Best Hotels Near Takefu Station | Knives, Washi & Murasaki’s Year in Echizen
The old heart of Echizen — knife forges, paper villages, the garden of the Genji's author, and Japan's…
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Best Hotels Near Sabae Station | Japan’s Eyewear Capital
The city on Japan's nose — 95% of domestic eyeglass frames, a museum of spectacles, lacquer valleys and…
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Best Hotels Near Tsuruga Station | The Port at the End of the Line
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Echizen-Takefu Station Guide | Knives, Paper & Lacquer
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Best Hotels Near Fukui Station | Dinosaurs & Zen
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Best Hotels Near Awara-Onsen Station | Fukui Hot Springs & Tojinbo
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Hokuriku Shinkansen Guide: Tokyo to Kanazawa, Fukui & Tsuruga
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Echizen Washi Paper: How Japan’s 1,500-Year-Old Papermaking Survives
Echizen washi (越前和紙) — traditional Japanese paper produced in the Imadate area (今立地区) of Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture…
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