Takahama Annual Events
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・Early March

Wakasa-Takahama Hina Doll Festival

・Early July

Beaches open

・L ate July

Wakasa-Takahama Isaribiso (Candle Illumination)

・August 1

Wakasa-Takahama Fireworks Display

・Late October

Wakasa-Takahama Hamanasu Marathon

・November 3

Wakasa-Takahama Fugu Blow fish Festival & Industrial Festival

・Year round"Dokoiko! Nanishiyo!" mini-tour s

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Access001 Nabae Beach

013 Hamanasu Park Beach

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021 Shirahama Beach

A beach at the gateway to the Uchiura
Peninsula, west of Takahama. Cars can drive
onto the beach.

A wide sandy beach with a view of majestic
Mt. Aoba. The 2,500 pine trees andJapanese beach roses planted along thepromenade make it a great place for a stroll.

A sheltered bay with calm water, close to
Shiroyama Park.

The beautiful white sands of this beachlive up to its name. Situated on the westside of Wakasa Wada, and fringed by the
Aonomatsubara pine grove.

002 Ebisuhama Park Beach

014 Wakamiya Beach

018 Toriihama Beach

022 Wakasa Wada Beach

A well-kept Takahama secret, this beach isrecommended for those craving quiet seaside
relaxation.

Located west of Takahama's fishing port,
this beach is perfect for a full day of family fun.

A relaxing beach with clear blue waters,
located between Shiroyama and Shirahama.

This beach was awarded internationalBlue Flag status in April 2016.Young people
and families flock to its wide sandy beachand endless blue shallow waters.

003 Isaribiso (Candle Illumination festival)

023 Wada Campsite (Aonomatsubara)

Myriad candles lit by townspeople on the beaches
and in the streets paint the Takahama night in softand magical colors.

In summer, this pine grove fronting Wakasa Bay andrunning 1km from Wakasa Wada to Shirahama
Beach is used as a swimming beach and campsite.

004 Yagura Dragon

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A creative fireworks display organized by local young
people and held on the same day as Isaribiso. It features
the simultaneous launch of 300,000 small fireworks.

The town's annual fireworks display takes place on August 1.
Fireworks of all shapes, sizes and colors shoot up in
unison from the water into the sky in a powerful spectacle.

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A safe and pleasant fishing area close to Takahama
fishing port.

025 Stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) experience
Beginners welcome! Instructors will give you a clear and simple introduction to
SUP, and once you ve got the hang of using the paddle, you re ready to go out
onto the beautiful clear ocean! Equipment and life-jackets are available for hire.

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006 Otomi cliffs

These splendid 260m-high cliffs are designatedas one of Fukui Prefecture's most scenic spots.

The best part about experiencing SUP yoga in Takahama is being
able to do it in the beautiful natural surroundings. Enjoy the ultimate
in mind and body relaxation at a gorgeous Blue Flag-certified beach.

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You can try your hand at making wreaths from red
peppers, a local Takahama specialty, or an edible
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027 Hamanasu Park / Hamanasu BBQ Park

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Local residents guide visitors around this seaside
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The town's floral symbol, the Japanese beach rose, grows in this park.
Its grassy open spaces offer fantastic views of Mt. Aoba. In summer you
can have BBQs here (advance reservation required) TEL 0770-72-0070

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028 Beach Rugby Chubu tournament

The Chubu round of Beach Rugby is held on
Wada Beach. The tournament-style event
features some exciting battles.

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You can enjoy croquet-like "gate ball," futsal andmore at this multi-purpose indoor sports facility
at the foot of Mt. Aoba. TEL 0770-72-3133

The ferry takes visitors out into Uchiura Bay
for raft-fishing, shore-fishing and more.
8-19 Konoura, Takahama TEL 0770-76-1251
030 Zazen (seated Zen meditation) experience

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Visitors can try zazen at Daijoji Temple in the tranquil mountainfoothills. Daijoji is one of the Wakasa region s few temples of
the Kenninji branch of the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism.

You can enjoy surfing and other marine sports year
round in the waters around Takahama.

011 Mt. Aoba

015 Mt. Aoba mountain-climbing and hiking trails

019 Michi-no-Eki Seaside Takahama rest area

031 Akafun Boya

Also known as "Wakasa's Mt. Fuji,"
the mountain trails of this beautiful 693m-highmountain attract many climbers.

