DISCOVER FUKUI

This Sue ware kiln site dates from the late Heian period and is an exceptionally valuable kiln site that remains largely intact. (Prefectural Designated Cultural Property)

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The Fukui City Art Museum houses and exhibits works by Hiroatsu Takada, a sculptor with ties to our city who spent the turbulent period around World War II in France. Centered on Takada, who cultivated friendships with a wide range of cultural figu…

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A plaza located upstream of the southern end of Sachi Bridge over the Asuwa River, near the site of Yuri Kōsei's residence. It features a statue of Yuri Kōsei facing the direction of the former residence of his mentor, Yokoi Shōnan (located downstr…

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This charming small garden was created based on garden design manuals popular during the Kyōhō era (1716–1735). It is an outstanding example of the Momoyama style, where visitors can appreciate the calculated beauty of nature—man-made hills, ponds,…

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Founded in the first year of the Jiaqing era by Zen Master Tenshin Jisei, the principal image is the Eleven-Faced Kannon Bodhisattva. In its heyday, it boasted over 1,200 branch temples. Legend has it that a single bean sprouted into a towering tre…

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Established in Ichijōdani in 1533 by Asakura Takakage, a devotee of Dōchiku, this is a temple of the Tendai Shinshū sect. It is said to have been relocated here after the fall of the Asakura clan.

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A shrine dedicated to Emperor Keitai. Legend holds that Emperor Keitai lived in Ajimano before his ascension to the throne. During the Muromachi period, the Kuratani clan maintained a castle here, and remnants of earthen ramparts remain to the nort…

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Echizen City's Ajimano is known as the setting for the tragic love songs of Nakatomino Yakamori, exiled here from the Heijō capital, and Sano no Otogami no Otome, who longed for him in the capital. Additionally, Echizen City serves as the backdrop …

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The first floor features an exhibition room, a lobby, and a Japanese-style room suitable for use as a tea ceremony room. The second floor has two exhibition rooms, which serve as display spaces for citizens' paintings, calligraphy, crafts, and othe…

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The museum houses a collection of 5,000 picture books and kamishibai (paper theater) works by various domestic and international authors, including Satoshi Kakō. It also displays reproductions of paintings and original picture book illustrations cr…

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The Fukui Prefectural Library opened on February 1, 2015. It introduces literary works by authors connected to Fukui or depicting Fukui, alongside their original manuscripts and personal belongings, utilizing video and audio materials. It also supp…

• Awara,Sakai,Fukui

Wooden single-story building, 129.52 m². The exhibition room displays panels about the O-mizuokuri ritual, washi paper dolls, and the principal image of the ascetic practitioners' association. The Japanese-style room can be used for workshops, meet…

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BRIDAL LAND WAKASA, a wedding dress mecca, opens in Wakasa Town this April. The YUMIKATSURA MUSEUM WAKASA, featuring dresses by world-renowned bridal fashion designer YUMI KATSURA, permanently displays approximately 60 pieces, including archival dr…

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Komatsu Shigemori Tomb, located near the Minamikawa Sand Control Dam in the former Noda-sho Village (Komatsu District). Komatsu Shigemori was the eldest son of Taira no Kiyomori. Legend holds that people associated with Taira no Shigemori fled to a…

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This shrine was established in 1875 to honor the Mito Tengu Party. Although no shrine hall existed at the time of its founding, a shrine monument was erected in October 1883. Subsequently, with funding from the Marquis Maeda family, the shrine hall…

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Founded in 1376, its founding priest was Nikyo. Damaged by war during the Genki era, it received temple grounds from Lord Otani of Tsuruga Castle in 1590 and relocated from Hosen-cho to Kamijima-dera-cho.　This temple was one of three where the Mit…

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Sōtō Zen sect. The first temple of the Wakasa Thirty-Three Kannon Pilgrimage. Founded in 1413 in what is now Eishin-chō. Relocated to its present site in 1607 by Uta no Sōtei.　The Mito Tengu Party included 11 young boys. It is said that Ryudo, the…

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This facility opened in April 2007 as the Tomiko Yamakawa Memorial Museum after her birthplace and personal belongings were donated to Obama City. It displays Tomiko's personal belongings and song manuscripts. It was the filming location for the de…

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The principal statue of Kannon Bodhisattva lacks a right hand. Legend has it that Kobo Daishi carved the statue overnight, but when a rooster crowed at dawn, he descended the mountain leaving only the right wrist behind. For this reason, it is said…

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The Tsuruga Festival floats are on display. Three of the six floats are exhibited, and visitors can view powerful footage of the float procession in the screen theater, as well as see the armor and Noh masks that adorn the floats. The annex, utiliz…

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