Mihama Town, Mikata District, Fukui Prefecture, is a fascinates for tourists who visit the magnificent natural scenery facing the Sea of Japan and the many Specialty Products that can only be experienced here.
With the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen to the neighboring city of Tsuruga, access from the Kanto region has become very smooth.
One of the most popular tourist spots in Mihama Town, Fukui Prefecture, "Mikata Five Lakes" allows you to enjoy the charm of the Mikata Five Lakes from different perspectives, from the sky (rainbow line), from the lake surface (battery-propelled sightseeing boat), and from the lake circumference (Cycling)!
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With the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen to the neighboring city of Tsuruga, access from the Kanto region has become very smooth.
One of the most popular tourist spots in Mihama Town, Fukui Prefecture, "Mikata Five Lakes" allows you to enjoy the charm of the Mikata Five Lakes from different perspectives, from the sky (rainbow line), from the lake surface (battery-propelled sightseeing boat), and from the lake circumference (Cycling)!
We will send out sightseeing Recommendations on COOL JAPAN VIDEOS, so thank you!
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The autumn leaves along the Mikata Goko Rainbow Line have begun to change color.
The foliage around Mikata Goko typically peaks in late November, so the best viewing period is approaching.
The summit park sits atop a 400 m mountain, so it is somewhat cooler than ground level. Please bring an extra layer when viewing the autumn colors from the Rainbow Line.
Mikata Goko Rainbow Line Summit Park
Address: 75-2-6 Hyuga, Mihama Town, Mikata-gun, Fukui Prefecture 919-1126
Phone: 0770-47-1170
Summit park admission: Adults 1,000 yen each, Children 500 yen each
Parking fee: Standard car 500 yen per vehicle
By car: About 20 minutes from Wakasa-Mikata IC on the Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway, through the Hyuga Gate
Note: The Rainbow Line prefectural road is a motor-vehicle-only road; pedestrians and bicycles are not permitted.
Note: The Rainbow Line prefectural road is open from 8:00 to 18:00.
By train: Get off at JR Mihama Station and take a taxi for about 20 minutes.
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Horticulture LABO December experience menu.
December is packed with Christmas and New Year events!
We also offer Saturday-only walk-in menus and our regular experiences, so if you feel like trying a horticulture workshop, come to Horticulture LABO no Oka!
Fukui Prefecture horticulture experience facility Horticulture LABO no Oka
Address: 35-32-1 Kugushi, Mihama Town, Mikata-gun, Fukui Prefecture 919-1123
(Adjacent to the Fukui Prefectural Horticultural Research Center)
TEL: 0770-47-6162
FAX: 0770-47-6163
E-mail engei-ken@pref.fukui.lg.jp
Closed: Every Monday (if Monday is a national holiday, closed on Tuesday)
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Autumn 2024 Special Exhibition
Castles and Literature
~Murasaki Shikibu didn’t come, but…~
Saturday, November 2, 2024 – Sunday, January 26, 2025
Fiscal Year 2024 Mihama Community Development Program: 6th Kuniyoshi Castle History Lecture
Turbulence in Wakasa during the Sengoku Period and the Mountain Castle of Takahama
Sunday, November 24, 2024, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
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We will hold the “Horticulture LAB Monitor Tour: Spectacular Views! Mikata Five Lakes Enjoyment Tour” from Saturday, August 31, 2024 to Sunday, September 1, 2024.
Fukui Prefecture has been drawing attention with the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension. Thirty minutes west from the terminus at Tsuruga Station, you will find the Mikata Five Lakes, each showing a different color. Breathtaking views at Rainbow Line Summit Park, leisurely boat rides, refreshing lakeside cycling, outstanding seafood cuisine…and memorable moments on the Horticulture LAB hill in Fukui Prefecture. We offer family-friendly horticulture activities (Fun Course) and a slightly deeper horticulture class (Exploration Course) for a special experience. Please tell us your impressions after participating.