The mountain path from Shiroyama offers a
12km hiking trail as part of the Kinki Nature Trail.

This facility along National Route 27 offers
hot bathing, souvenir and other shopping,a restaurant, rest area and local information.

Takahama's town mascot Akafun Boya wasborn on November 10, 1988. This lively boy
wears a red fundoshi loincloth.

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012 Aobayama Herbal Village

016 Hirose Auto Campsite

020 Suminagashi paper marbling experience

032 Keifuku Maru, Fukui Fisheries

Learn about various herbal medicines and try yourhand at making healthy herbal tea. This facility at thefoot of Mt. Aoba also offers an impressive exhibitionof herbal medicines, and you can buy speciallyblended herbal tea in the cafe. TEL 0770-50-9012

Campsite in Goshikiyama Park with space for
45 camper vans. Get your fix of nature withpanoramic views of the beautiful sea below.

The suminagashi tradition going back over 1000 years is thought tohave its roots here in Fukui. Subtle differences in the positioning of
the ink in the water, how the ink spreads, airflow, etc. mean the patternon the paper is never the same. After the pattern is transferred onto
Japanese paper you can add writing or lettering of your choice.

This fishing boat takes tourist out for sport
fishing, octopus fishing and island-hopping.
Come aboard and enjoy the ocean!

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02033 Shiroyama Park and Meikyodo Cave

043 Magoji Temple

047 Wada no Roji alleyways

051 Shrines aplenty

The park is home to the ruins of Takahama
Castle, said to have been built in the Muramachi
Period. Nearby is Meikyodo, the largest sea
cave of Takahama's 8 noted caves.

Said to have been founded by Prince Shōtoku in 619,
this is Fukui Prefecture's oldest temple. The gardens arefamous for their cherry blossoms and autumn leaves.
The temple houses an Important Cultural Property,
a Buddhist statue only put on display once every 25 years.

In the mid-Showa period, these alleys were
lined with over 30 summer villas belonging to
Kyoto merchants. You can still walk aroundand enjoy the lingering traditional
atmosphere of this old seaside resort area.

This region has long been strongly influenced
by continental Asian culture, leaving a historical
heritage in the shape of numerous shrines,
temples and aspects of traditional culture.

034 Nakayama-dera temple

044 Wooden writing tablets

048 Hamanasu Marathon

052 Shichinen Matsuri festival

Built in 736 by the monk Taichō at the orderof Emperor Shōmu. The temple is home to a
Buddhist statue shown to the public only once
every 33 years, and a nationally-designated
Important Cultural Property.

Excavations at the ruins of Heijō Palace in Nara
unearthed wooden writing tablets mentioning
sushi, which provided evidence of sushi's
ancient existence and caused a sensation inarchaeological circles.

The marathon is held every fall. Participants
run in the autumn breeze along a flat course
centering around the picturesque seafront
promenade.

An occasional festival at Sakichi Shrine, put on for the wholeof the old Takahama region community. Held every 7 years,
it is the biggest summer festival in the Wakasa region.
Highlights include the parading of a mikoshi portable shrine,
and a dedicatory children's kabuki performance.
053 Takumi Art Museum

035 The former Kyoto Dento Takahama Sales Office

Located in the grounds of Goshikiyama Park, the museum
exhibits a variety of arts and crafts including Japanesepaintings, Western paintings, sculptures and wooden works
of art, as well as works by local artists. TEL 0770-76-1641

This old-fashioned building constructed in 1931
has been designated as a national registeredtangible cultural property.

036 The museum of fishing village culture and tradition

The only facility in the prefecture to give an overview of Wakasa
fishery culture. You can also see works by painter-fisherman,
the late Harujiro Kaii, and fishing equipment from the past.

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The Shiodo district, long the center of the local
fishing industry, is a maze of extremely narrow
alleyways. The barometers dotted here and there
are peculiar to fishing villages.

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055 Takahama Folk Museum

A rich repository of Takahama culture and history,
including arts and crafts, folk culture materials,
authentic items from the Jomon period, folklore
and traditional performing arts. TEL 0770-72-5270

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037 Japanese beach rose

May is the best time to see this representative
flower of Takahama. After blooming, both the red
and white flowers develop bright-red fruit.

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038 Takahama Nuclear Power Plant

Some of the power produced by Kansai ElectricPower Co. (Kepco) is generated by the Takahama
plant.

