Obama City, Ooi Town, Takahama Town] 6 inns where you can be healed by the quiet sea and the joy of food. - 「青々吉日　TSURUGA　WAKASA」周遊キャンペーン公式サイト

The blue ocean with the sun shining, the orange-tinged ocean at dusk, the quiet and gentle sound of the waves.... Just looking at the ocean without doing anything else is enough to calm your mind, isn't it? You want to forget your hectic daily life and be healed! Here we introduce six healing inns in Obama City, Ooi Town, and Takahama Town facing the beautiful Wakasa Bay, perfect for such a trip. Be sure to enjoy the food that only a seaside inn can offer.

Table of Contents

01. wakasa kahi (obama city)
02. sea-auberge shitsumi (Obama City)
03. Wakasa Fugu no Yado Shimorezo (Obama City)
04. yugasa and shunsai no yado semimiya (obama city)
05. Ocean Resort Hotel & Spa Umipia (Ooi Town)
06. villa tachita (Takahama Town)
07. go to Tsuruga/Wakasa by sightseeing train "Hanaakari" which will debut in October 2024!
08. stay at a hotel in Tsuruga/Wakasa and refresh your body and soul!

wakasa Kajitsu (Obama City)

引用元: beautiful day of the Wakasa region

In August 2023, "wakasa Kajitsu" will have its grand opening along the coast of Ano, Obama City. The ryokan, once a symbol of the community, has been fully renovated and transformed into a hotel that blends traditional and modern culture. There are a total of 13 guest rooms in the main building, a detached building, and an annex. In addition, there is a warehouse and an outside hot spring.

Separate 3F Suite

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Each floor from the second to the fourth floor is reserved for a total of three suite rooms. All rooms have ocean views, with a spectacular view of Wakasa Bay spread across the windows.

Main building 2F Deluxe twin

引用元: wakasa Kajitsu

The main building has three ocean-side rooms and two rooms with alley views. The first floor of the annex has a room with a sea view once you step outside, and the second and third floors have two rooms with views of the Ano village.

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In addition to its excellent location, the restaurant also boasts meals using fresh Obama ingredients: from around April to September, you can enjoy the "Wakasa Goji Course," and from around October to March, the "Wakasa Fugu Course.

Facility Name	wakasa Kajitsu
Address	10-4 Ano, Obama City, 917-0105
For inquiries, please contact	TEL 0770-54-3010
Access	<Car About 10 minutes from Obama IC on Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway Free parking is available (two locations, 21 cars in total). <Train JR Obama Station Free shuttle service between Obama Station (advance reservation)
Fees	For details, please inquire at the facility at the time of reservation.
URL	https://wakasa-kajitsu.com/

sea-auberge shitsumi (Obama City)

引用元: sea-auberge shitsumi

This inn opened in October 2020 in the village of Shitsumi, located on the coast of Wakasa Bay. The once bustling guest house and detached house have been renovated and reborn as an auberge of the sea.

There are two accommodations, "House SEN" and "Guest House KYUBEE. The guest house has a lounge with drinks and a space lined with bookshelves and tables where you can spend your time as you like, and Wi-Fi is available free of charge.

HOUSE SEN nami

引用元: sea-auberge shitsumi

House SEN and Guest House KYUBEE both have two rooms each, all but one overlooking the ocean.

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As the name "Auberge" implies, the food is another attraction. Both breakfast and dinner feature dishes centered on fresh seafood nurtured in the Wakasa Sea.

Facility Name	sea-auberge shitsumi
Address	15-6 Shizumi, Obama City, 917-0103
For inquiries, please contact	TEL 0770-54-3431
Access	15 minutes by car from the Obama IC of the Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway, 10 minutes by car from the Wakasa-Kaminaka IC.
Fees	For details, please inquire at the facility when making a reservation.
URL	https://www.shitsumi.com/

Shimojo | Auberge where you can enjoy Wakasa Fugu Blowfish cuisine (Obama City)

引用元: Shimojo

Shimojo, a Wakasa Fugu Blowfish inn, is located in Ano, a fishing village rich in nature. The inn consists of a main building, a new wing, and a detached house, and all seven guest rooms are luxurious and newly renovated in spring 2023.