Day 1
11:00 Meet at JR Tsuruga Station = Lunch (unagi and sashimi set) = Horticulture LAB Hill (choose Fun Horticulture Experience - Fun Course or Exploration Course) = Rainbow Line Summit Park = Mihama Town Lake Center (lake cruise on battery-powered boats around the Mikata Five Lakes) = 17:00 Accommodation (overnight by Lake Hiruga, one of the Mikata Five Lakes, enjoy seafood)
Day 2
8:45 Depart lodging … Cycling about 20 km (ride along the lakeshore with a guide; in rain: indoor experience) … Lunch / Free time = Sea of Japan Fish Market / Free time (shopping for souvenirs, etc.) = 15:30 Arrival at JR Tsuruga Station
Recruitment requirements: Participants must be at least 141 cm tall (due to cycling bicycle sizes).
Number of participants: 16
Minimum operating number: 5
Tour staff: A tour conductor will not accompany the group, but support members will ride with you.
Planned bus company: Oogi Kanko Taxi Co., Ltd.
What the fee includes: Meals: lunch and dinner on 8/31, breakfast on 9/1
Accommodation fee: one night on 8/31 / horticulture experience / Rainbow Line Summit Park admission / cruise boat fare / cycling fee (indoor experience fee in case of rain) / bus transfers between JR Tsuruga Station departure and return
Note: Transportation to the meeting point (JR Tsuruga Station) from your home or departure location, food and drink expenses en route, and beverage charges at the lodging are not included.
Application deadline: August 16, 2024
Sample prices: Plan A accommodation with Fun Horticulture Course, room for 2–3 people per room: Adult ¥20,000, Elementary school age and younger ¥14,500
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Gokoichi Bus now in service!
Operating as a way to travel from the station to tourist sites, the Gokoichi Bus departs from Tsuruga Station or mihama station and runs a loop around the Mikata Five Lakes.
[Service period] Saturday, March 16, 2024–Sunday, November 24, 2024
Service runs on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays only (daily service from Saturday, April 27 to Monday, May 6).
[Route] Departing from Tsuruga Station or mihama station, the bus returns to Tsuruga Station or mihama station after calling at tourist spots such as Mihama Town Lake Center, Rainbow Line Summit Park, Kumagawa-juku Jomon Roman Park, and stops including Mikata Station.
See the leaflet or the official website for details.
Note: Seats cannot be reserved.
Note: Service may be altered or suspended depending on the COVID-19 situation. Please check service status in advance.
(Phone inquiries) Fukui Railway Reihoku Sales Office TEL 0778-21-0712
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This morning, just as we opened the counter, two inbound guests came to rent bicycles.
They wanted to ride around the Mikata Five Lakes, so we added them to the cycling tour originally planned for tourism association members.
Everyone cycled slowly together, enjoying the nature.
Partway through, there was a fuss about a tire losing air, and a nearby person kindly lent us a pump, which was a big help.
They had already been staying in Japan for several nights and visiting many places, and they were very pleased with the Mikata Five Lakes, so it likely became a wonderful memory for them.
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Sagaki Kuniyoshi Castle
1. A formidable fortress that held back the seemingly impregnable Asakura forces
2. A “stone-walled castle” revealed by archaeological excavation
3. Seasonal colors of the castle ruins and the stunning views of Wakasa visible from the site
Kuniyoshi Castle was a mountain fortress located in Sagaki in the eastern part of Mihama Town. During the Sengoku period it served as a border castle protecting Wakasa Province and Tsuruga Province. It is said that Awaya Ecchu‑no‑Kami Katsuhisa, a senior retainer of the Takeda family who governed Wakasa, rebuilt the old castle in Koji 2 (1556).
