Fukui travel guides: Eiheiji’s Zen monastery, dinosaur country, dramatic sea cliffs, and the quiet side of Hokuriku.
Kumagawa-juku in Wakasa, Fukui is the key post town on the Saba Kaido Mackerel Road to Kyoto, with a clear water channel down the whole street. What to see, how to get there and when to go.
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