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Hakusan is an expansive national park lying to the south of Kanazawa and west of Takayama. The park covers around 47,000 hectares centered around Mount Haku – one of Japan’s three sacred mountains. T...

The hot spring area of Kaga Onsen is made-up of four towns: Yamashiro, Yamanaka, Awazu and Katayamazu. Boasting a 1300-year history, the region is one of Central Japan’s best known and most popular o...

Extending 100 kilometers into the Sea of Japan, Noto Peninsula is relatively isolated region and home to beautiful coastal vistas. A place of tremendous beauty including rugged coasts and lush forest...

Founded in 1244 by the Buddhist scholar Dogen Zenji, Daihonzan Eihei-ji Temple is one of Japan’s most impressive temple complexes – comprising 70 structures connected by covered walkways. Eihei-ji is...

The Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum is widely regarded as one of the world’s best dinosaur museums and research facilities with displays aimed at both adults and children. The expansive mus...

Visitors to the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum should allow time to enjoy the Katsuyama Dino Forest Park. Immediately accessible from the museum, the forest park features 44 life-size reconstructi...

One for the Japanese history buffs, the Ichijodani Asakura Clan Ruins comprise the open excavation and partial reconstruction of what was once an important commercial, cultural and military center. T...

When visiting the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, visitors have the option of booking a 2-hour tour to a nearby excavation. Doing so provides visitors with a firsthand experience of the science an...

Sadly destroyed by air raids during World War II, Yokodan Garden and the Fukui Matsudaira Villa were thoughtfully restored in 1982 and are now regularly cited as one of Japan’s most beautiful gardens...