Sakai City

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Sakai City is globally famous for the thrilling cliffs of Tojinbo. It also preserves historical treasures like Maruoka Castle, one of the oldest surviving keeps in Japan. In the Mikuni Port area, charming streets from the Kitamaebune trading era remain, now housing chic cafes and galleries. From cherry blossoms enveloping the castle in spring to the world-class Echizen Crab in winter, Sakai embodies both the ruggedness and gentle beauty of Japan's seasonal landscapes.

Sakai City

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My Second Home in Japan: a place of peace and beauty ~ Fukui

My Second Home in Japan: a place of peace and beauty ~ Fukui

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Cherry Blossom Season in Sakai City, Fukui Japan

Cherry Blossom Season in Sakai City, Fukui Japan

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Experience Authentic Japan (Tourists haven't found this place!)

Experience Authentic Japan (Tourists haven't found this place!)

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Udon Lovers Try this Soba! Maruoka, the place for soba lovers | Fukui

Udon Lovers Try this Soba! Maruoka, the place for soba lovers | Fukui

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The Beauty of Sakai City Fukui

The Beauty of Sakai City Fukui

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Japanese Girl Time Slip | Taisho Roman Fashion

Japanese Girl Time Slip | Taisho Roman Fashion

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Chances are you don't know | Mikuni, Sakai, Fukui

Chances are you don't know | Mikuni, Sakai, Fukui

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This is Mikuni | Fukui's famous food town | 2025 Gastronomic Award Winner

This is Mikuni | Fukui's famous food town | 2025 Gastronomic Award Winner

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Japanese Traditions: Setsubun

Japanese Traditions: Setsubun

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Japan: Serenity in the snow | Temples and Shrines｜Sakai, Fukui

Japan: Serenity in the snow | Temples and Shrines｜Sakai, Fukui

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My Dream Life in Japan's Countryside | Sakai City, Fukui

My Dream Life in Japan's Countryside | Sakai City, Fukui

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This Japanese town is like a Ghibli movie | Mikuni | Fukui

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Perfect Day Trip From Kanazawa | Mikuni, Fukui

Perfect Day Trip From Kanazawa | Mikuni, Fukui

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Mikuni Snow Crab Matsuri

Mikuni Snow Crab Matsuri

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Japan Beautiful Seaside Walking Path

Japan Beautiful Seaside Walking Path

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【日本の美】福井県坂井市観光スポット紹介

【日本の美】福井県坂井市観光スポット紹介

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A Journey Through Mikuni, Fukui: Scenic Cliffs, Wagyu & Snow Crab

A Journey Through Mikuni, Fukui: Scenic Cliffs, Wagyu & Snow Crab

Fukui Prefectural Tourism Federation

Sakai City

Address: 7-6-5 Naga-hatake, Sakai-cho, Sakai-shi, Fukui
Website: https://kanko-sakai.com/
Operator: DMO Sakai Tourism Bureau

Sakai City Spots List

Kyukamura Echizen-Mikuni
Kubota Shuzo
Tojinbo Mikuni Onsen Yuport
Ippitsu Keijo: Japan’s Shortest Letter Museum
BOAT RACE Mikuni
Shibamasa World
Kyushoji Temple Zazen Experience
Edo Kouta Takeyoshi
Yuri-no-Sato Park U-ream Shunko
Naritasan Kuzuryu-ji Temple
Yamani Suisan
Echizen Matsushima
Oshima
Maruoka-cho Yamakeda
Takitaniji Temple
Eight Ribbon
Korokuan
Maruoka Castle
Mikuni Port Essel Embankment
Tojinbo Cliffs

Kyukamura Echizen-Mikuni

Kyukamura Echizen-Mikuni

Kyukamura Echizen-Mikuni is a very attractive resort hotel located on high ground overlooking the Japan Sea's majestic scenery, allowing visitors to simultaneously enjoy supreme hot springs and fresh seafood from the Japan Sea surrounded by rich nature. Sea breeze and horizon spreading outside windows gently loosen body and mind from the depths. Spend a special holiday fully enjoying Fukui's beautiful natural environment.

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Kubota Shuzo

Kubota Shuzo is a venerable brewery crafting delicious local sake using Fukui's pure spring water and rice through traditional methods. Savoring supreme local sake while feeling the atmosphere of a historic brewery richly satisfies the five senses. Touch the essence of traditional sake-brewing techniques supporting Japanese food culture and spend an intellectual, luxurious holiday.

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Tojinbo Mikuni Onsen Yuport

Tojinbo Mikuni Onsen Yuport

“东寻坊三国温泉Yuport”是一处面向日本海的绝景温泉设施。在泡澡的同时眺望地平线能让人忘却每日繁忙，从深层温柔地解开身心。远离城市喧嚣，在被宁静包裹的空间中住宿，能为灵魂带来深层的平静与新的活力，承诺为您带来一场为了美妙整顿身心的属于大人特别假日。

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Ippitsu Keijo: Japan’s Shortest Letter Museum

Ippitsu Keijo: Japan’s Shortest Letter Museum

Ippitsu Keijo: Japan's Shortest Letter Museum is a heartwarming museum displaying "Japan's shortest letters" sent from people worldwide, inspired by a very concise and touching letter once written by the lord of Maruoka Castle to his wife. Touching words of people's love and gratitude deeply warms the visiting traveler's heart. Spend an intellectual and touching moment on a heart-enriching special holiday.

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BOAT RACE Mikuni

BOAT RACE Mikuni

BOAT RACE Mikuni is an exciting boat racecourse located in a supreme location facing the Japan Sea. The power of races, often called martial arts on water, together with delicious local gourmet, makes this spot very attractive for those wanting an active holiday. Experience a special time where tourism and entertainment fuse.

