Things to do in Fukui

A hilltop castle above the old town of Ono, sometimes seen floating above a sea of morning cloud in autumn.

A major Zen temple complex set among wooded hills outside Fukui. This remains an active religious site. Follow photography rules and check visitor routes and hours.

The stone walls and moats of the Matsudaira clan's castle in central Fukui, now surrounding the prefectural office.

Fukui's prefectural art museum, with prints by Goya and Picasso and works by artists linked to Okakura Tenshin.

The chief shrine (ichinomiya) of former Echizen Province in Tsuruga, with one of Japan's largest wooden torii gates.

One of Japan's twelve castles with an original keep, a small Edo-period tower in Sakai city famous for its cherry blossoms.

A 1,523-metre peak near Ono and one of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains, with wide views over the Hakusan range.

A Shingon temple in Obama city whose main hall and three-storey pagoda are National Treasures, set in a quiet wooded valley.

A historic shrine in Echizen town, regarded as the ancestral shrine of the Oda clan of Oda Nobunaga.

The hilltop site in Awara where the priest Rennyo spread Jodo Shinshu teaching in the 15th century, overlooking Lake Kitagata.