The Hokuriku Shinkansen will open between Kanazawa and Tsuruga on March 16, 2024! 3 recommended cherry blossom spots in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture

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• Table of Contents
• Access to Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture
• Enjoy a cherry blossom viewing trip in Tsuruga, where you can enjoy the scenery of each season!
• ①Kanesakigu Shrine
• From late March to early April, the Flower Exchange Festival is held at Kanegasaki Shrine. Please check this out for details.
• ②Kehi Shrine
• Click here to learn about the Japanese culture experience of wearing Japanese clothing and matcha in Tsuruga.
• ③Tsuruga Sakura no Sato
• Click here for an introduction to recommended gourmet food in Tsuruga.
• For information on recommended sightseeing spots in Tsuruga, please click here.
• Click here for a list of information on Tsuruga City.
• Click here for an introduction to model courses for sightseeing in Tsuruga.
• If you want to enjoy a retro walk in Tsuruga, please click here.
• Click here for an introduction to romantic festivals at 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. After the extension, it will be possible to access from Tokyo without changing trains. Enjoy sightseeing and local gourmet food in Tsuruga, which is now more easily accessible.

Enjoy a cherry blossom viewing trip in Tsuruga, where you can enjoy the scenery of each season!

①Kanesakigu Shrine

Located in Kanegasaki-cho, Tsuruga City, Fukui Prefecture, Gosatsutoku is famous as a shrine for ``matchmaking and love fulfillment,'' ``breaking through obstacles,'' ``bringing good luck,'' ``bringing good luck with money,'' and as a shrine for breaking through obstacles and love.

・Take the community bus "Matsubara Line" from JR Tsuruga Station and get off at "Kanazaki Miyaguchi". The journey takes approximately 6 minutes.

・From JR Tsuruga Station, take the Tsuruga Tour Bus and get off at "Kanazakinomiya". The journey takes approximately 8 minutes.

・About 10 minutes by car from Hokuriku Expressway Tsuruga IC

From late March to early April, the Flower Exchange Festival is held at Kanegasaki Shrine. Please check this out for details.

②Kehi Shrine

Kehi Shrine is said to have been built in 702. The large torii gate (an important cultural property) with a height of approximately 11 meters is one of Japan's three largest wooden large torii gates, along with Kasuga Taisha Shrine (Nara Prefecture) and Itsukushima Shrine (Hiroshima Prefecture).

There are weeping cherry blossoms and Somei Yoshino cherry trees on both sides of the torii, and there are many cherry blossoms, including wild cherry blossoms, within the precincts. There is also a ``matchmaking cherry tree'' next to the shrine, and it is said that if you tie a love fortune-telling fortune, you will be blessed with a good match.

・If using your own car: About 10 minutes from Hokuriku Expressway Tsuruga IC

・By bus: From JR Tsuruga Station, take the community bus "Matsubara Line" for about 4 minutes and get off at the "Kehi Jingumae" stop.By bus: From JR Tsuruga Station, take the "Gurutto Tsuruga Tour Bus" for about 3 minutes. ” get off at the stop.

・By taxi: About 5 minutes by taxi from JR Tsuruga Station

How about experiencing Japanese culture while visiting Kehi Shrine?

Click here to learn about the Japanese culture experience of wearing Japanese clothing and matcha in Tsuruga.

③Tsuruga Sakura no Sato

Inside Tsuruga City Sports Park

At Tsuruga Sakura-no-Sato, located at the foot of Mt. Kizaki in a corner of Tsuruga City General Sports Park, cherry blossoms are blooming one after another, having been planted by a wide range of residents. There are over 1000 of them. There are various types of cherry blossoms, and you can enjoy the early blooming ones from late March to the late blooming ones until May.

・By bus: From JR Tsuruga Station, take the community bus "City Loop Line" or "Chuo Line" for about 15 minutes, get off at "Undo Koen East Exit" or "Undo Koen West Exit" and walk 3 minutes.

・If using your own car: About 15 minutes from Hokuriku Expressway Tsuruga IC

Enjoy sightseeing and Tsuruga's local gourmet food along with cherry blossom viewing.

In March 2024, the Hokuriku Shinkansen will be extended to Tsuruga Station, so a large number of passengers are expected.

We recommend that you plan your trip as early as possible.

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

For information on recommended sightseeing spots in Tsuruga, please click here.

Click here for a list of information on Tsuruga City.

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

If you want to enjoy a retro stroll in Tsuruga, please click here.

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

Check out Tsuruga tourist information!