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Magnificent Cherry Blossom Scenery & Picnic, Fukui - Day Trip (closed for 2026)
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Joined 2019
Gorgeous cherry blossom sceneries can be seen along with a long quiet river bank with much less crowds. You feel like the entire cherry blossom is only yours. It is amazingly beautiful! Enjoy walking under a full of cherry blossom. A picnic under the cherry blossom can be provided in the park. After lunch, you have a choice to enjoy 1) the tour of traditional Washi Paper Village and see the artisan creates washi or 2) visiting the Knife Village to view how Echizen Knives are handmade.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
Echizentakefu Station
- Echizen Takefu Sta. : 40 min from Kanazawa by Shinkansen, 75 min from Kyoto by Shinkansen/express train
Cherry Blossom Viewing Along with The Long River Bank
It is one of the greatest cherry blossom viewing spots in Fukui . You can enjoy it with much less crowds.
Picnic Lunch at Kakyo Park
Special picnic lunch box can be provided with your preference. You can enjoy the picnic under the cherry blossom in the park.
Knife Village or Echizen Washi Village
Your choice: viewing how the artisan makes handmade kitchen knives which derive from a Japanese sword making technique or washi paper using bark of a tree. Shops are available at each location.
Echizen-Takefu Station
Ending Point
Echizentakefu Station (Shinkansen Station)
Want to personalize this tour?
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
Tour fee
Lunch for you and a guide: special lunch box for a picnic can be provided or at a restaurant.
Trasportation: taxi
Washi Museum: 300 yen/person
Tour Important Information
The tour dates are limited only for the period from March end to the begining of April due to the seasonal reason to meet a full bloom timing. This tour for 2026 is closed.
Please let me know in advance if you have any food allergies or other dietary restrictions. The tour is also a good option as a day trip from Kanazawa / Kyoto.
This tour is only available for several days between March end and early April （4/6, 7)due to the seasonal reason. Please ask me if the date is available.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Joined 2019
About Tour Guide Yoshie K.
Hi, I am Yoshie. I am a national government licensed English speaking Guide. I used to work for multinational companies and served as an interpreter for several years and travelled around Japan with coworkers. I love plants, nature, travelling as well as finding good places to eat! I am also a communicative person.
After having lived in Tokyo for some decades, now I live in my hometown, Fukui where you can have a great experience of Zen buddhism in the head temple of the Zen sect, Eiheiji which was founded in 1244. Fukui Dinosaur Museum is very popular regardless of age. It is one of the world's three largest dinosaurs. Echizen is also well known for Japan's handmade crafts including kitchen knives, washi paper, lacquer wares, Tansu chests and pottery. Seeing craftsmen's work right in front of you makes you excited and impressed.
I have been travelling Kanazawa since my high school age so I know well about the town to show you around as well as Shirakawago, a day trip from Kanazawa.
I am excited to meet you and coordinate what you are really interested in to make you the happiest memories in Japan.
I look forward to guiding you soon!
Reviews
Patricia C.
“Excellent tour!! Thank you Yoshie!”
Our clients had a great time with Yoshie in both Kanazawa and Shirakawago/Gokayama. They toured with her for two days and thoroughly enjoyed every minute. We will absolutely be booking with Yoshie again for future clients!!
Beat L.
“Excellent well tailored tour with our guide Yushi.”
The tour was well planned fully meeting our expectations getting all the information expected about paper making. All our questions were well answered also about the region and some facts about the Japanese culture. Yushi is an excellent guide speaking very well English and we would definitely do a tour again with her. We must especially mention the more than 80 year old Japanese lady working in the paper factory for more than 60 years who guided us through the paper making process highly motivated and making a lot of jokes with Yushi translating and explaing all the details very well. Finally this impressive lady was staying in street and greeting us until we disappeared around the corner - this was really a very very special unforgettable experience
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Yoshie K.
Hi Beat, thank you very much for your thoughtful review on Echizen Crafts Tour. It was a beautiful sunny day and walking across the authentic washi making villages were peaceful. I am so pleased that you enjoyed a visit to see craftsmans' work in making washi paper as well as handmade knives. I would very much like to have you back in this town! Thank you again. Yoshie
Gail N.
“Everything tour with great english”
We wanted a tour of the crafts and artisans of the Echizen area and Yoshie-san fulfilled that wish. A pottery fair, washi paper making and lacquer making. Couldn’t have been better. Oh, and a delicious lunch. Because artisans are scattered rather far apart, the taxi fare was a bit steep in addition to the tour cost.
Yoshie K.
Hi Gail-san, thank you very much for your kind review. I am so pleased to hear that you enjoyed a whole craft tour in Echizen! There are many more exciting crafts tours seeing artisans' work/techniques. So you are always welcome back! Thank you again. Yoshie
$234/ per group
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