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Cape Spots in Fukui Area

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  • Tojinbo
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    Fukui Pref. Sakaishi Mikunichouantou
    Tojinbo, the beauty spot is a stretch of steep cliffs with a rock face which has been eroded by the waves. The rock cliffs which have a height of about 25 meters continue along the Mikuni coastline for about one kilometer. “Columnar jointing of pyroxene andesite” of this scale can only be seen in three places around the world, and in 1935, it was designated as a Natural Monument and a Place of Scenic Beauty of Japan. You can enjoy a powerful landscape from the pleasure boats which go around the strangely shaped rocks such as the “Beehive rock” and the “Lion rock”.
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  • Kehi no Matsubara
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    Fukui Pref. Tsurugashi Matsushimachou
    With roughly 17,000 red and black pine trees, Kehi no Matsubara (a pine covered area, near the seashore) is a famous location and one of Japan’s Top 3 Pine Forests, along with Miho no Matsubara and Niji no Matsubara. It is about 400,000 squre meters and 1.5 kilometers in length, and provide strong contrasts with the white sand and blue-green pines. It is also open as a bathing area in summer, and since there is a good pathway, so you can take a stroll and enjoy the scenery. Approximately 13 minutes by car via Tsuruga Interchange on the Hokuriku Expressway.
    Kehi no Matsubara image
  • Cape Echizen
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    Fukui Pref. Nyugunechizenchou Chigadaira
    This cape, selected as one of Japan’s top 100 places to watch the sunset, is located in the northernmost part of Echizen Town. The scenic area features many reefs created by marine abrasion. Some of its most famous sites include the kochomon (a natural rock tunnel) and torikusoiwa (a massive 100-meter tall cliff). The observation deck has a great view of Echizen Suisen Land and the Sea of Japan. Sunsets at the cape are an especially stunning.
    Cape Echizen image
  • Otomi Cliff
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    Fukui Oi-gun Takahamacho Otomi
    This cliff, designated Place of Scenic Beauty by the prefecture, is located in Otomi, Takahama Town, Oi County, Fukui Prefecture. The towering cliff is 260 meters tall and its magnificent form was slowly carved out via erosion caused by the stormy Sea of Japan. A walking path leads to Oshimawashisaki Lighthouse standing on the tip of a peninsula; visitors can also take a tour and view the majestic cliff from the sea onboard a fishing vessel (reservation required).
  • Torikuso Iwa
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    Fukui Nyu-gun Echizencho Nashigadaira
    "This cliff is located in Sou, Echizen Town, Nyu Country, Fukui Prefecture. The 100-meter-tall towering cliff is situated on the south side of scenic Kochomon on the Echizen Coast. The cliff's name literally means ""Bird Poop Rock,"" a name it gained due to the excrement of the sea birds which live on its end."
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  • Inumi Cape
    Travel / Tourism
    Fukui Oi-gun Oicho
  • Hachigasaki
    Travel / Tourism
    Fukui
  • TsuzakiBana
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    Fukui Obama-shi
  • KataeHana
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    Fukui Obama-shi
  • Sodezaki
    Travel / Tourism
    Fukui Pref. Obamashi Hansei
  • NamikakeHana
    Travel / Tourism
    Fukui Obama-shi
  • Aoi Cape
    Travel / Tourism
    Fukui Obama-shi Aoi
  • Hirose nose
    Travel / Tourism
    Fukui Prefecture
  • DannoHana
    Travel / Tourism
    Fukui Oi-gun Takahamacho
  • Hetagasaki Cape
    Travel / Tourism
    Fukui Oi-gun Takahamacho
  • Oshimawashibana
    Travel / Tourism
    Fukui Prefecture Oi-gun Takahama
  • ImadoBana
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    Fukui Oi-gun Takahamacho
  • Kurosaki Cape
    Travel / Tourism
    Fukui Oi-gun Oicho
  • AsakuraHana
    Travel / Tourism
    Fukui
  • Kanesaki
    Travel / Tourism
    Fukui Prefecture Ohi County Oimachi
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Northeast of Kyoto, the ancient Tojinbo Cliffs separate Fukui prefecture from the Sea of Japan in a stretch of land well worth exploring. Water sports and seaside delicacies are available in abundance as the spectacular rugged coastline flattens down into beaches to the west of the prefecture, while inland, Fukui is home to Zen Buddhist temples and historic ruins.

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