Obama City

Fukui
Area Info
Sightseeing
Activities
Nature
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Once a gateway for continental trade, Obama is a cultural hub known as "Nara by the Sea" for its many national treasure temples and statues. Located in the Reinan area, it offers stunning views of Wakasa Bay and dynamic cruises to the Sotomo sea caves. It also gained international fame for sharing its name with former U.S. President Obama. Famous for Wakasa lacquered chopsticks, it's a place where rich seafood and centuries of quiet prayer culture meet to soothe the soul.

Obama City

Favorite

TSURUGA WAKASA ーFUKUIー

TSURUGA WAKASA ーFUKUIー

Wakasa Bay Tourism Federation

小浜の夕日 2022/6/30

小浜の夕日 2022/6/30

Obama Tourism Association

Whispers of the stones -Wakasa agate craftsman- いしのいのりを

Whispers of the stones -Wakasa agate craftsman- いしのいのりを

Obama Tourism Association

Wakasa Obama -The nearest seaside north of kyoto- #03 Experience Japanese Food Culture

Wakasa Obama -The nearest seaside north of kyoto- #03 Experience Japanese Food Culture

Obama Tourism Association

Wakasa Obama -The nearest seaside north of kyoto- #2 Treasure of Miketsukuni

Wakasa Obama -The nearest seaside north of kyoto- #2 Treasure of Miketsukuni

Obama Tourism Association

Wakasa Obama -The nearest seaside north of kyoto- #01 Saba-Kaido

Wakasa Obama -The nearest seaside north of kyoto- #01 Saba-Kaido

Obama Tourism Association

若狭おばま-大人の癒し旅-

若狭おばま-大人の癒し旅-

Obama Tourism Association

若狭おばまの癒し旅-さとやま編-

若狭おばまの癒し旅-さとやま編-

Obama Tourism Association

若狭おばまの癒し旅-まち編-

若狭おばまの癒し旅-まち編-

Obama Tourism Association

若狭おばまの癒し旅-さとうみ編-

若狭おばまの癒し旅-さとうみ編-

Obama Tourism Association

A Day in Obama City, Fukui: Local Culture, Crafts & Coastal Views

A Day in Obama City, Fukui: Local Culture, Crafts & Coastal Views

Fukui Prefectural Tourism Federation

Obama City

Address: 6-1 Ekimae-cho, Obama-shi, Fukui
Website: https://www.wakasa-obama.jp/
Operator: Obama City Tourism Association

Obama City Spots List

Obama City Machi-no-Eki
Michi-no-Eki Wakasa Obama
Obama City Saba Kaido Museum
Jingu-ji Temple
GOSHOEN
Mantokuji Temple
Obama Park
Wakasa Chopsticks Hometown Museum
Miyagawa Sunflower Field
Seihama Coast
Obama City Shitsumi
Obama Nishi-gumi
Miketsukuni Wakasa Obama Food Culture Museum
Sotomo
Wakasa Studio Traditional Craft Experience
Old Road Saba Kaido (Harihata Crossing)
Furukawa Wakasa-nuri Store
Wakasa Fishermans Wharf
Myotsuji Temple

Obama City Machi-no-Eki

Obama City Machi-no-Eki

Obama City Machi-no-Eki is a very convenient and vibrant spot located in Obama's center where old townscapes remain, enabling shopping for fresh local specialties and souvenirs, and gathering sightseeing information. Serving as a communication base where visiting travelers and warm local people naturally interact, you can easily experience Obama's real charm. Start your town walk here and enjoy planning your heart-enriching trip.

Fukui
Sightseeing
Food
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Michi-no-Eki Wakasa Obama

Michi-no-Eki Wakasa Obama

Michi-no-Eki Wakasa Obama is a very vibrant and convenient popular drive spot where Wakasa region's rich nature's special products, supreme seafood, and delicious local gourmet gather. Spacious indoor displays exhibits and sells Wakasa's history/culture and delicious gourmet unique here. Stop by during your trip and deeply satisfy your five senses with Wakasa's rich food culture on an intellectual, special travel moment.

