TabiWalkTRAVEL LETTER303 / ŌI

Japan · Fukui

A little travel guide with Tabi

Your first visit
to Ōi

Start slowly, with one place.
Find a view and a small meal.

Buildings around Uminpia Ohi in 2013おおい町
Easy walkLocal sceneryA small meal

Hi, I’m Tabi!

Oi in Fukui spans a coast and inland Natasho. Begin around Uminpia, planning separate transport for the mushroom park and Natasho.

This guide covers places within Ōi, rather than places immediately beside your app check-in.

01 · EXPLORE

Three places to begin

Three places with different atmospheres. Start with the one that appeals to you instead of visiting them all.

Buildings around Uminpia Ohi in 201301

A first-visit stop

Uminpia Ohi

うみんぴあ大飯

A coastal complex of community facilities and a roadside station. The 2013 photo shows the surrounding buildings, not current indoor exhibits. Check each facility’s entry arrangements.

Getting there
Check access from JR Wakasa-Hongo station to the Narumi complex

Michinoeki Natasho exterior in 200702

A first-visit stop

Michinoeki Natasho

道の駅名田庄

A rest and visitor-information stop in inland Natasho. The exterior photo dates from 2007. Plan separate transport from coastal Uminpia and check current opening information.

Getting there
Check transport to the Natasho Notaoi area

03

A first-visit stop

Kinoko-no-Mori

きのこの森

A park themed around local mushrooms, with a mushroom-shaped tower and play areas. Check admission, activity conditions and weather. Pets are not admitted.

Getting there
Check transport from Wakasa-Hongo toward the park in Shikano

02 · A LITTLE BITE

What could you try?

Mushrooms are a local specialty, with regional tourism guidance featuring dishes using locally grown shiitake. Ingredients and menus vary by season; check current offerings and prices.

Official guide

03 · YOUR FIRST WALK

Keep your first walk simple

Walk around Uminpia’s marked visitor areas and pause at the roadside station. Check indoor facilities separately and save Natasho and Kinoko-no-Mori for outings with planned transport.

Check the walking route

Check actual distances and travel times on the map. This suggested walk is separate from your app movement record.

Before you set off

  • Check current entry rules, opening information and return transport.
  • Choose an outing suited to steps, slopes and weather.
  • Respect worship spaces and photography rules; check food ingredients at the shop.
Sources and photographs

Information checked:

Photo credits

Resized, metadata removed and converted to WebP; display crops vary by screen. Adapted CC BY-SA photos retain the original license.

Photos are historical material dated in the credits, not a guarantee of present scenery or operation. Places without photos use decorative name panels.