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We will COOL JAPAN VIDEOS to disseminate the tourist Recommendations of Mikata-gun Mihama Town Fukui Prefecture, so thank you!

◆What is Mihama Town, Fukui Prefecture? ◆
Mihama Town Fukui Prefecture is a Town with a beautiful beach facing the Sea of Japan, as the name suggests.
With a population of about 8,600 (as of 2024), it fascinates tourists with its magnificent natural scenery and numerous Specialty Products that can only be visited in Mihama Town.
With the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen to the neighboring city of Tsuruga, access from the Kanto region has become very smooth.

◆The charm of Mikata Five Lakes, a recommended tourist Spot in Mihama Town, Fukui Prefecture◆
The most popular tourist spot in Mihama Town, Fukui Prefecture is the Mikata Five Lakes, which is a Ramsar Convention Wetlands and a Japan Agricultural Heritage Site.
"Mikata Five Lakes" is a general term for the following five lakes that straddle Mihama Town and Wakasa Town in Fukui Prefecture.
Kugushi Lake
Hiruga Lake
Mikata Lake
Suigetsu Lake
Suga Lake

"Mihama Town Lake Center" is recommended as a base to fully enjoy sightseeing in the Mikata Five Lakes Sightseeing.
In the Inside the facility, there are stylish cafes, restaurants such as Hot dog using deer sausage, and an outdoor terrace where you can spend Healing time while looking at There are lake.

If you want to enjoy the Mikata Five Lakes from the surface of the lake, a sightseeing boat is recommended.
Powered by renewable energy stored from solar panels, it is a lake mobility (battery-propelled sightseeing boat). This is the first ship in Japan powered solely by renewable energy. Guided tours can be enjoyed for about 50 minutes round trip.

Mihama Station Bicycle Rental is recommended for those who want to enjoy the Mikata Five Lakes from around the Lake Shu.
"Around the Five Lakes = Gokoichi", which goes around the lake by bicycle, is a course of about 33 Kilometers and you can enjoy cycling for about 4 hours.
Feel the breeze of the Mikata Five Lakes and soak up the different scenery of each lake.

For those who want to enjoy the Mikata Five Lakes from the sky, we recommend the "Mikata Five Lakes Rainbow Line" where you can see the spectacular view of the five lakes from above.
It is a Driving course with a total length of about 11 kilometers, and you can climb the Rainbow Line Summit Park on the way by lift or cable car.
Restrooms available at the top of the mountain, where you can overlook a 360-degree panorama of the Mikata Five Lakes and the Sea of Sea of Japan, including Footbath and sofa terrace, where you can enjoy sweets and special lunch boxes.

Mikata Five Lakes, you can enjoy the charm of Mikata Five Lakes from different perspectives, from the sky (rainbow line), from the surface of the lake (battery-powered sightseeing boat), and from the Lake Shu (Cycling)!

◆Introduction to Sightseeing spots in Mihama Town, Fukui Prefecture◆
・Suishohama Beach
There are seven Beaches in Restrooms available Mihama Town, and the most popular of them is the Suishohama Beach that was selected as the "88 best bathing beaches in Japan".
Visit by more than 150,000 Beachgoers every year, with a beautiful white Coast with fine sand and emerald green shallow waters.

・Wakasa Kuniyoshi Castle History Museum
It is a document museum where you can learn about the mountain castle "Kuniyoshi Castle Ruins" of the Sengoku period and its Castle Town.
A topographic model of the area around Kuniyoshi Castle introduces the historical towns.

・Roadside Station Wakasa Mihama Hamabiyori
The Roadside Station opened in 2023 and is packed with Fresh vegetables, fruits, and gourmet foods from the Mihama Town of Fukui Prefecture that can only be enjoyed here.
Use it can be used as a tourist information or as a resting place, so it is perfect for stopping by during your trip.

◆Specialty products of Mihama Town, Fukui Prefecture◆
・Heshiko
Fukui's Local cuisine "Heshiko" is a traditional fermented food Ancient tradition in Fukui Prefecture and is pickled in Mackerel rice bran for one year.
Its flavorful taste is loved on Local tables. It is also a great Souvenir.

・Seafood
Yellowtail, crab, and pufferfish dishes are recommended specialty products of Mihama Town in winter.
Freshly Unloaded seafood makes many tourists' Tantalize your taste buds!.
There are many inn such as inns and guesthouse in the Mihama Town of Fukui Prefecture, Restrooms available you can taste these seasonal Fresh Seafood at dinner.

◆Events in Mihama Town, Fukui Prefecture◆
・Hiruga Underwater Tug-of-war
The nearly 400-year-old country selection Intangible folk cultural assets "Underwater tug of war" is Held in every January. A large rope 30 cm thick and 40 Meter long is stretched over the canal that connects the Hiruga Lake and the Sea of Japan, and in a headband men excitingly tug of war the rope and pray for a good fishing year and the safety of the sea.