Fukui
Sightseeing
Food
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Obama City Saba Kaido Museum

Obama City Saba Kaido Museum

Obama City Saba Kaido Museum is a wonderful facility where you can learn detailed drama and history of "Saba Kaido" (Mackerel Road), which once transported marine products from Wakasa to Kyoto, supporting Japanese food culture and history. Precious materials on past logistics deeply stimulate intellectual curiosity. Spend a special, heart-fulfilling time immersed in history romance.

Fukui
Sightseeing
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Jingu-ji Temple

Jingu-ji Temple

Jingu-ji Temple is a very prestigious ancient temple continuing from the Nara period, nationwide known for "Omizutori" water-sending ritual sent to Todai-ji Temple every March. Solemn main hall and silence-wrapped precincts deeply attract visiting travelers. Touch Japanese Buddhist culture and ancient Shinto-Buddhist syncretism history deeply, spending an intellectual and special travel moment.

Fukui
Sightseeing
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

GOSHOEN

GOSHOEN is a very stylish and historic high-value spot where a historic wealthy merchant's villa, once prospering by Kitamaebune trade, was beautifully revived into a modern cafe and communication space. The space harmonizing traditional Japanese architectural beauty and modern design richly stimulates the visiting traveler's sensitivity. Spend an intellectual and luxurious holiday for adults feeling the breath of history.

Fukui
Sightseeing
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Mantokuji Temple

Mantokuji Temple

Mantokuji Temple is a very serene and prestigious ancient temple possessing a beautiful dry landscape garden designated as a national scenic spot, harmonizing with borrowed scenery of rich mountain forests behind. Huge stone Buddha statues of overwhelming scale and beautifully trimmed garden beauty deeply attract visiting travelers. Completely away from urban busyness, spending quiet time in this mystical place brings deep peace and new vitality to the soul.

Fukui
Sightseeing
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Obama Park

Obama Park is a wonderful observation park where you can overlook Wakasa Bay's calm rias coast and beautiful Obama townscapes from high ground. Strolling slowly wrapped in rich green and feeling refreshing sea breeze richly sharpens the traveler's sensitivity, bringing new vitality. Harmony of natural beauty and historic traces makes this park ideal to beautifully realign mind and body.

Fukui
Sightseeing
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Wakasa Chopsticks Hometown Museum

Wakasa Chopsticks Hometown Museum

Wakasa Chopsticks Hometown Museum is a very fun facility where you can see, buy, and experience the history and diverse designs of Wakasa-nuri chopsticks, boasting the top production volume in Japan. In addition to displaying beautiful chopsticks made by artisans, visitors can also enjoy creating their own original chopsticks. Deeply touching the skill and beauty of Japanese traditional handwork, find your own special piece as a wonderful travel memento.

Fukui
Sightseeing
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Miyagawa Sunflower Field

Miyagawa Sunflower Field

Miyagawa Sunflower Field is a very dramatic and bright spot where endless vivid golden sunflowers bloom toward the sun in summer. The overwhelming contrast woven by blue sky, green mountains, and the sunflower field instantly brightens the visiting traveler's heart with big smiles. In this beautiful natural canvas making you forget urban busyness, spend a special healing moment and take unforgettable travel photos.

Fukui
Nature
Summer

Seihama Coast

Seihama Coast is a very calm and scenic coast where Wakasa Bay's beautiful blue sea and white sandy beaches continue endlessly. Slowly walking on the sandy beach viewing crystal clear sea makes you forget daily busyness, gently loosening body and mind from the depths. Completely away from urban busyness, listen to wave sounds in beautiful nature for a supreme relaxation time.

