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The castle site of Otani Yoshitsugu, whose loyal stand at Sekigahara and storied friendship with Mitsunari draw history enthusiasts.

A shrine enshrining imperial princes of the Southern Court on the very site of Nobunaga's famous strategic retreat at Kanegasaki in 1570.

A distinguished Jodo Shinshu temple with a National Important Cultural Property mieido hall and prized Buddhist artworks associated with Rennyo.

The foremost grand shrine of Hokuriku and ichinomiya of Echizen Province, famed for one of Japan's three greatest wooden torii and celebrated in Basho's haiku.

One of Japan's three great pine groves — 17,000 trees along Tsuruga Bay — celebrated by Matsuo Basho in his Oku no Hosomichi journey.

A Tenmangu shrine on the Hokuriku road, where Michizane is said to have passed during his exile, drawing students seeking academic success.

A shrine enshrining the legendary Heian onmyoji Abe no Seimei, venerated in Echizen for its power to ward off evil and misfortune.

The inner shrine of Kehi Jingu, enshrining a National Treasure Silla bell as evidence of ancient Japan-Korea exchange and said to be connected to Empress Jingu.

A tutelary shrine of Tsuruga's port town, where sailors navigating Japan Sea trade routes have long prayed for safe passage.

Meiji-era red brick warehouses at Tsuruga Port, which once served as Japan's western gateway on the trans-Eurasia international rail connection.