Echizen (越前)

Overview

Echizen (越前) is a michi-no-eki roadside station in Echizen Town, Fukui, Japan. Offers fresh Echizen crab and seafood with nearby attractions like the Echizen Crab Museum and seafood market enhancing the visit. Like other michi-no-eki, it gives drivers a free place to rest, clean restrooms, and a chance to buy local produce and regional specialties from Fukui. It makes a handy stop when planning a road trip through the area.

Address: 厨第71号335番地1

Prefecture: Fukui

Municipality: Echizen Town

Rating: 4.0/5

Opening hours

09:00–18:00

Closed days

Open: Su, Mo, Tu, Th, Fr, Sa

Closed: We

  • Closed day after holidays
  • Closed Wed (1–6月・11月・12月)
  • Closed 2nd Wed (1月・2月・11月・12月)
  • Closed 4th Wed (1月・2月・11月・12月)

Local products & dining

  • Shop: * 道の駅「越前」アンテナショップ(売店、9:00 - 17:00)
  • Restaurant: * お食事処 かねいち 道の駅店(レストラン、9:00 - 17:00)
  • Hot spring: * 越前温泉露天風呂「漁火」(日帰り入浴施設、11:00 - 21:00)

Facilities & services

  • Hot spring

Access & parking

Parking: 157 cars, 11 large vehicles, 4 accessible spots

Official website

More roadside stations in Fukui

Overnight stay (車中泊)

no official policy

Traveler notes & reviews

English

Offers fresh Echizen crab and seafood with nearby attractions like the Echizen Crab Museum and seafood market enhancing the visit.

Japanese

新鮮な越前がにをはじめとする海産物が楽しめ、周辺には越前がにミュージアムや海鮮市場もある充実した施設です。

Korean

신선한 에치젠 게와 해산물을 즐길 수 있으며, 인근에 에치젠 게 박물관과 해산물 시장이 있어 방문이 풍부합니다.

Simplified Chinese

这里可以享用新鲜的越前蟹和海鲜,附近还有越前蟹博物馆和海鲜市场,设施丰富。

Traditional Chinese

這裡可以享用新鮮的越前蟹和海鮮,附近還有越前蟹博物館和海鮮市場,設施豐富。

French

Propose des fruits de mer frais, notamment le crabe d'Echizen, avec des attractions à proximité comme le musée du crabe d'Echizen et un marché aux fruits de mer.

German

Bietet frische Echizen-Krabben und Meeresfrüchte sowie nahegelegene Attraktionen wie das Echizen-Krabben-Museum und einen Fischmarkt.

Spanish

Ofrece mariscos frescos, especialmente cangrejo de Echizen, con atracciones cercanas como el Museo del Cangrejo de Echizen y un mercado de mariscos.

Nearby roadside stations

  • Park-inn Nyugaoka (パークイン丹生ケ丘) - 12 km
  • Kono (河野) - 16 km
  • michinoekinishiyamakouen (西山公園) - 17 km
  • Echizen Takefu (越前たけふ) - 18 km
  • Minami Echizen Sankai-ri (南えちぜん山海里) - 21 km
  • Ichijodani Asakura Mizu-no-eki (一乗谷あさくら水の駅) - 29 km

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