[2024] The Hokuriku Shinkansen will open between Kanazawa and Tsuruga on March 16, 2024! Three popular Japanese cultural experiences you can enjoy in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture!

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• Table of Contents
• Access to Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture
• ① Rent a traditional Japanese costume (yukata) and explore the city!
• ② Experience matcha at a long-established Japanese tea specialty store!
• After experiencing Japanese clothing and matcha tea, you can freely visit Kehi Shrine and walk around the shopping district while wearing Japanese clothing!
• ③Let's wear Japanese traditional costume (yukata) and take a photo at Kehi Shrine!
• Japanese culture experience and how to get to Kehi Shrine
• Click here for an introduction to recommended gourmet food in Tsuruga.
• Click here for an introduction to recommended sightseeing spots in Tsuruga.
• Click here for an introduction to model courses for sightseeing in Tsuruga.
• Click here for an introduction to romantic festivals in Tsuruga's famous cherry blossom viewing spots.

Access to Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture

Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture is known as a railway and port town, and the Hokuriku Shinkansen finally opened in Fukui Prefecture on March 16, 2024. It can be accessed from Tokyo without transferring. Enjoy sightseeing and local gourmet food in Tsuruga, which is now more easily accessible.

① Rent a traditional Japanese costume (yukata) and explore the city!

Authentic Japanese clothing (yukata, obi, tabi, sandals) at a long-established kimono store

[Morning plan] Meet at 10:00 or 11:00. [Afternoon plan] Meet at 13:00 or 14:00.

Easy to rent, from choosing a yukata to dressing it.

There are various designs and colors, and you can choose the one you like.

This is an image after wearing Japanese clothing.

② Experience matcha at a long-established Japanese tea specialty store!

[Morning plan] From 11:00 or 12:00. After watching a demonstration of making matcha, you can actually make matcha yourself and enjoy it with sweets.

[Afternoon plan] From 14:00 or 15:00. You can enjoy original matcha sweets according to the season. *Matcha demonstration and matcha tasting will not be provided.

*The image of matcha sweets is for illustrative purposes only.

We also have a rich lineup of Japanese tea souvenirs.

There is also a photo spot in front of Nakamichi Genzo Tea Shop.

After experiencing Japanese clothing and matcha tea, you can freely visit Kehi Shrine and walk around the shopping district while wearing Japanese clothing!

③Let's wear Japanese traditional costume (yukata) and take a photo at Kehi Shrine!

An important cultural property said to have been built in 702. The approximately 11m high torii gate (an important cultural property) is one of the three largest wooden torii gates in Japan, along with Kasuga Taisha Shrine (Nara Prefecture) and Itsukushima Shrine (Hiroshima Prefecture).

If you visit the shrine in Japanese clothing, you are sure to enjoy the Japanese culture experience to the fullest!

It also looks great in photos!

For the kimono experience, participants will be asked to return the kimono on their own approximately 2 hours after dressing.

Japanese culture experience and how to get to Kehi Shrine

・Take the route bus from JR Tsuruga Station and get off at Kehi Jingumae. It takes about 5 minutes. The price is 200 yen.

・About 5 minutes by car from Hokuriku Expressway Tsuruga IC.

Kehi Shrine and Japanese culture experience shops are about a 1-minute walk away.

Please take advantage of this popular experience and experience Japanese culture for yourself. The Japanese culture experience (Japanese clothing/Matcha) is scheduled to be held from April 2024 onwards. Details will be announced at a later date once they are determined.

Click here for an introduction to recommended gourmet food in Tsuruga.

Click here for an introduction to recommended sightseeing spots in Tsuruga.

Click here for an introduction to model courses for sightseeing in Tsuruga.

Click here for an introduction to romantic festivals in Tsuruga's famous cherry blossom viewing spots.

Check out Tsuruga tourist information!