The Hokuriku Shinkansen line extension to Fukui Station was scheduled to open on March 16, 2024, allowing passengers to access Fukui Prefecture from Tokyo without changing trains, thereby connecting Tokyo Station and Fukui Station in as little as 2 hours and 51 minutes. This made access to the Hokuriku region even more convenient, and it is certain to become a hot tourist spot in the future.
Fukui Prefecture has many popular tourist spots, including the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, Tojinbo, Eiheiji Temple, Shibamasa World, Echizen Matsushima Aquarium, and Awara Hot Springs. The Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum is one of the three major dinosaur museums in the world.
Echizen soba (buckwheat noodles) is a must-try. Fukui Prefecture is one of the two largest buckwheat noodle kingdoms in Japan. There are many soba restaurants in Fukui Prefecture where you can enjoy delicious soba, such as Jyuwari (100%) Soba made from buckwheat flour produced in Fukui Prefecture!
ou can enjoy the charm of Echizen soba in all its glory! At Echizen Soba No Sato
Echizen City in Fukui Prefecture is the birthplace of Echizen soba. Echizen Soba-no-Sato is directly operated by Takefu Seimen, a long-established noodle manufacturer established over 90 years ago, which grows soba on its own farms in Fukui and Hokkaido, from growing the soba to milling the flour, making the noodles, and preparing the sauce. The soba is grown on the company’s own farms in Fukui and Hokkaido, where everything from growing the soba to milling and serving it to customers is handled by the company.
Among such special soba, we recommend Echizen Oroshi Soba (grated buckwheat noodles). Echizen Oroshi Soba is a type of buckwheat noodle mainly eaten in the Reinokita region of Fukui Prefecture. The name “oroshi-soba” comes from the fact that grated daikon (Japanese radish) is always used in the soup, which is made from buckwheat flour and grated daikon, and is served over soba noodles.
Soba made by yourself tastes better⁉ Soba making experience
One of the most popular activities at Echizen Soba-no-sato is the soba noodle making experience. You can actually experience soba noodle making using the same special buckwheat noodles that are served at the directly-managed restaurant. Even if it is your first time to make soba, it is all right! Even first-timers and children can enjoy the experience as they are carefully guided on a monitor!
New sensation Japanese confectionery⁉ Echizen soba Karinto
Be sure to try the Echizen Soba Karinto as a souvenir! This is another Japanese confectionery deep-fried using the finest buckwheat. The buckwheat flour dough and wheat flour dough are layered and deep-fried to create a new type of Japanese confectionery with a perfect balance of salty and sweet flavors and the taste of buckwheat. It is a great souvenir. Echizen Soba Karinto!
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