Echizen Kaga Coast National Park - Echizen Kaga Coast National Park

Japanese: 越前加賀海岸国定公園 - えちぜんかがかいがんこくていこうえん

This quasi-national park occupies the coastline stretching from Suizu in Tsuruga City, Fukui Prefecture to Cape Amagozen in Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture. It is 108 km long and 92.46 km2 in area. It was designated in 1968, and in 1971 the Sanrihama area was removed to become the Fukui Industrial Zone. As you head north from the eastern coast of Tsuruga Bay, where the capes and beaches are arranged like a miniature garden, you will eventually move to the spectacular Kono Fault Coast, where the mountains drop off into the sea at a height of about 200 meters, and then you will encounter a variety of landscapes, including the terraces and sea cliffs near Cape Echizen, Tojinbo, where the andesite shows beautiful columnar joints, the beaches of the Kaetsu Plateau and Hashidate Hills, and the sea-eroded sandstone of Cape Amagozen. Tojinbo in particular has been a well-known tourist destination since long ago, and is close to Awara Onsen, as well as Oshima, Echizen Matsushima, and Lake Kitagata. The Echizen Coast, centered around Echizen Cape, is a new tourist destination that has come into the spotlight with the renovation of National Route 305, and Tamagawa Onsen is its base. Kono Coast has become accessible for exploration with the construction of the new Kono Coast Toll Road.

[Masahiko Shimada]

Tojinbo
Located in the northern part of Fukui Prefecture, this scenic spot is one of the representative sights of Echizen Kaga Coast Quasi-National Park. The columnar joints stand as high as 25m, and the cliffs and oddly shaped rocks formed by wave erosion stretch for about 1km. There are also sightseeing boats and Tojinbo Tower, so many tourists visit. Nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty Nationally designated Natural Monument Sakai City, Fukui Prefecture © Fukui Tourism Federation ">

Tojinbo

Oshima
A small island with a circumference of about 2km off the coast of Sakai City. It has been revered as the "island of the gods" since ancient times, and Ominato Shrine is located on the island. It features a lush grove of Japanese cinnamon and thrush trees, cliffs with columnar joints, and a well-maintained promenade. It is part of the Echizen Kaga Coast Quasi-National Park. It is connected to the Yasushima area by the 220m-long Oshima Bridge. Sakai City, Fukui Prefecture © Fukui Tourism Federation ">

Oshima

Cape Echizen
A cape jutting out into the Sea of Japan at the eastern end of Wakasa Bay. It is a scenic spot with many strange rocks and caves formed by marine erosion, and is included in the Echizen-Kaga Kaigan Quasi-National Park. There are cliffs about 100 meters high, and the Echizen Cape Lighthouse stands on a terrace. Echizen Town, Nyu District, Fukui Prefecture © Fukui Tourism Federation ">

Cape Echizen

Amamiya Cape
A small cape jutting out into the Sea of Japan in the central-northern part of Kaga City. A scenic spot within the Echizen Kaga Kaigan Quasi-National Park, it features cliffs and oddly shaped rocks eroded by the waves. Legend has it that Ama Gozen, who accompanied Minamoto no Yoshitsune on his escape to Oshu, threw herself into the sea before passing through the Ataka (Komatsu City) checkpoint, refusing to become a burden. Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture © Hotto Ishikawa Tabi Net ">

Amamiya Cape

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

福井県敦賀(つるが)市杉津(すいづ)から石川県加賀市尼御前(あまごぜん)岬に至る海岸部を占める国定公園。長さ108キロメートル。面積92.46平方キロメートル。1968年（昭和43）指定、のち1971年三里浜(さんりはま)地区を福井臨工用地に削除した。岬と砂浜の配置が箱庭的な敦賀湾東岸から北進すると、やがて200メートル前後の山地が一気に海に落ちる壮大な河野(こうの)断層海岸に移り、さらに越前岬付近の段丘と海食崖(がい)、安山岩が美しい柱状節理をみせる東尋坊(とうじんぼう)、加越(かえつ)台地と橋立(はしたて)丘陵の砂浜、尼御前岬の砂岩の海食など変化ある風景が展開する。とくに東尋坊は早くから知られた観光地で、芦原(あわら)温泉に近く、付近には雄島(おしま)、越前松島、北潟(きたがた)湖もある。越前岬を中心とする越前海岸は、国道305号の改修で脚光を浴びた新しい観光地で、玉川温泉が拠点。河野海岸は河野海岸有料道路の新設で探勝可能となった。

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東尋坊
福井県の北部にある、越前加賀海岸国定公園を代表する景勝地。柱状節理が25mもの高さにそそり立ち、波の浸食によりできた断崖や奇岩が約1kmにわたって続く。遊覧船や東尋坊タワーもあり、多くの観光客が訪れる。国指定名勝　国指定天然記念物　福井県坂井市©公益社団法人福井県観光連盟">

東尋坊

雄島
坂井市の沖合いにある周囲約2kmの小島。古くから「神の島」と崇められ、島内には大湊神社が鎮座する。ヤブニッケイやタブノキなどが繁茂する社叢、柱状節理の断崖などがみられ、遊歩道も整備されている。越前加賀海岸国定公園の一部。安島地区とは全長約220mの雄島橋で結ばれている。福井県坂井市©公益社団法人福井県観光連盟">

雄島

越前岬

尼御前岬
加賀市中北部、日本海に小さく突き出た岬。越前加賀海岸国定公園域内の景勝地で、波に侵食された絶壁や奇岩が見られる。源義経の奥州落ちに随行した尼御前が、安宅（小松市）の関所の通行を前に、足手まといになってはいけないと海へ身を投げたという伝説が残る。石川県加賀市©ほっと石川旅ねっと">

尼御前岬

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