039 Kissaka fort ruins

Just looking at the different styles of old and newlion-dog guardian statues at the town's shrines is
enjoyment enough. Even the severely-damaged
ones are still in service.

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The Town Hall at the heart of the town supports all
aspects of local life, from administrative activity
and policy to the organization of events,
announcements/notifications, and more.

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Somewhere here on Mt. Aoba are the ruins ofa legendary battery, in an unknown location
inaccessible by car.

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058 Wakasa-Takahama Eldoland

In this fascinating interactive science theme park,
themed zones teach visitors the importance ofenergy and science.

040 Hama-hiroi beach cleaning

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Townspeople get together to clean up the local beaches.
As well as gathering garbage together, the activity brings
people together in their affection for the local area.

The playroom of this childcare support service is a peaceful space filledwith light and smelling of wood. Located on the first floor of the Takahamacho Hoken Fukushi Center (health and welfare center), kurumu isdesigned to encourage children s motor skills and physical growth.

041 Goshikiyama Park045 Daijoji Temple

This natural park includes a camper van
campsite offering the pleasures of bothmountain and sea, and Hana-no-mori,an area of over 4,000 colorful flowers.

Visitors can experience zazen seatedmeditation (Zen practice) at Daijoji, one of the
Wakasa region's few temples of the Rinzai
Kennin-ji school of Buddhism.

042 Hibiki Rice Terraces

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Chosen as one of Japan's top 100 terraced
rice fields. These beautiful terraced paddy
fields carved into the mountain-sides are
divided into around 150 parcels of land.

A quiet mountain temple founded in 764 by
the Buddhist priest Gyōki.

049 The old Tango Highway

From the Nara period onwards this highway
connecting Wakasa with the capital saw
the transportation of cultural materials, salt,
seafoods and agricultural produce.

050 Bōkyō no ishi/akari (Stone/Lamps of Homesickness)

This monument is a mark of friendship between Takahama
and its sister city Shika (Ishikawa Prefecture). About
380 years ago, fishermen from Takahama arrived in Shika,
and began to fish and build villages. Exchange between
the two towns has been ongoing now for over 20 years.

060 Yokotsumi-noen Picnic

In mid April to early May, the fields of Yokotsumi
are blanketed in 70,000 shiba-sakura (mossphlox) flowers in pink and lilac. Local volunteers
do the planting and running of the event.

061 Azuchiyama Park

Mt. Azuchi is a gentle 80m-high mountain.
The observation deck at the summit gives asweeping view of the beautiful beaches with
their endless white sands.

04062 Wakasa fugu blowfish and crab dishes

074 Okonomiyaki (Sachi)

078 Wakasa Fuji grapes (Nagano Noen farm)

082 Fukui kome-kama with blowfish skin (Otani Shōten)Takahama faces the Sea of Japan. During fall
and winter you can enjoy seafood delights
like freshly-caught blowfish and crab.

You'll get a brisk greeting at this delicious
okonomiyaki and teppanyaki eatery adoredby the locals.

They may look like apples but they are large
grapes, each carefully cultivated for ultimate
eating enjoyment. They drip with sweetly
sour juice when peeled.

TEL 0770-72-0014

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A local kamaboko fish cake incorporating rice flour andtiger blowfish skin. Won the Osaka Prefectural GovernorAward at the 61st National Fisheries Processed Food show,
and the Director General of the Fisheries Agency prize atthe 64th National Kamaboko Competition. TEL 0770-72-0147

063 "Etchan-zuke" pickles (Yamaguchi Ryokan)

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Pickled cucumbers made to a secret recipe
are pickled twice and additive-free.
Once tasted, never forgotten!

Consumers can expect fresh seafood right off
the boat at UMIKARA, a newcommercial complex centering
around a fish market, when it
opens in 2021

This eatery famed for its extra-large katsudonand plump prawn ten-don is always packed
with locals.

This is an easy-drinking tonic for health andbeauty. The main ingredient of tree bark has
been prized since ancient times as a traditional
Chinese medicine promoting longevity.

TEL 0770-72-1435

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064 Golden manju steamed buns with chestnut (Taisho-ya)

08 4 Meikyo sweets (Umezaki Japanese Sweets)

Famous for a sweet shaped like the Meikyodo cave.
White bean paste is sandwiched in a egg-rich,milk-flavored dough and baked. TEL 0770-72-0248

These manju stamped with the adorable town
mascot Akafun Boya are mildly sweet andflavored with chestnut. TEL 0770-72-1260

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065 Triangle bread (Please)

Popular products here are the mini croissant andloaves of bread. Customers can eat in to better savor
TEL 0770-72-6430
the offerings. Open from 10am.

