67 Yasha ga Ike Pond Iwaya, Minami Echizen-cho Various legends surround Yasha ga Ike, and its environs are equally mystical as the stories that feature it. The two hour climb from start to summit brings hikers through c

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• Yasha
• Chestnut
• Mikuni Awara Line

59 Echizen’s Crab and Port Towns Kokonogi, Echizen-cho; Mikuni-cho, Sakai City Echizen crabs are never frozen on the ships that catch them, but instead are boiled when they reach port. The vermillion crabs that float

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• Mikuni Awara Line
• Mikuni-Minato Station

70 Imajō-Tsuruga Rail Lines Kanegasaki/Tone, Tsuruga; Ōgiri, Minami Echizen-cho; Etc. The rail lines that once lay along this path ferried people and cargo since the Meiji period. Though much of it no longer remains,

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• Transport in Japan
• Hokuriku Main Line
• Tsuruga
• Fukui
• Geography of Japan

61 Mt. Ochi Ōtan-ji, Echizen-cho The priest Taichō, the founder of religious faith fusing Shinto and Buddhist belief and ritual, gazed upon the ocean, neighboring mountains, and nearby villages from Ochi’s summit. T

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66 Imajō The area of the Yunō Pass, located at such a strategic juncture Imajō/Itadori/Yunō, Minami Echizen-cho

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• Kitaguni
• West Japan Railway Company

57 Shirayama and Sakaguchi In 2009, local residents formed a Sakaguchi District; Shirayama, Echizen City

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56 Ajimano Ajimano manzai, unique to the Ajimano District, Echizen City

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• Cherry
• Japan
• Economy of Japan
• JISA
• Manzai

63 Echizen Pottery Visitors can also catch a glimpse of Ozowara, Echizen-cho

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• Japanese pottery and porcelain
• Ceramic art
• Echizen Province

65 Nanjō Lotus Village Nakagoya/Dōmiya, Minami Echizen-cho Fields of lotus flowers burst into bloom, their broad leaves and splendid blossoms the very image of paradise. They are a symbol of summer, stretching skyward

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• Lotus
• Minami

64 Traditional White Stucco Homes Enami/Iwakai, Echizen-cho; Aida-cho, Fukui City; Elsewhere Seeing these homes bear the harsh winter snows is a testament to their sturdy architecture, and an enduring symbol of the area

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