引用元: Shimojo

The designer Japanese/Western-style rooms in the main building are decorated with thick beams and mud walls that were found during demolition. The bedroom with a bed and the living room are connected to each other, providing a spacious atmosphere.

Wakasa Fugu Blowfish cuisine

引用元: Shimojo

The main dish is Wakasa Fugu Blowfish. The fugu used in the cuisine is raised for two years from young fish in our own fish farm. The basic Wakasa fugu course is a hearty meal that includes tesa and tecchiri, boat-loading, grilled (or boiled) fish, grilled scallops (in winter, steamed oysters in an earthen kettle), and other dishes.

Wakasa Mahata Cuisine

引用元: Shimojo

Dishes using "Wakasa mahata," which is said to be a fantastic high-class fish, are also popular. Its tight white flesh is full of flavor, and when served as sashimi, you can enjoy its plump and crunchy texture. When cooked, the tight flesh becomes plump and the flavor is enhanced.

The rice (Koshihikari) and pickled plums are also homemade.

Facility Name	Shimojo \| Auberge where you can enjoy Wakasa Fugu Blowfish cuisine
Address	10-15 Ano, Obama City, 917-0105
For inquiries, please contact	tel 0770-54-3313 FAX 0770-54-3737
Access to the museum	＜By car Get off at Obama IC on Wakasa-Maizuru Expressway. <Train Approx. 20 minutes by car from JR Obama Station.
Fees	For details, please contact the facility at the time of reservation.
URL	http://www.fugu-shimojo.com/

Hotel Sekumiya (Obama City)

引用元: Hotel Sekumiya

The hotel is conveniently located about 10 minutes on foot from JR Obama Station, and offers a wide range of guest rooms renewed in 2019, including modern Japanese-style rooms, Japanese-style rooms, and Western-style rooms, where you can relax and enjoy the view of the Wakasa Sea. Banquet halls, conference rooms, and a chapel are also available, so you can use the hotel not only for lodging but also for various everyday occasions.

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The meals featuring seasonal seafood landed every morning are exquisite. In addition to seafood such as crab and fugu (blowfish), you can also enjoy beef shabu and steak made from Wakasa beef, allowing you to fully appreciate the tastes of Wakasa and Obama.

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The open-air baths will be renovated in 2022. The inn also boasts an open-air bath using "Mikata Onsen" brought from the neighboring town of Wakasa. The spring water is a sodium chloride high salt spring that is expected to alleviate neuralgia, joint pain, and sensitivity to cold. In addition to the open-air baths, there is also a large public bath and a private bath.

Facility Name	Hotel Sekumiya
Address	113 Obama Shirahige, Obama City, 917-0069
For inquiries, please contact	tel 0770-52-0020 FAX 0770-52-1230
Traffic access	＜By car 10 minutes from Obama IC on Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway Free parking lot ＜By train 10 minutes walk from JR Obama Station
Rates	For details, please contact the facility at the time of reservation.
URL	https://sekumiya.jp/

＼"Chopstick Furusato Kan WAKASA＼＼"＼"Chopstick Furusato Kan WAKASA＼"＼

The "Chopstick Furusato Kan WAKASA" is a showroom that offers 3,000 kinds of traditional Wakasa lacquered chopsticks. 1,100 yen (tax included) allows you to try sharpening your own Wakasa lacquered chopsticks.

Handmade traditional craft of glittering Wakasa-nuri chopsticks! Make your home cooking more enjoyable - "AoYo Yoshi Hi TSURUGA WAKASA" Tour Campaign Official Website

You can make your own traditional Wakasa-nuri chopsticks! At "Chopstick Furusato Kan WAKASA" in Obama City, you can experience "Wakasa-nuri Chopstick Making" in which you sharpen one-of-a-kind patterns with your own hands. The moment the glittering pattern comes to life, you will be thrilled. Here is a report on the experience corner, while touching on the history of Wakasa-nuri chopsticks!

