Culture
Lotus Heaven in Fukui
Larry KnipfingFukui's Minami-Echizen is home to one of the most beautiful collections of lotus that you will ever see.
Hanahasu Park (花はす公園) is located in Fukui's Minami-Echizen area and famous for its lotus flowers in the summer. Expect to find around 130 varieties in bloom here across different ponds in the this 'Lotus Park'. The Hanahasu Festival takes place each summer from late June to early August.
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A six-minute drive from Nanjo Smart IC junction on highway E8.
A shuttle bus is available during the Hanahasu Festival season which departs JR Nanjo Station at 9:40am (return bus at 3:30pm).
Fukui's Minami-Echizen is home to one of the most beautiful collections of lotus that you will ever see.
Lotus Park in Minami Echizen, Fukui, is heaven for tourists, nature lovers, and photographers. Enjoy these vast lotus fields
Hanahasu Koen (Lotus Park) in Southern Echizen, Fukui, is a 'Photographer's Heaven'. You can walk through vast fields and take losts of up-close photos
Hanahasu Koen (Lotus Park) in Southern Echizen, Fukui, is HUGE! See its vast lotus field - one of the best places for lotus photo shooting.
The hotel Somayama (in Fukui's Minami-Echizen district) is the place to stay if you are interested in the Hanahasu Lotus Park. Located right on the edge of a field full
Shibuki Onsen Yurari is the only onsen resort in Echizen City in Fukui Prefecture, and has two main buildings connected by an incline elevator.
Fukui prefecture is home to some of Japan's best snow crab and soba noodles. Dishes like Eihei-ji goma tofu, Echizen oroshi soba, Echizen kanimeshi and saba bozushi are very popular.
Fukui's Lotus Paradise in Heaven: beautiful lotus fields in rural Minami Echizen makes you feel like you are in heaven!
The Ajimano teahouse in Echizen city, Fukui Prefecture, opens its doors free to visitors and conducts a tour of making Ajimano tea, from harvesting the leaves to the brewing process.
The knife culture of Echizen city in Fukui Prefecture precedes its reputation. Discover Takefu Knife Village, Shimizu Uchihamono (founded by the knife-making legend Shimizu Masaji) and the world-renowned Takamura knife factory.