Locals love these sweet triangular bread buns filledwith lashings of cream cheese. Everyone from kids
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to adults will love them.
066 Genroku Mochi rice cakes (Genroku Mochi)

These mochi in three colors-red, green and brown-have a balanced
sweetness, and are made with finest-quality glutinous rice flour. Koshiansmooth bean paste mochi goes down a treat with Japanese tea. TEL 0770-72-0022
067 Seasonal Takahama ice-cream (Takahama Market Kinare)

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This shop at the end of a narrow lane has artisanal written
all over it. Its roll cakes delight with their soft fluffy sponge, andthe subtle sweetness of fresh cream inside. TEL 0770-72-3092

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087 Tango Highway custard pudding (Pâtisserie En Verve)

Enjoy the Kinare market's original ice-cream,
show-casing the flavors of seasonal local fruit andvege-tables.
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Handmade miso with a rustic country taste. Time andeffort goes into the slow maturation of this all-naturalmiso, made using soybeans from Takahama.

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Various sorts of sushi developed in Takahama,
which is historically associated with sushi, andmake full use of local ingredients.
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086 Poppo Roll (Poppo Fujiwara)

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070 Blue Light Yokoyama

An alcoholic tipple would go down well with this izakaya-style pizza, baked theauthentic way with fresh dough, and topped with homemade sauce, jumbogarlic, local pickled mackerel and Wakasa octopus. Cheers! TEL 0770-72-3337
089 Seaside strawberry fields Jolly Farm / Pappy Fruits Park

There are two pick-your-own strawberry farms in Takahama where thefruit is grown in plastic greenhouses, and so can be picked between
January and May regardless of the weather.
*Reservations required

This popular beachside restaurant offering aWestern-style menu featuring Wakasa fugu (blowfish)
is notable for its fabulous location and convivial owner.
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071 Bettei Tachida

At the first year-round beach café to open in Takahama,
you can savor to the full the sea around Wakasa as you
listen to sound of waves, season by season.

Traditional Kyoto cuisine with a twist, served in a relaxed and elegant setting. As well as good-value
lunches, in the evening the restaurant offers a reservation-recommended special dinner course.
Diners are treated to a memorable experience in a luxurious setting with a view of the ocean.
072 Heshiko mackerel

076 "Wae"sweet potato shochu (Hamase Liquor Store)

A local method of pickling fish, in whichmackerel is pickled in salt and then fermented
in rice bran. It is ideal as a snack or with rice.

Women appreciate the wine-like smoothness of
this light shochu, which makes luxurious use ofingredients from the Wakasa region.
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088 Octopus and "heshiko" mackerel seaside pizza (Sepia)

090 Familiar

The Osaka-born owner opened this uniquely-monikered restaurant in his wife s
hometown of Takahama. Food here is authentic yet casual, and dinner customers canenjoy natural wines with a varied à la carte menu that includes pâtés and terrines.

073 Wakasa Rusk (Mugiwara Boushi bread shop)

077 Roppōyaki cubed rice cakes (Daijirou Japanese Sweets)

No ordinary rusk, this local specialty has
a rich aroma from plentiful use of Hokkaido
butter, and a wonderfully crispy snap.

The signature sweet of this Japanese wagashi
sweets store founded in 1905 is a masterly
creation with a golden-grilled outer layer,
and a light red bean filling.

TEL 0770-72-2681

This popular sweet uses milk from Fukui, eggs from Maizuru and natural
vanilla. En Verve's exquisite choux à la crème has been a classic since thepastry chef's training days in Kobe, over 25 years ago. TEL 0770-72-1368

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080 Miyazaki Shokudo

This old dining spot in front of Wakasa-Takahama
train station is a great place to enjoy yakiniku
grilled meat and exquisite offal.
TEL 0770-72-0618

081 Fukunoko (Fugu Gosaku-so)

092 Moromi "solid" soy sauce (Sennariya Soy Sauce)This precious product from a venerable soy sauce
maker can only be sampled for a short period over
winter. Moromi (fermented soybean and barley
paste) can be used like a solid version of soy sauce,with rice or on its own as a snack. TEL 0770-72-0146
093 Golden horse mackerel and baby squid varieties (Egami fish shop)

Tiger blowfish roe is pickled in salt and sakelees for three years in this secret recipe
passed down from founder Gosaku. It makes
a great side dish for dinner or with drinks.

