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NEW Candlelight came to Ichijodaki — UK Sauna in Ichijodaki
On 23 September, UK Sauna in Ichijodaki was held at Ichijodaki Falls: a tent sauna planned and run by Usui High School students, with Mantouya candle cups lining the path to the falls at dusk.
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NEW UK Sauna in Ichijodaki, 23 September — planned and run by Usui High School students
On 23 September, UK Sauna in Ichijodaki takes place at Ichijodaki Falls, planned and run by students of Usui High School, with Mantouya candle cups set out around the sauna.
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Around 30,000 visitors over two evenings — Echizen Asakura Mantouya 2026
Around 30,000 people joined us on 22 and 23 August. A look back in photographs at the two nights when 15,000 candles lit the valley of Ichijodani.
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Thank you for coming — Echizen Asakura Mantouya 2026
Over two evenings on 22 and 23 August, about 15,000 candles lit the ruins of Ichijodani. Our thanks to everyone who came and everyone who helped.
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Watch Echizen Asakura Mantouya 2026 live on YouTube
The second evening of the Echizen Asakura Mantouya, 23 August, is streamed live on YouTube. If you cannot come to Ichijodani, you can still watch the valley as the candles are lit. The stream from 22 August remains available as an archive. The candles are lit from 18:00 on both evenings — about 15,000…
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Yasuko Nakayama will play the erhu in a costume of Echizen washi paper
The costume for Yasuko Nakayama, who plays the erhu at the Asakura Residence ruins, has arrived: a kimono and haori made of Echizen washi paper.
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The event-day map is now available
The event-day map is now available. Two sheets: a map of the venue, and the programme for 22 and 23 August together with the shuttle bus times. You can keep it open on your phone as you walk. The map itself is in Japanese. Open the PDF (to save or print)→ The venue lies…
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Driving from Sabae? Please avoid Prefectural Route 238
A request for those driving to Echizen Asakura Mantouya 2026 from the direction of Sabae. Fukui Prefectural Route 238 (the Ichijodani Asakura Clan Ruins – Higashiomi line), which runs along the west side of the venue, is narrow and it is hard for two cars to pass. Map apps sometimes send you along it,…
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A local set meal before Mantouya — two days only at Asakura Mizu-no-Eki
On your way to Mantouya, stop at Michi-no-Eki Ichijodani Asakura Mizu-no-Eki for a set meal made with local ingredients. The plan runs on two days only: Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 August. A seven-dish meal, with an advance ticket for Mantouya It is called a brunch plan, but it is served as a light…
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See where the buses and trains are right now
Trains and buses to Ichijodani do not run very often. Standing at a stop, you may well have wondered when the next bus was due, or whether you had just missed it. To help with getting around on the day, we have added two new pages to this site. At the stop: Departures Departures…
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