemporary ArtWajima
Shiroyone Senmaida
One thousand and four small paddies on a slope running down to the sea. Lit up in winter.
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IshikawaContemporary Art
IshikawaHot SpringsKaga
Kaga Onsen
The Kaga hot spring district. Basho called Yamanaka one of the three finest springs of Japan.
IshikawaArchitectureKaga
Kutani Ware
Overglaze in five colours. Production died out once and was revived as saiko-kutani.
IshikawaArchitecture
IshikawaHistoric Districts
FukuiFestivalsEiheiji
Shichido Garan
Seven buildings joined by covered walkways. Cleaning, eating and washing are all counted as practice.
FukuiMuseumsFukui
Ichijodani
A whole Sengoku castle town survived by being buried. Four of its gardens are Special Places of Scenic Beauty.
FukuiHistoric DistrictsKatsuyama
Katsuyama Hakusan
The Echizen-side starting point for the climb up Hakusan, and also dinosaur fossil country.
Wakasa
Mikata Goko
Five lakes that change colour. The varves of Lake Suigetsu became a world standard measure.
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Omizu Okuri
On 2 March, water is sent from Unose. Ten days later it is drawn at the Omizu-tori of Todaiji in Nara.
Sabae
Funatsu Jinja
Held to be Hokuriku's foremost ancient shrine, and the tutelary shrine of eyewear country.
FukuiContemporary Art
FukuiMuseumsKatsuyama
Dinosaur Museum
Much of Japan's dinosaur fossil material comes from this prefecture. Fifty full skeletons on display.
FukuiNature & SceneryWakasa
Mikata Five Lakes
Differences in salinity give the five lakes different colours. The varves of Lake Suigetsu are a world standard.
FukuiHistoric Districts
FukuiArchitectureEchizen
Echizen Washi
A papermaking district of 1,500 years. The shrine to the deity of paper stands in the village.
FukuiArchitectureWakasa
Kumagawa-juku
A post town on the Saba Kaido, the road that carried Wakasa fish to Kyoto.
FukuiCraft ExperiencesSabae
Sabae Glasses
More than 90 percent of frames made in Japan. It began as off-season work for farmers.
FukuiArchitectureTsuruga
Tsuruga Red Brick
Oil warehouses. This was the port town of the Europe-Asia through trains.
Koshu
Daibosatsu Toge
The pass road that joined Kai to Musashi. As the name suggests, it was also a road of faith.
Kofu
Koshu Inden
Lacquer patterns laid onto deerskin. A technique from armour, turned to accessories.
YamanashiFestivals
YamanashiCastles & HistoryKofu
Tsutsujigasaki
It is said Shingen raised no castle, holding that people were his castle and his stone walls. The site of his residence is now Takeda Jinja.
YamanashiNature & SceneryAround Fujikawaguchiko
Fuji Five Lakes
Fuji seen from Lake Motosu is the design on the old thousand-yen note, the Noguchi Hideyo bill. The lakes formed when eruptions dammed the valleys.