Cape Echizen

Japanese: 越前岬 - えちぜんみさき

A cape located in the eastern end of Wakasa Bay in the mid-west of Fukui Prefecture. It is a small protrusion where the Nyu Mountains join the sea, and the strata of andesite, conglomerate and tuff form a cliff of about 100 meters, with a lighthouse standing on the terrace above it. There are many strange rocks and caves in the vicinity, such as Kochomon Gate and Tamagawa Cave Kannon, and it is one of the tourist centers of Echizen Kaga Kaigan Quasi-National Park. Regular buses run from JR Fukui Station and Takefu Station. A hot spring was dug in Tamagawa to the south in 1965, and it is expected to become a tourist base. In addition, the Tsushima Warm Current, which flows straight from the Tango Peninsula, hits this area and creates a clockwise branch into Wakasa Bay. As a result, the winters are warm and the area is known for its early-blooming daffodils (which flower from late December to January), which are a local specialty along with Echizen crabs (fishing season is from mid-November to the end of January).

[Masahiko Shimada]

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

Kocho Gate
A natural tunnel was created by the erosion of wind and waves on a huge rock jutting out into the sea north of Echizen Cape. It is about 15m high and 30m wide. It is one of the most well-known rock formations on the Echizen Coast. It was named "Calling Bird Gate" as it is a "gate calling migratory birds." It is part of the Echizen Kaga Coast Quasi-National Park. Echizen Town, Nyu District, Fukui Prefecture © Fukui Tourism Federation ">

Kocho Gate

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

福井県中西部、若狭(わかさ)湾の東端にある岬。丹生(にゅう)山地が海に入る小突角で、安山岩、礫(れき)岩に凝灰岩の混じった地層が100メートル前後の断崖(だんがい)となり、その上の段丘面に灯台が立つ。付近には呼鳥(こちょう)門、玉川洞窟(どうくつ)観音など奇岩や洞窟が多く、越前加賀海岸国定公園の観光の一中心となっている。JR福井駅・武生(たけふ)駅から定期バスが走る。南の玉川には1965年（昭和40）温泉が掘られ、観光拠点としての期待が高い。また、丹後(たんご)半島沖から直進してきた対馬(つしま)暖流がこの付近に突き当たって若狭湾内に時計回りの分流を生む。このため冬も温暖で、早咲きのスイセン（開花期は12月下旬～1月）で知られ、越前ガニ（漁期は11月中旬～1月末）とともに名物となっている。

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越前岬
若狭湾の東端、日本海に突出する岬。海食作用によってできた奇岩や洞窟が多く見られる景勝地で、越前加賀海岸国定公園に含まれる。高さ100m前後の断崖が続き、段丘上には越前岬灯台が立つ。福井県丹生郡越前町©公益社団法人福井県観光連盟">

越前岬

呼鳥門
越前岬の北、海にせり出した巨岩が風と波の浸食作用によりくり抜かれてできた天然のトンネル。高さ約15m、幅約30m。越前海岸を代表する奇岩の一つである。「渡り鳥を呼ぶ門」として「呼鳥門」と名づけられたという。越前加賀海岸国定公園の一部。福井県丹生郡越前町©公益社団法人福井県観光連盟">

呼鳥門

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