Travel back in time on this full-day adventure centered on the heritage and culture of Fukui prefecture. A one-hour drive brings you to the Ichijodani Asakura Clan Ruins. Here, you'll stroll among the partially reconstructed ruins of Ichijodani Castle Town to gain a deeper understanding of life during the peak of the Muromachi Period. Peer into such buildings as the walled homes of samurai, craftsmen and merchants, which line a 200-meter (656-foot) street. Several interiors have been furnished with authentic period pieces. Then, it's off to Eiheiji Temple, the largest temple in Japan and head of the Soto sect of Zen Buddhism. Although not all of the 70 buildings that comprise the Eiheiji Temple, an active monastery, are open to the public, you will enter through the grand reception hall and follow covered walkways into such key rooms as the Buddha hall, the founder's hall and the main lecture hall, where you'll listen to an informative talk by one of the temple monks.