Kansai International Airport 3 hr
Uminpia Oi (7 min) Rest area with Obama Bay cruises, a spa & a technology museum, plus restaurants & souvenir shops. Roadside Staiton Seaside Takahama (7 min) Miyama Kayabuki-no-Sato (1 hr 8) Historic hamlet surrounded by mountains, known for its houses with traditional thatched roofs. Obama Bay (10 min) Shiroyama Beach (17 min) Uriwari Falls (28 min) Set in a dense forest, this serene, stepped cascade is known for its cold mountain spring water. きのこの森 (13 min) Family-oriented park with a mushroom-shaped tower, a 460-m.-long twisting slide & other amusements. Sotomo Arch (36 min) Prominent seafront rocks with a pathway through dramatic cliffs & caves, plus a scenic waterfall. Wakasa Fishermans Wharf (16 min) あかぐり海釣公園 (19 min) 明鏡洞 (17 min) Joyama Park (17 min) 若狭和田 (11 min) Beach and camping Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage No. 29. Matsunō-dera (29 min) Mt. Aoba (34 min) Mountain and mountaineering |