Favorites English(US) USD

[Fukui ]Seven Anime Sanctuaries in Fukui Prefecture! A fertile ground for big titles

[Fukui ]Seven Anime Sanctuaries in Fukui Prefecture! A fertile ground for big titles

2023-10-13 Management office

Fukui Prefecture is known for its dinosaurs, and is a popular destination for a variety of tourists from the Kansai region and elsewhere, as it is accessible within a short distance.
It is a land of many things to see and do, but it is also a thriving anime mecca. There are also nominations for big titles that everyone knows.
Please check it out.
Management office

Author of this article

Management office

"Chihayafuru "Awara City



This first one, introduced here, has become an indispensable article on pilgrimages to sacred places in Fukui Prefecture.
"Chihayafuru "has become a mega-hit in each medium, such as anime, manga, and film, and has become very well known in the world.
The main sanctuary is a place in Tokyo, but Fukui Prefecture is not indispensable even though it is not the main sanctuary.
The person who edited the film is from Fukui Prefecture, which is a place associated with the film.
In addition, this person had experience playing competitive karuta, and that experience was really put to use in the strategy.



Awara Onsen is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Fukui Prefecture, and is the first place to visit when touring Fukui Prefecture.
The most impressive, no exaggeration, is "Katsuyoshi Bookstore ", which also appeared as a workplace for a character in the work.
The setting of the work is depicted as it is, making it very immersive.
Today, however, it is no longer a bookstore but an antenna store for tourists selling Fukui Prefecture's specialties and products, but you can still feel its face.
They are also actively engaged in tie-ups with Chihayafuru, selling related products and books on the spot.
Awara Onsen is popular for its rich hot spring water, and is one of the first choices for sightseeing in Fukui Prefecture.
This is a great opportunity for both light and core visitors to enjoy a pilgrimage to a sacred place of a masterpiece in such an Awara hot spring area.
Please check it out.


"information "
Name: Awara Onsen
Address: 1-12-15 Harumiya, Awara City, Fukui Prefecture
Official website: https://www.awara-onsen.org/
Access: JR West Japan Hokuriku Main Line, based at "Ashiharaonsen Station "

"I want to fall in love even if I have a chuuni disease! "Mihama Town

"Chunibyou ga Koi ga Shitai! "is one of the most popular romantic comedies in Japan and has established its own unique position.
It is a masterpiece that is literally twice as good as it sounds, with many unique characters who are literally chunibi (middle-aged and sick), and a sweet romantic-comedy style development while using the essence of the kitchen to make you laugh.
It is mainly set in Shiga Prefecture, but the town of Mihama in Fukui Prefecture appears in some parts.



Shiga Prefecture and Mihama Town here are both sacred places in the same work, but they have one thing in common: they are both home to beautiful water sources.
The Mihama area, where you can enjoy the beautiful Sea of Japan, which is as beautiful as Lake Biwa, is truly a vivid shade of green.
The fact that the town is called Mihama-cho, which means "beautiful beach," also suggests this.
It appears in the work as the place where the heroine, Rokka, returns to her hometown, and the countryside's relaxed atmosphere and slow pace are portrayed as exactly like a family home.
Today, due to urban development and changes in the people who live there, the landscape is somewhat different from the one in the work, but you can still enjoy the atmosphere of the area.

"information "
Name: Mihama Town
Address: 25-25 Gouichi, Mihama-cho, Mikata-gun, Fukui Prefecture
Official website: https://www.town.fukui-mihama.lg.jp/
Access: JR Obama Line "Mihama Station "

"Kimi no Pancreas wo Taberitai "Yukihashi



"The tendency of works with big titles like Kimisui ", which push Japanese scenes and emo to the forefront, is very much a credit to the exquisite selection and depiction of the most beautiful places in Japan.
As mentioned in a previous article, Toyama Prefecture is also a sacred place in this work, and Fukui Prefecture is depicted as an extremely impressive place.



The "bridge "is depicted as a standard location in weeping works. The waterside and the somewhat quiet atmosphere of the bridge strike a chord with Japanese sensibilities and accentuate the sentimentality and emotionality of the place.
Saiwai Bridge here is known as one of the best cherry blossom viewing spots in Japan, and many people from all over the country visit this place to enjoy the scenery, regardless of the artwork.
A single bridge spanning the rows of cherry blossom trees makes a fantastic curve, reflecting the vivid pink cherry blossoms on the water.
"The atmosphere of the cherry blossoms is a perfect match for Kimisui ", a work that is somewhat ephemeral and sad, and yet evokes a sense of life and ephemeral preciousness.
Regardless of your knowledge of the work, I urge you to visit and admire the beauty of the landscape. I can assure you that it will move your heart.