The natural flavors of seafood are locked in
by steaming, drying and packaging it straightfrom the seas of Wakasa, a process whichlends a flavorful chewiness.

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094 Ryokan Izumi

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108 Ryokan Okita

112 Uminomieru Yado Muramiya

Guests will love the food, which uses fresh
ingredients unique to the Wakasa area.
Time passes quietly as you kick back and relax.

The first place in Japan to successfully reartiger blowfish, this restaurant can offer fresh,
all-natural fugu to customers any time of year.

The Sea of Japan spreads out before your eyes.
Relax as you look at the shifting views of the sea,
and listen to the sound of the waves.

This inn offers fresh food throughout theseasons, and specially-selected draft beer.
The view of the sea from the outdoor bath isthe last word in luxury.

118-15 Wada, Takahama

131-16-1 Wada, Takahama

41-23-5 Miyazaki, Takahama

121-10 Wada, Takahama

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105 Ajisai, Hotel Wave

109 Kosho (ryokan)

113 Pension Kurahashi

Guests can enjoy the fresh bounty of the sea,
and soothe themselves after a hard day's
travel in a bath with a sea view.

This restaurant specializes in seasonal
cuisine and fresh Wakasa seafood, and alsooffers over 50 types of shochu.

Standing alongside the old Tango Highway is thiselegant Japa-nese-style inn. Soothe your mind andbody in the outdoor bath with the smell of the sea
around you, or soak in the fragrant cypress bath inside.

The specialty of this wooden lodge isinventive food made with the bounty of the
nearby ocean and mountains. Its warm
wooden feel and BBQ are a hit with visitors.

61-5 Sonobe, Takahama

TEL 0770-72-0636

1F Hotel Wave, 75 Miyazaki, Takahama
TEL 0770-72-4856

43-27 Miyazaki, Takahama

TEL 0770-72-1454

096 Minshuku Hirata Kazaemon

13-58-1 Nishimitsumatsu,Takahama

TEL 0770-72-1500

114 Kohsen (ryokan)

This inn prides itself on its fresh seafood and its
own koshihikari rice.

Guests really appreciate the heartfelt, seasonal
hometown taste of the food at this inn, which
produces its own rice, vegetables and miso.

122-2-1 Wada, Takahama

2-1 Nishimitsumatsu, Takahama

TEL 0770-72-0335

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69-1 Miyazaki, Takahama

122-21-2 Wada, Takahama

Ryokan:This relaxing Japanese-style inn welcomes guests
staying overnight without a meal package. It offers 2
private rooms with bathroom/toilet, and 3 with a toilet only.

A traditional inn providing formal meals
and often luxurious amenities and service.

Minshuku: An informal, family-run guest houseoffering home-style regional food.

TEL 0770-72-0635

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Warm and friendly as only a family-run inn can be,
this place prides itself on dishes using fresh fishfrom the Sea of Japan and homemade ingredients.
51-4 Sonobe, Takahama

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100 Minshuku Yogoro

You can see the Sea of Japan from inside theryokan. Its pesticide-free homegrown vegetables
complement the taste of seafood.

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This gourmet inn offers seasonal fresh foodprepared with the skill of a master chef. Whichdishes will you enjoy with friends tonight?
32-19-1 Otomi, Takahama

TEL 0770-76-1234

Many inns are only open during the beach seasonof July and August.For more information pleasecontact the Wakasa-Takahama Tourism Association.

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Relax with a view of the Sea of Japan from yourroom, and enjoy being served food that respects andshowcases the essential flavor of each ingredient.
110-20-8 Wada, Takahama

TEL 0770-72-0458

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119 Nami no Oto

A hotel-guesthouse with ocean-facing suites affording
the feel of a more luxurious resort. Guests staying in
the Garden Suite are welcome to hold barbecues.

Plump and juicy fugu blowfish and crab dishes arebrought to your room for grilling over charcoal. Enjoy!

44-24-1 Miyazaki, Takahama

TEL 0770-72-0267

102 Log Pension Akiokaya

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A relaxed and roomy lodge nestled in trees
at the foot of Mt. Aoba. The restaurant'sdeli-style lunch is recommended!

