Japan Tourism / Experience Papermaking World with Ancient Atmosphere Now Accessible via Shinkansen

2024/04/04

ECHIZEN, Fukui -- A new station located in the middle of rice paddies has opened on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, which was recently extended from Kanazawa Station to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.

Among the six stations in the newly extended section, Echizen-Takefu is accessible by only Shinkansen bullet train. The station building was designed using specialties such as paper, joinery and cutlery from Echizen, the city the station is located in.