Leisure / Hobbies Spots in Awara / Sakai Area

  • Echizen Matsushima Aquarium
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    4.0
    215 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Fukui Pref. Sakaishi Mikunichousaki 74-2-3
    This aquarium is located within Echizen-Kaga Kaigan Quasi-National Park in Sakai City, Fukui Prefecture. It is near the scenic spot Tojinbo. There are several exhibits where visitors can observe and interact with marine and waterside life up close, as well as shows and feeding events. There’s a large “ocean fish tank” containing a school of nearly 3,000 sardines, as well as a “coral sea” featuring a water tank underneath the glass floor, making it feel like you’re walking on the surface. Visitors can also watch penguins swim from an underwater tunnel and swim along with the fish in the “jabu jabu ocean pool.”

    Entrance fee is a bit expensive, almost 2000 yen per person, but a discount can be had with a coupon. Check their website for any coupons before going. A great aquarium once inside, with many...

  • Fukui Prefectural Children's Science Center - Angel Land Fukui
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    4.5
    44 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Fukui Pref. Sakaishi Haruechouhigashitaroumaru 3-1
    Angel Land Fukui, a complex that features a play building, a science building, a culture building and a local child hall as central facilities with various functions, is a place for learning about science while enjoying Hokuriku’s largest planetarium and space theater. It is visited by roughly 500,000 people every year. You can experience the latest technology in craftsmanship and manufacturing too. Approximately 16 minutes on foot from JR Harue Station.

    First time to visit here in a few years. The outside play area is very large, with lots of different things for children to play on. Theres a small stream running through it into a pond, which had...

  • Mikuni Ryushokan Museum
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    3.5
    24 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Fukui Sakai-shi Mikunicho Midorigaoka 4-2-1
    "A museum located along the Ryutozaka Road in Midorigaoka 4 Chome, Mikuni-cho, Sakai. With the concept of ""This Museum Contains All of Mikuni"", the exhibits cover the history and culture of Mikuni, a port town that flourished as the gateway to Echizen Province. The exterior of the building is a restoration of the Ryuto Elementary School that was built in 1879, and there's an exhibit on the fourth floor dedicated to award winning trick art."

    以前から気になっていた龍翔館見に行ってきました。高台に建つ洋風建築で中は博物館です。三国の歴史を見ることはできましたが、率直な感想を。展示してある写真パネルは日焼けしてわかりにくいように思います。三国町当時のままで資料もほとんど更新されておらず、以前はボタンを押すと点灯していたものが故障してテープで貼り合わせてあるのが多かったです。写真撮影はほとんど禁止。建築はいいが展示の仕方が残念でした。正直展...

  • Shibamasa World
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Fukui Pref. Sakaishi Mikunichouhamaji 45-1
    A theme park located in Mikuni Town Sakai City, Fukui Prefecture which has an amusement park as well as campground, pool, and other fun facilities. Some of the park’s many attractions include roller coasters, go-carts, and bicycling. There’s also clay shooting, ground golf, and one of the largest 3D mazes in Japan—from children to adults, there’s fun things for everyone! The pool, only open in summer, has a popular inner tube waterslide registered in the Guinness Book of World Records as the tallest and longest in the world. Since 2014, the park has also opened the pool at night.
  • Kanazu Sosaku no Mori
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    4.5
    7 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Fukui Awara-shi Miyadani 57-2-19