The castle’s fame was made by the “Siege of Kuniyoshi,” which began in Eiroku 6 (1563) when the Asakura clan from Echizen attacked and were repelled. From that year until the fall of the Asakura in Tensho 1 (1573), Asakura forces launched attacks almost annually, but the Awaya-led defenders held inside Kuniyoshi Castle and never lost it. An old tale by the local samurai Tanabe Handaifu Yasutsugu, who took part in the defense, spread as the war chronicle Kuniyoshi Siege Record. Incidentally, the castle had been called Sakaki Castle at the time, but the popularity of the Kuniyoshi Siege Record fixed the name Kuniyoshi Castle.
In Genki 1 (1570), the castle welcomed Oda Nobunaga and his 30,000-strong army on the march to attack the Asakura. According to the Kuniyoshi Siege Record, Nobunaga entered Kuniyoshi Castle with Kinoshita Tokichiro Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, and Akechi Mitsuhide—the subject of this year’s historical drama—and met with Katsuhisa and the local samurai who had endured the siege, praising their efforts. Later, in Tensho 11 (1583), Kimura Hitachi no suke, a vassal of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, became castellan and developed a castle town. This marked the origin of the current Sakaki Settlement, which prospered in the Edo period as a post station on the Tango Highway. The townscape still preserves strong traces of that era.
The castle was abolished in Kan’ei 11 (1635) early in the Edo period when Sakai Tadakatsu replaced the Kyogoku clan as lord of Obama Domain, and the Sakaki Town Magistrate Office was built on the south side of the ruins. On that site the Wakasa Kuniyoshi Castle History Museum opened in Heisei 21 (2009).
Designated a town historic site in Showa 58 (1983), Kuniyoshi Castle’s ruins are a local historical asset. Excavations that began in fiscal 2000 aimed to preserve and utilize the Sengoku‑period mountain fortress that had seemingly survived the fierce Asakura assaults. The investigations, however, overturned the existing image of the castle when they uncovered large groups of foundation stones for buildings, stone walls showing traces of deliberate collapse in which the upper halves had been systematically removed and the lower halves buried, giant foundation and facing stones at the northwest gate of the hilltop main bailey, and building remains on the southern corner mound of the main bailey that may have been a keep. These features appear to reflect major renovations by Kimura Hitachi no suke to assert the new lord’s power, although no documentary records described them. The excavations thus revealed the “truth” for the first time.
In Heisei 29 (2017) the castle was selected as one of the Continued Top 100 Castles of Japan by the Japan Castle Foundation. In spring the castle town of Sagaki and the ruins are brightened by cherry blossoms and blooming shaga irises; in summer by masses of hangesho (plants whose leaves turn pale); in autumn by the maple leaves at Shourenji and Tokusho‑ji Temple; and in winter by a blanket of white, welcoming many visitors through the seasons. A promenade leads to the main bailey, but the winding switchback slope seems endless, giving a real sense of the castle’s former impregnability. Yet once you finally reach the main bailey, the majestic nature of Wakasa and the beautiful scenery greet you and make you forget the effort it took to get there.
Sagaki Kuniyoshi Castle
Sagaki, Mihama Town, Mikata‑gun, Fukui Prefecture
Contact
Wakasa Kuniyoshi Castle History Museum (Tel. 0770-32-0050)
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We will share recommended sightseeing information about Mihama Town, Mikata-gun, Fukui Prefecture on Cool Japan Video, and we appreciate your support!
◆What is Mihama Town, Fukui Prefecture?◆
Mihama Town in Fukui Prefecture faces the Sea of Japan and, true to its name, boasts beautiful beaches.
The population is about 8,600 people (as of 2024). The town’s grand natural scenery and many local specialties found only in Mihama attract visiting tourists.
With the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen to neighboring Tsuruga City, access from the Kanto region has become very smooth.
◆The appeal of Mikata Five Lakes, Mihama Town’s top sightseeing spot◆
The most popular sightseeing spot in Mihama Town is Mikata Five Lakes, a wetland registered under the Ramsar Convention and recognized as part of the Japan Agricultural Heritage.
“Mikata Five Lakes” is the collective name for five lakes spanning Mihama Town and Wakasa Town in Fukui Prefecture.
