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)!
We will send out sightseeing Recommendations on COOL JAPAN VIDEOS, so thank you!
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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![[Image1]From Wednesday, January 22, 2025 to Sunday, March 16, 2025, the Wakasa Mihama Circuit Digital Stamp](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/c3eecea0faa7ee866f7faf13ee3a38d525132d05.jpg)
From Wednesday, January 22, 2025 to Sunday, March 16, 2025, the Wakasa Mihama Circuit Digital Stamp Rally will take place.
Visit tourist sites and restaurants around Mihama Town and collect stamps by scanning QR codes, then enter via the application form for a chance to win luxurious prizes by lottery!
Come to Mihama Town in Fukui Prefecture during this opportunity!
Wakasa Mihama Circuit Digital Stamp Rally
Period: Wednesday, January 22, 2025 – Sunday, March 16, 2025
Spots: 20 locations including tourist facilities and restaurants in Mihama Town
How to participate
1) Access the Wakasa Mihama Circuit Digital Stamp Rally special site on your smartphone.
2) At each spot, tap “Stamp here!” to launch the camera, then scan the facility’s QR code.
3) Collect stamps to enter the lottery for luxurious prizes.
https://www.stamprally.net/rgvataggpzjfyvns...
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![[Image1]Happy New Year: New Year’s Castle Goshuin for the Year of the Snake2025.01.09 / Last updated: 2025.0](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/0266d11c489ba32354163e35681525fe823687d6.jpg)
Happy New Year: New Year’s Castle Goshuin for the Year of the Snake
2025.01.09 / Last updated: 2025.01.09
The “Goshoin” castle seal—now a staple among castle goods—appears at Kuniyoshi Castle as the “Gosho-shuin.”
Wakasa Kuniyoshi Castle History Museum will begin selling a New Year limited castle seal. It features a gold “snake” seal appropriate for the New Year of Reiwa 7.
In keeping with Kuniyoshi Castle’s reputation as an impregnable fortress, the museum also offers a “Pass-the-Exam Version” stamped with the “Unfallen” seal for the upcoming exam season, as well as a “Castle Visit Commemorative Version.”
For the start of the New Year, and for examinees, these make a fitting protective charm for success in exams.
Sales Period
January 6, 2025 (Monday) – January 31, 2025 (Friday)
*Excluding closed days. Note that January 6 is a special opening day.
Closed days: every Monday (if Monday is a public holiday, the following day), and the day after public holidays.
Information
Sales location: Wakasa Kuniyoshi Castle History Museum reception desk
Price: 300 yen each
*Limit of 3 per person.
*Please check the museum’s opening hours and closed days in advance. Sales are not available outside opening hours. Mail-order sales are not offered.
Wakasa Kuniyoshi Castle History Museum
Address: 25-2 Sakaki, Mihama Town, Mikata-gun, Fukui Prefecture
Phone: 0770-32-0050
Opening hours: 9:00–17:00; winter (Dec–Mar) 10:00–16:30
*Last admission is 30 minutes before closing.
Admission fees: Adults 100 yen; Children (junior high school age and younger) 50 yen
*Group discounts available for 20 or more people.
*Free admission for holders of a physical disability certificate, a rehabilitation certificate, or a mental disability health and welfare handbook, and for preschool children.
Closed: every Monday, the day after public holidays, and during the New Year holidays (Dec 29–Jan 3)
*If Monday is a public holiday, the following day is closed.
*Other temporary closures may apply.
Access: ◇ By JR (get off at Mihama Station)
・Walk along Route 27 toward Tsuruga: 25–45 minutes
・By rental bicycle: about 15–25 minutes
・Bus toward Tsuruga, get off at “Sakakiguchi,” then 5 minutes on foot
・Mihama community bus, get off at “Sakaki,” then 3 minutes on foot
*Walking and rental bicycle times vary by individual.
◇ By car (Route 27)
・About 20 minutes from Tsuruga
・About 40 minutes from Obama
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![[Image1]Here are Horticulture LABO’s hands-on programs for February.Our recommendation is “Grow a Mini Apple](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/56d1321cd43f2847138ed790f72794f8adbe05ea.jpg)
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Here are Horticulture LABO’s hands-on programs for February.
Our recommendation is “Grow a Mini Apple.” It would be lovely to have an apple tree in your own garden.
We also offer Saturday-only programs that don’t require reservations and our usual experiences, so if you feel like trying gardening, come to Horticulture LABO no Oka!
Fukui Prefectural gardening 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 public holiday, closed on Tuesday).
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From August 2024 the Saba-go has been running on the JR Obama Line, and from November the Torafugu-go joined it.
And starting this week the Saba-go and the Torafugu-go are coupled together so you can see them at the same time.
To be honest, without prior information it’s hard to tell what the pattern is, but if you spot them something good might happen‼️ maybe‼️ right!?
JR Obama Line
This JR West railway runs from Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture to Higashi-Maizuru Station in Kyoto Prefecture.
Both the Saba-go and the Torafugu-go are scheduled to run on the Obama Line for about five years. Their operating times have not been released.
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![[Image1]The autumn leaves along the Mikata Goko Rainbow Line have begun to change color.The foliage around M](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/ba617c6757c6c456eda67d78c5bf812bed6799b4.jpg)
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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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![[Image1]Notice from Wakasa Kuniyoshi Castle History Museum.Autumn 2024 Special ExhibitionCastles and Literat](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/235e5c5a431014013bca331042a029642c2ca550.jpg)
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Notice from Wakasa Kuniyoshi Castle History Museum.
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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![[Image1]We will hold the “Horticulture LAB Monitor Tour: Spectacular Views! Mikata Five Lakes Enjoyment Tour](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/d3a71973da69966c42fbabafd30c3c529d5a98dd.jpg)
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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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![[Image1]Gokoichi Bus now in service!Operating as a way to travel from the station to tourist sites, the Goko](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/6ce815f96c5f066409b1885e76ef62531fe0ddaf.jpg)
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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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ID:2I haven't driven since December.
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![[Image1][Bicycle Diary]This morning, just as we opened the counter, two inbound guests came to rent bicycles](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/488122545a1fdfa1ab9d7d29cb8943e6a6b0ebf0.jpg)
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[Bicycle Diary]
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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