    森の中の道をアートを探しながら散策しました。自然と調和したアートが現れます。竹林の中に鉄のが積み上げられた作品があって、芸術だなあと思いました。

  • Kyukamura Echizen Mikuni
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    Fukui Pref. Sakaishi Mikunichousaki 15-45
    A place to feel the ocean breeze while you enjoy autocamping, tennis, and grand golf, the Kyukamura Echizen Mikuni gives you a great sense of open space, facing the Sea of Japan. There are several things you can try out including kids’ programs, so it’s great for families. They also have set plans for events plus lodging in the hotel located in Kyukamura.
  • Arawa Lake Kitagata Iris Garden
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Fukui Pref. Awarashi Kitagata 211
    Opened in 1976. Awara Lake Kitagata Iris Garden is one of the largest such gardens in Japan. For about one month beginning early in June, about 200,000 irises of 300 varieties bloom in profusion, creating a splendid visual delight that looks like a painting. Every year during the blooming season, the Hana Shobu Matsuri is held, visitors can enjoy local traditional performing arts, a market featuring famous local products, and boat excursions on the lake.
  • Fukui Prefectural Sogo Green Center
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Fukui Sakai-shi Marukacho Rakuma 15
    A park along the Tochigamiya Narushika Morita Line in Maruoka-cho Rakuma, Sakai. With both a flower greenhouse and bonsai exhibition area, you can view all sorts of plants in the park. There's also the Wood-Dream Fukui building with viewing platform and exhibition area as well as a large playground area and BBQ area.
  • Hamaji Beach
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Fukui Sakai-shi Mikunicho Hamaji
    A swimming beach in Hamaji, Mikuni-cho, Sakai. This sandy beach is marked by how fine and smooth its sand is and boasts some of the clearest seawater in the prefecture. During the open season there's a beach hut restaurant and lifeguards on duty, and you can enjoy swimming and marine sports.
  • Yuri-no-Sato Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Fukui Sakai-shi Haruecho Ishizuka 21-2-3
    "The ""Yuri no Sato"" park, home to150,000 lilies, is famous for its ""Yuri Lily Festa"" held every June, and is a popular spot visited by 90,000 people every year. Project mapping, as well as over 60,000 underwater lights and LED lights, are used to create a water and sound production and an atmosphere of fantasy within the park. This event is held from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in the evening. The park is great for families and includes an adventure playground and slides. There is also an area where visitors can enjoy a barbecue in the great outdoors (advance reservations are required)."
  • IPPITSU KEIJOU CHAYA
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Fukui Sakai-shi Marukacho Kasumicho 3-1-3
  • Norari Strawberry Farm
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Fukui Awara-shi Yamajuraku 58-23
    A strawberry-picking farm located along the Sakai Hillside Fruit Line road in Yamajuraku, Awara City. They grow the very sweet Beni-Hoppe strawberry and from February to May you can enjoy strawberry picking (with reservation). The strawberries grown in the green house are grown in elevated beds allowing them to be picked without squatting.
  • Kitagata Kohan Park Cycling Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Fukui Awara-shi Kitagata Dai153-137
    A park in Kitagata, Awara City. The park is located on the shore of Lake Kitagata and features a cycling course. At the cycling terminal they rent road bikes alongside a variety of other interesting types of bicycles, small electric cars, and paddle boats.
  • Takeda Waterwheel Melody Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Fukui Sakai-shi Marukacho Yamaguchi 64-31 Takeda Ya
    A park along National Route 364 in Yamaguchi, Maruoka-cho, Sakai City. The park is marked by the two largest waterwheels in the Hokuriku region with diameters of eight meters and five meters and in the park you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of a mountain village surrounded by nature. Along with a melody chime that rings out every 30 minutes the park has a shop selling locally grown produce and a restaurant, La Clarte, which serves dishes cooked over a wood stove.
  • Ariso Promenade
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Fukui Sakai-shi Mikunicho Komegawaki-Anto (Kaigan -sen)
    A promenade in Anto, Mikuni-cho, Sakai City. It stretches for around four kilometers around the Tojinbo Cliffs, a registered national place of scenic beauty. While enjoying a stroll and looking out of the beautiful cliffs of Tojinbo washed away by the stormy waves of the Sea of Japan you can read passages from Jun Takami and other authors from the Mikuni area that are installed along the path.
  • Shibamasa World Caribbean Lagoon
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Fukui Sakai-shi Mikunicho Hamaji 45-1
    A pool park open during the summer season in the Shibamasa World theme park along Prefectural Route 166 in Hamaji, Mikuni-cho, Sakai City. It is Japan's largest resort pool with a wave pool, a lazy river, a number of large water slides, and an indoor pool. Also, for limited periods they have a special nighttime Starlight Pool where you can enjoy a wondrous pool experience lit up with colorful illuminations.
  • Boat Race Mikuni
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    3.0
    5 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Fukui Sakai Mikunicho Ikegami 80-1

    カップル席(1000円 2人がけ)は、レースが見やすく、かつソフトドリンクが飲み放題なので、とてもおすすめです。競艇場はどこに行っても食べ物がおいしい、というのが持論なのですが、申し訳ないけれど、ここはあてはまりません。

  • KYUKAMURA HOTELS Echizen Mikuni Auto Camping Ground
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    4.0
    6 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Fukui Sakai-shi Mikunicho Saki 15-45

    一人29,040円「本場の蟹尽くしコース」を予約。宿泊2日前に突然「福井県産の蟹がご用意できないので、海外産の蟹に変更させていただきたい。ついては、6,000円の値引きをいたします。」という電話がはいった。山陰の蟹というのならまだ納得いくが、海外の冷凍蟹?しかも2日前に?とても承服できなかったのでキャンセルした。キャンセル料はいらないと言っていたけれど、こちらがキャンセル料をもらいたいくらいだ。い...

  • Japan Central Golf Club
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    5.0
    1 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Fukui Awara Sasaoka 30-204

    2人乗りカートでフェアウェー乗り入れできるので楽です。だからなのかシニアゴルファーが多いイメージです。 ラフが深く探すのに時間がかかりました。 グリーンは大きく難しかったです。 クラブハウスは豪華な造りでお風呂も充実しています。

  • Awara Music Theater
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Fukui Awara-shi Onsen 3-416

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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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