Ocean Resort Hotel & Spa Umipia (Ooi Town)

引用元: Ocean Resort Hotel & Spa Uminpia

Ocean Resort Hotel & Spa Uminpia, which rebranded and opened in April 2024, offers 10 different types of rooms, from standard to premium, to suit your travel needs. Located adjacent to Obama Bay, every room overlooks the ocean. The hotel is conveniently located about 6 minutes by car from the Obama Nishi IC, making it a good base for sightseeing in Wakasa.

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The restaurant serves creative Japanese and Western cuisine that makes the most of seasonal fish and vegetables. You can fully enjoy local delicacies such as flounder, rock oysters, turban shells, Wakasa beef, and mushrooms, a specialty of the local town of Ooi.

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Guests can use the SPA Zone, which includes an indoor swimming pool and bathing facilities, free of charge. In the bathing area, guests can enjoy a large public bath, outdoor hot spring, and sauna, while in the pool area, they can enjoy a resort-like exercise pool and an attraction pool with flowing water jets to relax their bodies.

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*Repair work will be carried out in the hotel from January 2025. Accompanying the construction, we will temporarily suspend accepting reservations for accommodations from January 2025 onward.

Facility Name	Ocean Resort Hotel & Spa Uminpia
Address	1-8 Narumi, Ooi Town, Oi County, 919-2107
For inquiries, please contact	TEL 0770-77-3700
Access to the hotel	＜By car 5 minutes from Obama-Nishi IC on Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway <Train JR Wakasa Hongo Station Free shuttle bus service is available between Wakasa Hongo Station (advance reservation required).
Fees	Please inquire at the facility at the time of reservation for details.
URL	https://www.hotel-uminpia.jp/

＼Ooi Town, Tenja Tsuchimikado Shinto Main Office/.

In the town of Natasho, surrounded by mountains south of Wakasa Bay, lies the Tensha Tsuchimikado Shinto Main Office, which is associated with the Onmyouji, Seimei Abe.

The power spot associated with Abe no Seimei is the home of the "calendar. Visit Tenja Tsuchimikado Shinto Headquarters - Official website of the "Ao-Yo-Kichinichi TSURUGA WAKASA" excursion campaign

Natasho, Ooi Town, Fukui Prefecture. Standing quietly in a quiet satoyama, an hour's drive from Tsuruga, is the Tensha Tsuchimikado Shinto Headquarters. This is a power spot associated with the Yin-Yang master (Onmyouji) Abe no Seimei. It is also the place where the "calendar" is created to indicate the lucky day of the year and the year of bad luck. We asked the head of the Tenja Tsuchimikado Shinto Headquarters about what kind of power can be obtained at the place associated with Seimei and its relationship with the "calendar.

Annex Tachida (Takahama Town)

Shion no sato oar

Opened in May 2019, this auberge is a casual kappo restaurant and an auberge limited to one couple per day by reservation only. The building is a two-story structure, with the lodging space "Auberge Tokine no Yado Tsugumi" on the first floor and the dining space "Shion no Sato Oar (Kai)" on the second floor.

The hall of the inn "Tsugumi

The hall of the "Tsugumi" lodging space looks like a room in a ryotei (traditional Japanese restaurant). The dynamic ink artwork by calligrapher Mami Ochi is impressive.

Stepping out onto the guest room wooden deck, you will see the fishing port in front of you and the ridge line of Mt. Aoba, also known as "Wakasa Fuji. The lush sky and sea are soothing, of course, but the view at dusk, when the sky is a deep shade of madder red, is a sight to behold.

Massage chairs in the "Kutsurogi-no-ma" (Relaxation Room) also offer a view while relieving daily fatigue.

Two bathtubs are lined up in the bathroom, where you can relax and talk with your friends or partner. The bathtubs are designed so that the horizontal line is at your eye level when you sit in the water.

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As a kappo restaurant, "Annex Tachida" features creative cuisine that makes the most of Takahama's local ingredients. The popular chawanmushi is an unexpected combination of Takahama fruit tomatoes and Gorgonzola cheese. It is said to be surprising at first, but many customers say, "I want to try it again! It is said to be a dish that many customers say, "I want to try again!

