Sakai City (坂井市) is in Fukui Prefecture.

Maruoka Castle

Understand

Sakai City was re-organized in 2006 to incorporate the towns of Harue, Maruoka, and Mikuni.

See

• 1 Maruoka Castle (丸岡城). The oldest castle keep (or donjon) in Japan. Built in 1576. It's a great place for the hanami festival (or cherry blossom viewing). It is called the Mist Castle because of to the legend that whenever an enemy approaches the castle, a thick mist appears and hides it. See also Japanese castles. (updated Oct 2017)
• 2 Tojimbo Cliffs (東尋坊). (updated Oct 2017)
• 3 Tojimbo Tower (東尋坊タワー). (updated Oct 2017)
• 4 Echizen Bamboo Doll Village (越前竹人形の里). Daily 09:00-16:00. Bamboo dolls are a famous local craft. Here there is a museum of some of the best works, as well as shops where you can purchase bamboo dolls. They also offer "make your own" experiences. ¥300. (updated Oct 2017)

Go next

• Awara
• Fukui
• Eiheiji
• Katsuyama
• Ono
• Echizen
• Kaga
• Komatsu
• Kanazawa

Routes through Sakai

Komatsu ← Kaga ←	N  S	→ Fukui → Sabae → Takefu
Komatsu ← Kaga ←	N  S	→ Fukui → Sabae → Takefu