Mihama Town

Mihama Town is located on the west side of Fukui Prefecture, facing Wakasa Bay, surrounded by the sea, mountains, rivers, and lakes, and rich in nature.

Mihama Town Photo

[Nature]
Mihama Town is surrounded by the sea, mountains, rivers, and lakes, and is rich in nature.
The town's scenery, which changes from season to season, attracts many people, including "Shojo-hama," a stretch of pure white sandy beach, and the mysterious Mikata-Goko, a five-colored lake registered as a Ramsar Convention wetland.

[Food]
Surrounded by the varied nature of the sea, mountains, rivers, and lakes, Mihama Town is a treasure trove of seafood and other fresh foods.
There are many delicious foods from the sea, such as heshiko, a preserved food filled with the wisdom of the people, Wakasa fugu (blowfish), Wakasa Mihama kanburi and hirugahibiki, mountain vegetables and wild game, and local sake that has many fans throughout the country.

[Sightseeing]
At the Mihama Town Lake Center, visitors can enjoy a cruise on the Mikatagoko Lakes aboard a battery-propelled sightseeing boat powered by renewable energy. Visitors can also experience the Rainbow Line summit park and Gokoichi Cycling to fully enjoy the Mikatagoko Lakes from the sky, the surface, and the circumference of the lakes. In addition, the roadside station Wakasa Mihama Hamabiyori and the Wakasa Mihama HAMABERRY, where visitors can experience strawberry picking, have opened in front of JR Mihama Station, and are bustling with visitors.

Mihama Town Restaurants