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Yoko-kan Garden, a house built based on shoin-zukuri style and a beautiful kaiyu style Japanese Garden
Yoko-kan Garden has a large pond in the center where you can enjoy boat riding and a house with shoin-zukuri architecture which is a classical style of Japanese homes. It was built as a second house of the Matsudaira Family but was burned down by air raids in World War II. After 8 years of construction, it was rebuilt. Japanese, English, and Chinese information guide is available.
Admission: adults 210 yen, children 100 yen / Open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (entrance closes at 4:30 p.m.), closed Mondays, days that follow national holidays / 0776-21-2906
15 min. walk from JR. Fukui Station. Or take the Keifuku Bus, get off at Egami-cho and walk 1 min.
Yoko-kan

Osagoe Minka-en
Osagoe Minka-en: old houses of wealthy farmers
6 old houses, including the houses of wealthy farmers built around the 18th century and those of land lords were transferred here. Furniture and house utensils displayed here will tell you how they lived in those days. The spacious culture park with a stream and a fountain will surely relax you.
Admission: adults 100 yen, children free / Open 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., closed Mondays, days that follow national holidays / 0776-34-3794
Take the Keifuku Bus on Nishi-tanaka Shukudo-sen Line. Get off at Osagoe Minka-en and walk 5 min.

Eihei-ji Temple: Solemn air among monks training

Eihei-ji Temple was founded by Dougen in 1244 as a Zen monastery. Seven cathedrals such as Butsu-den, Ho-do, are connected by corridors in the site 330,000 square meters. About 1,500,000 people visit here annually. 200 monks are devoting themselves to Zen training. There is something really solemn here.
Admission 400 yen / Open 5 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (5 a.m. - 5 p.m. in summer) / 0776-63-3102

37 min. train ride from JR. Fukui Station (Keifuku Dentetsu Eiheiji-sen Line). Get off at Eihei-ji Station.

Maruoka-jo Castle, the oldest style of the castle

A castle built on a hill in 1576 by Katsutoyo, a nephew of Shibata Katsuie. It has one of the oldest existing donjons and is a national treasure. Though the donjon is not so large, its tiled roof made of stone is quite rare and unique, showing the rustic atmosphere of the age of the civil wars (1467 - 1568). According to legend, the mist once protected the castle during a battle, thus the castle is called Kasumiga-jo (the castle in the mist) which is now in the park called Kasumiga-jo Park. There are about 500 Yoshino cherry blossom trees planted in the park and they are really beautiful in spring.
Admission 300 yen ( including History and Folklore Museum in the park) / Open everyday 8:30a.m. - 4:45p.m. / 0776-66-0303

30-min. bus ride from JR Fukui Station to Hon-maruoka by Keifuku Bus. Get off at Maruoka-jo.

Senko-no-ie, a gorgeous house of the Tsubokawa family, a powerful local family

Senko-no-ie was the residence of a powerful local family, the Tsubokawa's, and was built around the 17th century. It is a national treasure and the oldest house in Fukui prefecture, which shows you the gorgeous life of a powerful family in the medieval era.
Admission 300 yen / Open 9a.m. - 5p.m., closed Wednesdays / 0776-67-2111

20-min. bus ride from Hon-maruoka (the bus stop) to Takeda by Maruoka Bus. Get off at the terminal.

The ruins of the Asakura family in Ichijo-dani, recalling the glory of the Asakura family to our minds

The ruins of the castle town which had been ruled by the shugo-daimyo(feudal lord), the Asakura family for a long time. The remains of the main building were excavated almost intact and its vicinity is a national historic spot. It brings to our minds the glory of the Asakura family to see the ruins of the residence of Asakura Yoshikage, where he administered the affairs of clan, the Yudono-ato (the ruins of the bath room) Garden, and the 200-meter street with rows of restored historic houses. The remains are also displayed in the Asakura-shi Iseki Shiryo-kan (Museum for the ruins of the Asakura family). / 0776-41-2301
Admission free (200 yen for the street with rows of restored historic houses) / 9a.m. - 5p.m., closed Mondays, days that follow national holidays / 0776-41-2173

25-min. bus ride from JR Fukui Station to Jokyo-ji Temple by Keifuku Bus. Get off at Asakura-kan mae.

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