・Munakata Shrine Benten Festival
At the Munakata Shrine Benten Festival, which is held every July, Mikoshi (portable shrines) are moved on a boat with bright streamers, and young people take sumo wrestling on the boat and drop each other into the sea in a rough manner

◆Disseminating recommended Tourist Information in Mihama Town, Fukui Prefecture◆
Mihama Town in Fukui Prefecture is an attractive town with rich nature and history.
We will send out Recommendations so that you can fully enjoy sightseeing in Mihama Town, Fukui Prefecture, so thank you!

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Jun. 27, 2024
Sagaki Kuniyoshi Castle 1. The fortified castle that stopped the invasion of the "impregnable" Asakura forces 2. The "stone wall castle" that appeared in the excavation 3. "The colors of the Ruins of the Castle" in the four seasons and the "Superb view of Wakasa" seen from the Ruins of the Castle Kuniyoshi Castle was a mountain castle located in "Sagaki" in the eastern part of Mihama Town, and during the Sengoku period, it was a "border castle" that protected the border between Wakasa and Tsuruga provinces. It is said that Awaya Koshinaka Morikatsuhisa, a heavy retainer of the Wakasa Province guardian daimyō Takeda, Use the old castle in the 2nd year of Koji (1556). The Battle of Kuniyoshi Castle, which made Kuniyoshi Castle famous for its bravery, began in the 6th year of Eiroku (1563) when the invasion of the Echizen Asakura clan was repelled, and until the first year of Tensho (1573), when the Asakura clan was destroyed, the Awaya forces stood at Kuniyoshi Castle to welcome the Asakura forces that attacked almost every year, and the castle never fell. Scene of this battle was circulated in the old story of Tanabe Hantao Yasuji, a local samurai who participated in the Awaya faction, as a military record "Kuniyoshi Basket Castle". By the way, the castle was called "Sagaki Castle" at that time, but "Kuniyoshi Castle" became established due to the spread of "Kuniyoshi Castle".  In the first year of Motogame (1570), he welcomed an army of 30,000 men led by Oda Nobunaga to attack the Asakura clan. Nobunaga, who entered Kuniyoshi Castle with Kinoshita Tokichiro (Toyotomi Hideyoshi), Tokugawa Ieyasu, and Akechi Mitsuhide, the protagonist of this year's taiga drama, had an audience with Katsuhisa and the local samurai who fought the siege battle, and praised them, according to the Kuniyoshi Castle Chronicle. Later, in the 11th year of Tensho (1583), a vassal of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Ki Village Hitachisuke, became the lord of the castle and opened a Castle Town. Restrooms available is the Origin of the current Sagaki Village, and in the Edo period it prospered as a Shukuba on the Tango Highway. Like the Town, the appearance of that time remains strong.  The castle was abandoned in the 11th year of Kanei (1635) in the first half of the Edo period when Sakai Tadakatsu replaced the Kyogoku clan as the lord of the Obama domain, and the Sagaki Town Magistrate's Office was built in the south of Ruins of the Castle instead. On the site, the Wakasa Kuniyoshi Castle History Museum opened in 2009 (Heisei 21). Designated as a Towns Historic Site in 1983 (Showa 58) (1983), in order to preserve and utilize the Kuniyoshi Castle Ruins, which is a local historical heritage, excavations that began in 2000 (Heisei 12) (2000) It was thought that the Sengoku period mountain castle that repelled the onslaught of the Asakura forces would remain as it was, but as a result of the survey, a large group of foundation stone buildings and a stone wall showing the traces of a destroyed castle that uniformly collapsed the upper half and buried the lower half, The huge foundation stone and mirror stone of the northwest Toraguchi of the Yamagami Honmaru, and the remains of a building (castle tower?) on the earthen altar in the south corner of the Honmaru were discovered, greatly overturning the image of Kuniyoshi Castle. These remains are thought to be the result of a major renovation by the Toyotomi daimyo Village Hitachisuke to show off the power of the new lord, but they did not Restrooms available Documents. It is the "truth" that has only been revealed through excavations. 2017 (Heisei 29) (2017), it was selected as a "One of the 100 best castles in Japan" by the Japan Castle Association, and in the Spring, it welcomes many Visiting the site while showing the colors of the four seasons, such as the cherry blossoms and butterfly flower Ruins of the Castle that bloom in the Castle Town persimmons, the semi-summer clusters where the leaves are dyed white in summer, the Autumn leaves of Seirenji Temple and Tokushoji Temple in autumn, and the silver world in winter. Promenade is maintenance up to the main maru, but there is no end in sight on the 99-turn slope, and you will actually feel "impregnable". However, when you finally reach the Ruins of Honmaru, the majestic Nature and beautiful scenery of Wakasa will welcome you and make you forget all the hardships you have had so far. Sagaki Kuniyoshi Castle Mikata-gun Mihama Town Sagaki, Fukui Contact us Wakasa Kuniyoshi Castle History Museum (Phone 0770-32-0050)