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Unpacking the charms of the Kitamae Shipowner Ukon Family Residence – a spot not to be missed when sightseeing in Minami-Echizen!

Experience time travel back to the Edo Period Imajo-juku, a post town along the Hokkoku Kaido

Introducing the highlights of Roadside Station Minami-Echizen Sankairi

Explore the Kono area, with its retro vibes and its historic past with the Kitamae-bune ships
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Enjoy Minami-Echizen's nature and food delicacies!

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Recommended experiences in Minami-Echizen
Enjoy a range of activities through the different seasons, from making soba to scuba diving in the beautiful blue waters of Echizen's sea.

Food
Food places in Minami-Echizen
Enjoy scrumptious meals here in Minami-Echizen made from local ingredients gifted by nature.
What kind of a place is Minami-Echizen?
Minami-Echizen is a town made up of three main areas - the sea, the mountains, and the countryside village - where one can enjoy the four seasons.

Imajo Area
This is the mountainous region in Minami-Echizen. Visitors can walk along the streets of the old town dating back to the Edo Period, and experience travelling back to a time when steam locomotive trains ran through the town.

Make Imajo’s local specialty, dried persimmons! Unique smoking method found only here in Japan

Mochi Making Experience

Soba Making Experience (Retreat Takura)

Soba Making Experience (Imajo Soba Dojo)

Yoshigo Shoten

Retreat Takura

Brewing sake – Experience how the workers at a sake brewery control the fermentation of sake

Cycling Tour – See the historic old railroads and vast nature

Nenuphar

Tsurubun

Kono Area
This is the area in Minami-Echizen that is by the sea. Visit the beautiful Echizen Coast and former residences of the Kitamae-bune shipowners here.

Nanjo Area
This is the village area of Minami-Echizen. The roadside station Minami-echizen Sankairi is also located in this area.
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