Steamed egg custard with fruit tomatoes and gorgonzola cheese

引用元: Annex Tachida

The soy sauce used for the sashimi is an original "BETEI TATSUTA" soy sauce blended with bonito soup stock. The ponzu (Japanese citrus juice) is also homemade, blending the original soy sauce with "sudachi" (citrus fruit) instead of vinegar.

fig with sesame paste

引用元: Annex Tachida

In fall and winter, they recommend the "fig sesame kyoji-an," which is made by cooking figs produced in Obama and adding neri-sesame to the broth to make a sweet red bean paste. The tai-meshi cooked in an earthenware pot is also popular, and in summer, tai-meshi combined with corn can be enjoyed.

If you want to spend such an extraordinary time in a relaxing space and enjoy Takahama's flavors, why not visit "Villa Tachita"?

Facility Name	Annex Tachida
Address	1-37, Kotoshiro, Takahama-cho, Oi-gun, Aichi 919-2221
For inquiries, please contact	TEL 0770-50-7561
How to get there	＜By car About 10 minutes from the Oi Takahama IC on the Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway. <Train Approx. 6 minutes by car from JR Wakasa Takahama Station
Fees	Please inquire at the facility at the time of reservation for details.
URL	https://www.tachida-takahama.jp/

＼Aobayama Herbal Village＼, a recommended spot in Takahama Town.

Herbal Village, located at the foot of Mt. Aoba, is a nature and health facility with a cafe, store, camping, BBQ, herb garden, training gym, and kids' playground. Visitors can also experience making medicinal herb tea.

A wellness trip to connect with nature. Experience making medicinal herbal tea at Aobayama Herbal Village - "Aoba Yoshi Hi TSURUGA WAKASA" Shuukai Campaign Official Website

Tsuruga Station, about 1 hour by expressway. At the foot of Mt. Aobayama is the Aobayama Health and Longevity Village "Herbal Village. Aobayama, where visitors can reevaluate their mental and physical health through activities and food. Visitors can enjoy making medicinal herbal teas and excellent medicinal curries. Why don't you take a deep breath and become familiar with herbs in the midst of nature?

Go to Tsuruga/Wakasa on the "Hanaakari" sightseeing train, which debuts in October 2024!

引用元: JR West Japan

In October 2024, the sightseeing train "Hanaakari" will debut on the JR Obama Line. The train will run between Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, and Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo Prefecture, for approximately five hours between October and December 2024.

One of the three cars has 10 spacious private rooms for two people. The train will be in operation until December 2024.

The train will be in operation on Saturdays and Sundays only (except December 28 and 29) until December 2024. The train departs from and arrives at stations in Tsuruga and Wakasa, making it a good choice for excursions.
*Please note that there is a possibility that the room may be full and reservations may not be made.

Day of Week	Destination	Departure/Arrival
Saturday	Downbound for Kinosaki Onsen	Mihama Town (Mihama Station) Obama City (Obama Station) Takahama Town (Wakasa Takahama Station)
Sunday	Upward (to Tsuruga)	Ooi Town (Wakasa Hongo Station) Obama City（Obama Station) Wakasa Town (Kaminaka Station, Jumura Station) Mihama Town (Mihama Station)T suruga City (Tsuruga Station)

Hanaakari:JR Odekake Net

A new sightseeing train, "Hanaakari," will debut in the fall of 2024. This train will bring together the flowers of the region on the train and connect customers with the local community.

The "Hanaakari" lodging campaign was also launched!

The first 350 passengers to board the Hanaakari sightseeing train and stay overnight in the Tsuruga/Wakasa area will receive 3,000 yen worth of Fukui Happi Coins, Fukui Prefecture's digital local currency that can be used in the Tsuruga and Wakasa areas.
For details, please visit the campaign page on the Fukui.com website, the official tourism site of Fukui Prefecture.

Let's refresh your mind and body by staying at hotels in Obama City, Ooi Town, and Takahama Town!

In Obama City, Ooi Town, and Takahama Town, there are many inns where you can enjoy delicious seafood with a view of the sea. Even if you do nothing in particular, just being by the sea will naturally calm your mind. Tasting dishes made with fresh seafood will fill your body and soul with power. If you want to spend a relaxing time, why not visit?

Be sure to check out the inns in Tsuruga City, Mihama Town, and Wakasa Town.