"information "
Name: Saiwai-bashi (Sachiwaibashi)
Address: Phoenix Street, Central Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture
Official website: http://www.zenkenfukui.jp/inheritance/saiwai.php
Access: Fukui Railway "Asukayama Koenkoguchi Station "approx. 3 min. walk

"AIR "Air India Temple



"AIR "is one of the best "crying games "among the many Japanese entertainment productions, and is a reimported anime of a classic game.
Since the game days, the company has spread its reputation through tremendous word-of-mouth and has won such citizenship that it has become a household name that no one who loves two-dimensional things has ever heard of it.



Although not limited to these works, pilgrimages to sacred places tend to be particularly popular for works that are called "crying games.
I am guessing that this is due to the sanctity of the work and the correction of the intense ride of memories, but it is no wonder that such a tendency exists.
The Kuinji Temple in Obama City, which is a sacred place for mystery stories, is the model for a temple called Chitoku Houshi, which appeared in the chapter "summer ".
The sacred and serene atmosphere is very much in keeping with the calm impression of the work, and it is because we build up in these areas that the work itself here comes together beautifully.
The clean water, temple formations, and clean air are refreshing just by being there.
It would be a good idea to go there to cleanse your mind from the sludge of everyday life, as this work of art has been crowned the crying game of the year.

"information "
Name: Kuoinji Temple
Address: 2 Otokoyama, Obama City, Fukui Prefecture
Phone number: 0761-72-6678
Official Website :https://www.fuku-e.com/spot/detail_1059.html
Access: 15 min. walk from JR Obama Station

"2.43 Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Club "Fukui Prefectural Gymnasium



This is a relatively new work, and is rooted in the memories of those who follow it as an anime broadcast seasonally rather than as a work passed down through history.
It is an impressive work that retains a certain reputation and heat as a sporting genre. In recent years, in conjunction with the real world situation, sports anime have been attracting a lot of attention.
The future may be near when a wave of appreciation will come in this direction as well.



The theme of the work is ballet, and the hot ballet matches are naturally played out in the work.
This Fukui Prefectural Gymnasium has become a place that appears on important occasions for various sports in Fukui Prefecture, and is especially loved by the residents of the prefecture.
It is also possible and noteworthy to actually watch sports at times.
In the work, it is depicted as the site of the decisive battle in the challenge to the spring volleyball tournament.

"information "
Name: Fukui Prefectural Gymnasium
Address: 3-20 Fukui-cho, Fukui-shi, Fukui Prefecture
Phone number: 076-235-1040
Official Website :https://www.pref.fukui.lg.jp/doc/undoukouen/taiikukan.html
Access: about 10 minutes walk from Keifuku Bus "Athletic Park 1-chome "

"Meganeve! "Sabae City



This work is unique in that it is difficult to imagine its content even from its name.
Although not well known by anime fans, it is known as an anime with a strong personality.
The name of this work is "in Chinese characters, and it is a work about a protagonist who has a ridiculous and evil desire to develop glasses that allow him to see through a woman's nakedness ".
The fact that Sabae City, one of Fukui Prefecture's more subdued cities, was chosen as the main location to match the somber, gloomy, yet lovely atmosphere of the work suggests a sense of intent.



The somewhat alien atmosphere of the work, and the impression that it is tasteful in a good way, matches Sabae City to begin with, but there are other reasons why this was selected as a sacred site.
One reason is the existence of a place called the Megane Museum.
This is literally a hall with a theme of glasses, and is quite a unique place with impressive objects in the shape of glasses. It is a representative spot of Fukui Prefecture, which is famous for the production of eyeglasses, and actual sales are conducted here. "
This one matches very well with the glasses theme of the work and makes a dashing appearance in the opening "fascinating "scene.

"information "
Name: Megane Museum
Address: Megane Kaikan, 2-3-4 Shin-Yokoe, Sabae, Fukui
Official website: https://www.megane.gr.jp/museum/
Phone number: 0778-42-8311
Access: 10 min. walk from JR Sabae Station

"Fate/stay night"永平寺



This work is a battle fantasy, and the main focus is on battles, but its setting, Ryudoji Temple, is modeled after Eiheiji Temple.
Eiheiji is a very prestigious temple that has been famous since the Kamakura period (1185-1333) and is usually visited by tourists.
While medieval Europe is shared as a prerequisite knowledge for today's fantasy, a setting set in harmony is sophisticated and cool.

"information "
Name: Eiheiji Temple
Address: 5-15 Shibi, Eiheiji-cho, Yoshida-gun, Fukui
Official website: https://daihonzan-eiheiji.com/
Access: Take Keifuku Bus bound for Eiheiji-monzen "or "or "bound for Eiheiji ", get off at the last stop and walk 5 minutes.

summary

Thank you for reading this far.
We invite you to come and experience the Japanese style atmosphere of Fukui Prefecture.

Recommended articles