Fukui
Nature
Summer

Obama City Shitsumi

Obama City Shitsumi

Obama City Shitsumi is a very emotional region facing Wakasa Bay's beautiful inlet, where old fishing village ambiance and warm people's lives still remain strongly. Walking through quiet seaside settlements lets you touch nostalgic original Japanese scenery and real lives living with the sea. Leave urban busyness and immerse in unpretentious Japanese daily beauty on a heartwarming, intellectual special travel moment.

Fukui
Sightseeing
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Obama Nishi-gumi

Obama Nishi-gumi

Obama Nishi-gumi is a very emotional district where Obama, once flourishing as Wakasa's political and economic center, preserves old townscapes, historic restaurants, and temples from the Edo period. Walking slowly through beautiful streets making you feel history's weight brings deep taste and emotion as if time-tripping to the Edo era. Spend an intellectual, luxurious holiday touching traditional Japanese architectural beauty.

Fukui
Sightseeing
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Miketsukuni Wakasa Obama Food Culture Museum

Miketsukuni Wakasa Obama Food Culture Museum

Miketsukuni Wakasa Obama Food Culture Museum is a wonderful facility where you can learn Wakasa's history as "Miketsukuni" (land supplying food to the imperial court) and unique food culture centered on rich seafood. Exhibits, cooking classes, and chopstick sharpening offer deep learning. Savoring food culture with all five senses is an intellectual, fulfilling tourism base.

Fukui
Sightseeing
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Sotomo

Sotomo is a mystical scenic spot created by the rough waves of Wakura Bay (Wakasa Bay) over many years, featuring a series of giant strange rocks and caves. Cruising closely past sheer cliffs wraps you in the overwhelming formative beauty of nature and a mystical atmosphere. Leave the hustle and bustle of the city and enjoy the supreme cruising experience of feeling the power and beauty of nature with all five senses.

Fukui
Sightseeing
Nature
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Wakasa Studio Traditional Craft Experience

Wakasa Studio Traditional Craft Experience

At "Wakasa Studio Traditional Craft Experience," you can experience making traditional Fukui crafts with your own hands, such as Wakasa-nuri chopsticks and Washi paper. Under the careful guidance of artisans, creating your one-of-a-kind craft becomes an intellectual and luxurious travel memory. Spend a special moment deeply knowing traditional Japanese culture and feeling the beauty of handwork directly.

Fukui
Activities
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Old Road Saba Kaido (Harihata Crossing)

Old Road Saba Kaido (Harihata Crossing)

Old Road Saba Kaido (Harihata Crossing) is a historic ancient road that once transported seafood caught in Wakasa to Kyoto. Walking through the rich nature while feeling the breath of history makes this an exceptional hiking course to imagine the lives of people back then. Leave the urban hustle and bustle, find yourself on quiet mountain paths, and experience a heart-enriching, special travel moment touching the depths of Japanese history.

Fukui
Sightseeing
Nature
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Furukawa Wakasa-nuri Store

Furukawa Wakasa-nuri Store

Furukawa Wakasa-nuri Store is a long-standing specialty shop conveying the beauty of Fukui's traditional craft "Wakasa-nuri" to the present day. Chopsticks and vessels created with exquisite coating techniques are truly works of art. Touching the beauty of refined traditional crafts and feeling the passion of artisans allows you to understand the depth of Japanese culture. Why not look for a genuine piece of craftsmanship as a travel souvenir?

Fukui
Sightseeing
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Wakasa Fishermans Wharf

Wakasa Fishermans Wharf

A seafood hub in Obama Port where you can enjoy fresh markets and restaurants. The highlight is the "Sotomo Cruise," which takes you to see dynamic sea caves and rock formations. It's a perfect spot to see, eat, and buy the best of the Wakasa Bay area.

Fukui
Sightseeing
Food
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Myotsuji Temple

Myotsuji Temple

An ancient temple in Obama housing a National Treasure Main Hall and Three-story Pagoda. Built in the Kamakura style, these wooden structures harmonize beautifully with the surrounding lush nature. It's a sacred site where visitors can appreciate exquisite Buddhist statues and quiet meditation.

Fukui
Sightseeing
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter