Fly Walking in Asuwayama
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A walk under the flowering trees
From the beginning to the middle of April, while sakura is in bloom, Asuvayama Park turns into one of the most beautiful places in Fukui, where you can admire three and a half thousand beautiful trees.
Recommended
To see the flowers of the 450-year-old weeping sakura
Take a walk through the museums of Asuvayama Park
How to get there
Trams and buses run to Asuvayama Park.
By tram:
Take the tram to Echizen Takefu from Fukui Station, get off at Asuwayama-koenguchi Station (15 minutes) and walk 5 minutes.
By bus:
Keifuku bus towards Undo-koen past Michimori High School, to Kubo-cho stop (10 minutes).
Keifuku bus towards Shimizu Plant 3, to Asuwayama-koenshita stop (11 minutes).
The Community Smile Bus in the direction of Terute and Asuwa, to the Atagozaka stop (22 minutes).
Walk from Fukui Station — about 20 minutes.
Thousands of sakura
Asuvayama Park is more than 100 years old. There are more than 3,500 sakura trees growing here. The flowering of these amazing trees marks the end of winter. With the arrival of spring, the nature of Asuvayama Park wakes up and comes to life.
History Corner
Asuvayama Park is famous not only for cherry blossoms. There are many interesting museums here: the Fukui City Museum of Natural History, the Atagosezaka Tea Ceremony Art Museum, the Aqueduct Museum, the Akemi Tachibana Literary Museum and many others. There is even a small zoo — for the joy of children and adults.