Lake Kugushi
Lake Hiruga
Lake Mikata
Lake Suigetsu
Lake Suga
The Mihama Town Lake Center is recommended as a base for fully enjoying Mikata Five Lakes tourism.
The facility includes a stylish cafe, food outlets such as hot dogs made with venison franks, and an outdoor terrace where you can relax while gazing at the lakes.
For those who want to enjoy Mikata Five Lakes from the water, sightseeing boats are recommended.
These lake vessels are battery-powered sightseeing boats driven by renewable energy stored from solar panels. They are the first in Japan to operate solely on renewable energy. You can enjoy a guided round-trip cruise of about 50 minutes.
Mihama Station rental bicycles are recommended for those who want to enjoy the lakeshore and Mikata Five Lakes.
The full five-lake loop, called Goko-ichu, is a cycling course of about 33 kilometers that takes roughly four hours to complete.
Feel the breeze of Mikata Five Lakes and savor the different scenery each lake offers.
For those who want to enjoy Mikata Five Lakes from the sky, the Mikata Goko Rainbow Line offers spectacular aerial views of all five lakes.
This roughly 11-kilometer drive course leads to Rainbow Line Summit Park, which you can reach by lift or cable car.
At the summit you can enjoy five different sky terraces featuring panoramic 360-degree views of Mikata Five Lakes and the Sea of Japan, including footbaths and sofa terraces, and you can enjoy sweets and special lunch boxes.
You can fully savor Mikata Five Lakes from different perspectives: from the sky (Rainbow Line), from the lake surface (battery-powered sightseeing boat), and around the lakes (cycling)!
◆Introduction to Mihama Town’s sightseeing spots◆
• Shoishohama Beach
Mihama Town has seven beaches, and one of the most popular is Shoishohama Beach, selected as one of Japan’s 88 Best Beaches.
Its shoreline of fine, shining white sand and emerald-green shallow waters make it a beautiful beach, attracting more than 150,000 beachgoers each year.
• Wakasa Kuniyoshi Castle History Museum
This museum lets you learn about the mountain fortress of the Sengoku period, Kuniyoshi Castle Ruins, and the castle town that once surrounded it.
A terrain model around Kuniyoshi Castle Ruins introduces the historical townscape.
• Roadside Station Wakasa Mihama Hamabiyori
Opened in 2023, this roadside station is packed with fresh vegetables, fruits, and local gourmet items from Mihama Town in Fukui Prefecture that can only be enjoyed here.
It also serves as a tourist information center and a rest stop, making it ideal for a break during your travels.
◆Local specialties of Mihama Town, Fukui Prefecture◆
• Heshiko
Heshiko is a traditional fermented local food of Fukui, made by pickling mackerel in rice bran for one year.
Its rich flavor is beloved at local dining tables and makes an excellent souvenir.
• Seafood
Yellowtail, crab, and fugu dishes are recommended winter specialties of Mihama Town.
Freshly landed seafood delights many visitors’ palates.
Mihama Town has many ryokan and minshuku accommodations where you can enjoy these seasonal fresh seafood for dinner.
◆Events in Mihama Town, Fukui Prefecture◆
• Hinata Underwater Tug-of-War
Held every January, the underwater tug-of-war is a nationally selected Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property with a history of nearly 400 years. A massive rope 30 cm thick and 40 meters long is stretched across the canal connecting Lake Hiruga and the Sea of Japan. Men wearing headbands pull the rope with great force, praying for a bountiful catch and maritime safety for the year.
• Munakata Shrine Benten Festival
Held every July, the Munakata Shrine Benten Festival features boats with vivid banners carrying portable shrines; on those boats young men wrestle and roughly toss each other into the sea.
◆We will share recommended sightseeing information for Mihama Town, Fukui Prefecture◆
Mihama Town in Fukui Prefecture is a town blessed with rich nature and history.
We will continue to share useful recommendations so you can fully enjoy sightseeing in Mihama Town, Fukui Prefecture. Thank you for your support!
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