The 23rd marks one week since the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Kanazawa and Tsuruga.
Sightseeing spots in Fukui Prefecture are crowded with tourists using the Shinkansen.
The Kanazawa-Tsuruga section of the Hokuriku Shinkansen opened on the 16th, and the ``Hokuriku Ouenwari'' campaign began on the same day, so sightseeing spots in Fukui Prefecture are crowded with tourists.
Despite the rainy weather on the 23rd, many tourists visited the Ichijodani Asakura Clan Ruins, a special national historic site in Fukui City.
Tourists enjoyed taking commemorative photos in front of the Karamon gate in front of the ruins and strolling through the ruins.
A man who came from Tokyo on the Hokuriku Shinkansen said, ``Fukui has a surprising number of historic buildings, so it's fun for history buffs.It was easy to access and the station was clean.''
The nearby Ichijodani Asakura Clan Ruins Museum celebrates the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen by selling traditional crafts such as Echizen cutlery, as well as local specialties such as bento boxes containing snow crab and mackerel heshiko. were on sale and crowded.
These sightseeing spots are about 10 kilometers away from Fukui Station, where the Shinkansen stops, but according to the prefecture, many tourists use the Shinkansen to visit, so they are stepping up their PR efforts.