Fukui
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Hotels
Recommended
Sure :)
Notes
A 3-min walk from Fukui Station (where the shinkansen drops you off, if that’s how you got here). Comfortable and a decent hotel. It was a little more expensive than other hotels in the area but barely.
Restaurants
Misokatsu Yabaton
Recommended
If time allows
Notes
The restaurant was decent; nothing particularly fancy. I might go here again, but likely would try another spot. Not bad; I just only remember being uncomfortably full. So much food.
Scenic
Nagoya Castle
Notes
I visited after the typical 3 days of New Years celebration and there were still food booths up. Warmed up with some amazake (traditional sweet drink made from fermented rice) and made my way over to the castle. I don’t think people can go in the castle itself but there’s still lots to see. Entry to the grounds cost 500 yen.
Name
Nagoya Castle
Recommended
Highly
A short train ride south of the castle, this tower lights up at night. I arrived too late (after my giant meal) to go up the tower itself but it does have an observation deck. I got a nice photo from the deck of Oasis 21, a shopping mall / tourist attraction nearby. Didn’t go in the mall itself, though, so I won’t list it under shopping.
If time allows
I visited this temple in the late evening and the food booths were all packing up, except for one giant tent that was packed. Still, I don’t believe I had visited a shrine at night before and it was a pretty cool experience. There’s also a shopping street nearby that is worth cruising through if you’re in the area!
Highly