Echizen-no-Sato Ajimanoen Archive Museum "Manyo Hall"
Fukui Prefecture Tannan Area
Ajimano in Echizen city is known as the scene of the sad love poems of Nakatomi Yakamori. Yakamore was sent to Ajimano from the capital of Heijo. The maiden Sano Otogami remained in the capital and longed for her lover. In some of the poems exchanged between Otomo no Yakamochi and Otomo no Ikenushi, the story is set in Takefu, Echizen city. Manyo Hall is an archive museum where references related Manyoshu are displayed.
Address
55-1 Yokawa-cho, Echizen city
Access (nearest railway station)
From JR Takefu station, take a Fukutetsu bus to" Ajimano Jinja Guchi." It takes 3 minutes on foot from there./ 10 minutes by car from Takefu IC on Hokuriku Expressway
Hours
9：00～16：30
Closed
Mondays, the next day of a national holiday, and Year's End and New Year holiday season （Dec 28th～Jan 4th）
Entry fee
Free of charge
Parking
Free of charge
Official website
http://www.city.echizen.lg.jp/hp/manyou/index.html
Inquiries
0778-27-2204
Other information
Manyo Hall is located in the Echizen-no-Sato, Ajimanoen. Ajimanoen has monuments for poems in Manyoshu and visitors can enjoy the flowers in each season.