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Winter in the Hokuriku region brings snow, and often lots of it. The beautiful cityscapes and landscapes are enhance with a nice white coating. The bigger cities of Kanazawa and Toyama have bea...

The time of the year that the Hokuriku region really shines is fall. The temperatures starting heading down by the end of September and October brings actually chilly weather. This means that t...

The summer in Japan is often a battle between going outside and experiencing the beautiful the natural and cultural sights and staying cool inside with experiences and museums. Kanazawa and the...

As the snow melts in the Hokuriku region, the already beautiful winter landscapes reveal the refreshing green trees and grasses of the mountains. The plum blossoms give way to cherry blossoms fol...

The mountains of Fukui hold many hidden sites that as you go deeper you find even better gems. Leaving Fukui there is the famous Zen Buddhist temple of Eiheiji, and even further in the mountains is t...

Fukui City was the home of the Matsudaira line of daimyos, close blood relatives to the Shogun himself in Edo. The castle that was constructed reflected this strength in its grand walls a wide moats....

In a region not so far away is Hakui, the southern most part of the Noto peninsula. The city has a cornucopia of places and will surprise you with their diversity. The natural beauty of Chirihama Bea...

In the most southern region of the Noto Peninsula, Hakui City was a center of power for centuries. Up the coast from the Chirihama Beach on a small peninsula is both Noto Ichinomiya Shrine, the forme...

The northwest coast of Fukui is full of dramatic and interesting rock formation, including the famous Tojinbo Cliffs and Oshima Island. Another part of this beautiful shoreline is Echizen Matsushima,...