Fukui Prefecture Obama City "Namu Namu Wakasa Obama Eight Temples Pilgrimage Campaign" Underway!

The Namu Namu Wakasa Obama Eight Temples Pilgrimage is currently underway!

This is a special project to visit the ancient "Eight Temples (Hachikaji)" scattered throughout Wakasa Obama, accompanied by an original tenugui amulet.

The common admission ticket is a three-ticket set that allows admission to three temples, so you can easily enjoy the Eight Temples Pilgrimage.

Furthermore, the tenugui amulets, each depicting a Buddhist statue from one of the Eight Temples, allow you to collect stamps from each temple, creating lasting memories of your journey. The opportunity to obtain a valuable item that is also a wonderful souvenir of your trip is a major attraction.

(The tenugui amulets have been blessed at Tadaji Temple!)

This is an experiential content that combines tourism with religious culture.

Campaign Overview

Namu Namu Wakasa Obama Eight Temples Pilgrimage Campaign

Campaign Period (Common Admission Ticket Validity Period)

March 20, 2026 (Friday/Holiday) - June 30, 2026 (Monday)

Campaign Content

Sale of limited tenugui amulets + common admission tickets (3 tickets)

*One common admission ticket allows admission to one temple

Sales Price

2,200 yen (tax included)

Sales Locations

・Wakasa Obama Tourist Information Center

Address: 6-1 Ekimae-cho, Obama City, Fukui Prefecture TEL: 0770-52-3844

・Myotsuji Temple

Address: 5-21 Monzen, Obama City, Fukui Prefecture

・Tadaji Temple

Address: 29-6 Tada, Obama City, Fukui Prefecture

Benefits

・Buddhist statue illustration postcard awarded

About the Tenugui Amulet

It is a tenugui-shaped "amulet" with illustrations of Buddhist statues representing each temple.

It has been blessed at Tadaji Temple, and you can have each temple's stamp pressed onto a lotus flower design.

Planning and Operation

Wakasa Obama Tourism Association

Co-sponsored by

Jihokai

Namu Namu Wakasa Obama Eight Temples Pilgrimage

Experience the unique culture and healing of Wakasa Obama by visiting the historic Eight Temples

Obama, located in the center of Wakasa Province, played an important role as a base that supported the food culture of Nara and Kyoto in ancient times as "Miketsukuni" (a province that supplied food to the imperial court), and as a gateway for people and goods traveling across the sea.

Against this background, many temples were built in Obama from ancient times, and even today, many ancient temples and Buddhist statues, including National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties, still exist.

In particular, the eight temples representing Wakasa Obama:

Myotsuji / Jinguji / Mantokuji / Tadaji / Myorakuji / Hagaji / Enshoji / Kokubunji

Are called the "Eight Temples."

At the Eight Temples, you can encounter main halls quietly nestled at the foot of mountains and Buddhist statues that have created different expressions over time, surprisingly close up.

The Eight Temples, as places of prayer well-preserved by local people, gently convey the history and spirit of the region, allowing visitors to feel the charm of a region where history and faith are still alive.

What is the Wakasa Obama Eight Temples Pilgrimage?

Eleven-faced Kannon Bodhisattva Standing Statue (Hagaji Temple)

Background of the Project

Obama City is promoting the integrated preservation and utilization of cultural resources based on the Japan Heritage story. This campaign is part of that effort, providing temples and Buddhist statues, which are constituent cultural properties of Japan Heritage and representative tourism resources of Wakasa Obama, as an "experiential tour" to promote visitors' understanding and strengthen the dissemination of the region's appeal.

Furthermore, while Obama City has various tourism and cultural resources, it is also undertaking initiatives to connect them under the theme of "healing," and this project truly realizes "Culture x Tourism = Healing."

About the Wakasa Obama Tourism Association

Name: Wakasa Obama Tourism Association

Purpose: To actively promote tourism business and publicity activities in Obama City and the Wakasa Bay area, and to attract tourists through information provision, contributing to the development of industry and economy.

Business Activities: Operation of a tourism portal site, information dissemination using social media, production of tourism pamphlets, sales activities, media advertising, sales/event exhibitions, wide-area cooperation projects, operation of the Wakasa Obama Tourist Information Center.

Secretariat: 6-1 Ekimae-cho, Obama City, Fukui Prefecture 917-0077

Business Hours: Weekdays 9:00 - 17:00

TEL: 0770-52-3845

FAX: 0770-52-3846

E-Mail: office@wakasa-obama.jp