The house specialty is homemade seasonal
food. Depending on the time of year, you canenjoy crab and fugu blowfish dishes, ormonkfish/oyster hotpot.

27-16-2 Nakayama, Takahama

49-9 Sonobe, Takahama

TEL 0770-72-1007

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107 KAME HOUSE

Outstandingly fresh fish, as you would
expect of a fish shop. Blowfish and crab are
prepared and cooked straight out of the tank.
The on-site restaurant is very popular.

A guest house popular with non-Japanese andfamilies. You can even rent the entire facility
sleeping eight people. The owners also run achildren s English class, ChoCco.

63-1-1 Miyazaki, Takahama

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43-26 Miyazaki, Takahama

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You'll be well-looked after at this inn, which offers kanisuki
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127-48-2 Wada, Takahama-cho

110 Minshuku Hirayama

120 Minshuku Shiotomi-so

An inn offering its own fresh vegetables andlocally-caught fish. Rooms are spacious, andsome are fitted with a sunken horigotatsu table.

This inn close to both the seas of Wakasa and the riceterraces of Hibiki once hosted famous surveyor/
cartographer Inō Tadataka. Guests get served up
200 years of history along with fresh seafood.

51-12 Sonabe, Takahama

5-3 Hibiki, Takahama

TEL 0770-72-0520

111 Ryori-ryokan Yoshiko

121 Shiroyama-so (ryokan)

The mountains across the water from this seafacing
ryokan look beautiful in the sparkling morning sun.
This food-focused inn also boasts soothing views of
Mt. Aoba and the rice terraces of Hibiki.
Hibiki 25-7, Takahama

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The communal bath at this inn boasts a
fantastic view of the "Mount Fuji of Wakasa,"
Mt. Aoba, sure to leave you with memories ofa romantic journey.
6-1-1 Kotoshiro, Takahama

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❶ Take in the view of Mt. Aoba from Hamanasu Park.

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❷ Take in the view of Takahama town from Mt. Azuchi.

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After chilling out on the grass,
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Tsuruga

Wakasa-Takahama

NagoyaMeishin
Expressway

Maihara JCT

Oi Takahama IC

Approx.

3 hours

Hokuriku
Expressway

Tsuruga JCT
Approx.

Takahama

2 hours

Kameyama JCT

Shin-Meishin
Expressway

Kusatsu JCT

Meishin
Expressway

Oyamazaki JCT

Kyoto-Jukan
Expressway

Ayabe JCT

Maizuru-Wakasa
Expressway

Oi Takahama IC

Approx.

Takahama 3 hours

Tokyo
MaibaraTsuruga
Approx.

Wakasa-Takahama
TokyoŌi Takahama
IC

To Tsuruga

5 hours

Kyoto

Higashi-Maizuru
Approx.
5 hours

Wakasa-Takahama
Haneda Airport

If you have time, make the effort. Sweating is good for you!

2 hours

Higashi-Meihan
Expressway

Tokyo❼ Have dinner at an inn serving seasonal food. Accommodation

010

Approx.

Takahama

To Tsuruga

To Maizuru

Enjoy a wealth of seasonal ingredients
served with love. Fugu and crab are must-try dishes in winter.

Approx.

3 hours

Yokawa JCT

NagoyaNagoyaTo Maizuru

ChugokuExpresswa

Oi Takahama IC

Maizuru-Wakasa
Expressway

If you're staying at a minshuku, make sure you
sit down to breakfast with an empty stomach.

Leisure2 hours

NagoyaWhat was the first sushi in Japan like, we wonder?

❽ Climb Mt. Aoba

Osaka

Maizuru-Wakasa
Expressway

AccessN❻ Bask in the sun in Shiroyama Park.

Approx.

Takahama

040

SightsOne of Japan's top 100 terraced rice fields,
and pretty as a picture with or without rice.

❺ Take a morning walk on the beach.

Oi Takahama IC

Ayabe JCT

Osaka

From

❸ Visit the Hibiki Rice Terraces.

Kyoto-Jukan
Expressway

Itami Airport

Kosoku Bus
Wakasa Liner

Wada-Eki-mae

Approx.
5 hours

Contacts❾ Go to the beach (of course)

LeisureAs well as going for a dip, we recommend reading to the sound of the waves.

・Takahama Industry Promotion Division☎ 0770(72)7705

・Wakasa-Takahama Tourism Association☎ 0770(72)0338

・Takahama Commerce and Industry Association ☎ 0770(72)0226

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