When I visited Ono Castle in Fukui, I parked my car in 'Ono Castle Town East Square' and walked down a street called 'Shichiken Street'. On this street, a famous morning market has been held for more than four hundred years. It's open from 7 am to 11 am EVERYDAY from Vernal Equinox Day (March 20 or 21) to the end of a year (December 31). Since I didn't know about it, I arrived there in the late afternoon and missed the activity. However, this street is filled with the atmosphere of old Japan, and just walking along it was such a pleasure. I almost felt like I was in Kyoto, not in Fukui. Kyoto minus crowds, that's Shichiken Street!
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Shichiken Street in Ono Castle Town
Like Kyoto without the crowds
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Malcome Larcens
9 years ago
The orange ball means that this shop sells sake. It started green and eventually turned reddish brown. It's called 杉玉 sugidama. Don't know exactly why but it has a strong connection with sake.
Hi Malcome, thanks for the information! Now that I know the name of it, I checked it up! It started as a way to show gratitude to the God of Sake, but now it's used to notify customers that new sake is brewed and ready for sale. You mentioned the change of color from green to reddish brown? The color change shows how mature the sake is. Wow! New knowledge for me. Thanks!
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