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Fukuchiyama is just 90 minutes from Kyoto by direct train and boasts a history stretching back thousands of years. Sacred sites such as the power spot at the base of Mt. Himurogatake and the ancient forest shrine of Motoise Naiku, with its rare black torii gates, offer a deep sense of the region’s spiritual heritage.
Home to traditional crafts like lacquerware and washi paper, Fukuchiyama also features a late-16th-century castle built by a legendary samurai general. With its classic castle-and-cherry-blossom scenery and an unusually lively nightlife for a regional town, it appeals to history lovers, photographers, and food and bar-hoppers alike.