June is Kuzu Manju season in Wakasa Town. 🌿
A specialty of historic Kumagawa-juku, this refreshing sweet is made from translucent kuzu starch and filled with sweet red bean paste, a cherished taste of early summer in Fukui Prefecture.
Traditional foods like Kuzu Manju help preserve local culture and connect visitors with the history, heritage, and traditions that make communities such as Wakasa Town so special. Enjoy while they last!
Honored to partner with Mayor Watanabe and his team in advancing Wakasa Town’s international outreach, raising its global profile, and building meaningful partnerships that create lasting opportunities for the community.
Home to the Five Lakes of Mikata, Wakasa Town offers a remarkable blend of natural beauty, history, and scientific discovery. The town is home to the Torihama Jōmon Museum, preserving more than 12,000 years of human history and innovation, and the Fukui Varve Museum, the world’s only museum dedicated to annually layered lake sediments that contribute to global climate research.
Wakasa was also the starting point of the historic Mackerel Road (Saba Kaidō), a vital trade route linking the region to Kyoto and helping shape the cultural and culinary traditions for which the ancient capital is known today.
I look forward to continuing to strengthen Wakasa’s connections with partners around the world and sharing all that this remarkable community has to offer.
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Ken Reiman is a diplomat, author, and global affairs speaker whose work reflects faith, leadership, and lived international experience.