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Shibamasa World

Shibamasa World

Shibamasa World is a comprehensive entertainment park satisfying great nature within a vast site, featuring pools, an amusement park, and campsites. In the supreme location overlooking the Japan Sea, everyone from families to couples can spend an exciting special holiday. Make your best life memories in this place fusing natural openness and fun.

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Kyushoji Temple Zazen Experience

Kyushoji Temple Zazen Experience

Kyushoji Temple is a historic temple where you can experience "Zazen" (zen meditation), emptying your mind to face yourself in a silence-wrapped sacred environment. Completely forgetting digital urban busyness, the time spent regulating breathing gently resets mind and body from the depths, bringing deep peace to the soul. Touch Japan's deep spiritual culture and spend a heart-enriching special travel moment for adults.

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Edo Kouta Takeyoshi

Edo Kouta Takeyoshi

Edo Kouta Takeyoshi is a very precious spot where you can experience the world of "Kouta," traditional Japanese music. Touching elegant and tasteful music, feeling the beauty and depth of Japanese classical culture richly stimulates the traveler's sensitivity. Leave the urban busyness and immerse in the world of Japan's good old traditional culture, spending an intellectual and luxurious holiday.

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Yuri-no-Sato Park U-ream Shunko

Yuri-no-Sato Park U-ream Shunko

Yuri-no-Sato Park U-ream Shunko is a very beautiful and soothing park where colorful lily flowers bloom across a vast site. Spending time surrounded by rich nature and seasonal flowers gently resets the visiting traveler's heart from the depths, giving new vitality. Leave the urban busyness and stroll while viewing flowers, spending a special holiday for adults.

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Naritasan Kuzuryu-ji Temple

Naritasan Kuzuryu-ji Temple

Naritasan Kuzuryu-ji Temple is a historic and sacred temple rooted in Fukui. The time spent worshipping in a solemn atmosphere calms mind and body, bringing deep peace. Completely away from urban busyness, spending quiet time in this historic place gives new vitality to the soul. Touch Japanese traditional culture and history deeply, spending an intellectual and special travel moment here.

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Yamani Suisan

Yamani Suisan is a very popular seafood dining spot located at the entrance of Fukui's scenic Tojinbo, where you can savor fresh seafood from the Japan Sea. Crabs and sweet shrimp grilled right on the spot are especially exquisite. It is a spot where you can enjoy the best culinary experience along with a lively market atmosphere for those wanting to taste Fukui's rich ocean blessings with all five senses during their trip.

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Echizen Matsushima

Echizen Matsushima

Echizen Matsushima is a superb view spot facing the Japan Sea, characterized by a dynamic coastline where rough waves created strange rocks and steep cliffs. The contrast between crystal blue sea and beautiful rock skins overwhelms visitors, making them feel the greatness of nature with all five senses. Touch the essence of great nature and spend a supreme superb view experience gently refreshing mind and body.

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Oshima

Oshima is a very mysterious island floating near Tojinbo, revered as an object of worship since ancient days. Crossing the vermilion bridge reveals a sacred forest and rocky areas wrapped in a unique solemn atmosphere. Leaving urban busyness, strolling the island feeling nature's silence and historic romance is a special healing experience resetting mind and body from the depths.

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Maruoka-cho Yamakeda

Maruoka-cho Yamakeda

Maruoka-cho Yamakeda is a beautiful region embraced by rich nature, where rustic and warm people's lives breathe. Leaving urban busyness, viewing idyllic satoyama landscapes while spending leisurely time brings nostalgic security to the traveler's heart. In this land where Miyazaki's traditional culture and natural beauty coexist, please enjoy an intellectual and special travel for adults. Spend a quiet holiday in this place.

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Takitaniji Temple

Takitaniji Temple

Takitaniji Temple is a venerable temple boasting a beautiful garden designated as a national scenic spot, making you feel deep history and solemnity. Walking through the silence-wrapped precincts allows you to spend a calm moment cleansing your heart. Touching Japanese Buddhist culture and traditional landscaping beauty deeply, spend an intellectual, luxurious moment to quietly realign mind and body. It will surely become a special memory.

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Eight Ribbon

Eight Ribbon is a workshop creating beautiful ribbons and decorative items leveraging Japan's delicate manufacturing technology. The art-like space woven by colorful, beautiful ribbons richly stimulates the visiting traveler's sensitivity. Experiencing the precision and beauty of Japanese handwork, it is a very intellectual and special place to find your own wonderful memories and souvenirs.

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Korokuan

Korokuan is a scenic restaurant where you can savor delicious soba noodles, a specialty of Fukui, along with duck dishes. Handcrafted freshly-made soba harmonizing with the savory flavor of duck is an exquisite taste satisfying even gourmands. Savor deep Japanese traditional food culture in a historic atmosphere, spending a luxurious dining time for adults.

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Maruoka Castle

Boasting one of Japan's oldest surviving castle keeps, this historic fortress is a symbol of samurai heritage. Small but powerful, it offers a glimpse into medieval defense architecture. In spring, hundreds of cherry trees surround the castle, creating a "Castle in the Mist" of blossoms.

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Mikuni Port Essel Embankment

Mikuni Port Essel Embankment

A historic stone breakwater built under the guidance of Dutch engineer de Rijke in the Meiji era. This Important Cultural Property is Japan's oldest modern breakwater. It offers a photogenic sunset view where the silhouette of the stone structure meets the Sea of Japan.

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Tojinbo Cliffs

One of only three sites in the world featuring massive pyroxene andesite columns. The 1km cliff offers thrilling views of the Sea of Japan's rough waves. You can walk to the very edge of the rocks or enjoy the overwhelming scale from a sightseeing boat.

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