Miketsukuni Wakasa Obama Food Culture Museum
Explore Fukui’s Food History, and Learn to Make Local Dishes
At the Miketsukuni Wakasa Obama Food Culture Museum, visitors can learn about southern Fukui’s history as an imperial food province, providing food to the ancient capital of Kyoto. Hands-on experiences are available, cooking local foods such as kamaboko fish cakes, pressed mackerel sushi, and kudzu starch dumplings.
Visitors can also experience here Japanese traditional crafts such as Wakasa lacquered chopsticks, and hot spring baths that offer healing.
Information
- Telephone Number
- Miketsukuni Wakasa Obama Food Culture Museum 0770-53-1000
- Address
- 福井県小浜市川崎3-4
- Opening Hours
- 9:00-18:00 (9:00-17:00 from November to February)
Footbath is closed during winter (December to early April). - Closed
- Every Wednesday (open on national holidays), Year-end and New Year's holidays *The third Wednesday of every month and maintenance days for bath facilities
- Prices
- Free admission, (fee required for kitchen studio, workshop experiences, and Hama-no-yu baths)
- Getting There
- 5 minutes drive from JR Obama Station / 10 minutes drive from Obama IC on Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway
- Car Park
- Yes
- Website
