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Echizen Gani Crab Museum

The Echizen Crab Museum is a hands-on facility where visitors can play and learn about the mysteries of Echizen crabs and the fish of the surrounding seas. The museum is filled with fun zones such as the Sea Walkway, Theater, Fishing Boat Challenge…

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Echizen Gani Crab Museum

Fukui Prefectural Museum of History

From ancient times to the present day, Fukui's history is displayed in an easy-to-understand manner. Highlights include the "History Zone," where you can trace Fukui's history through visually engaging exhibits like authentic materials and full-sca…

  • Awara,Sakai,Fukui
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Fukui Prefectural Museum of History

Miketsukuni Wakasa Obama Food Culture Museum

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 …

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Miketsukuni Wakasa Obama Food Culture Museum

Echizen Ceramic Village Cultural Exchange Hall

A facility serving as a stage for more people to enjoy culture amidst nature and beautiful surroundings, also available for various cultural and artistic activities. Particularly at the coffee corner, where you can enjoy coffee from your favorite c…

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Echizen Ceramic Village Cultural Exchange Hall

Angel Land Fukui

This interactive facility is headed by astronaut Mamoru Mori as its honorary director. In the exhibition area, visitors can have fun learning about the principles of space and science through seven themes, including numbers, shapes, and force. The …

  • Awara,Sakai,Fukui
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Angel Land Fukui

Hakusan Heisenji Shrine History Museum Mahoroba

This is the visitor center for Hakusan Heisenji Shrine. Featuring touchscreens, high-definition video displays, and artifacts unearthed during archaeological excavations, it serves as a guidance facility that introduces visitors to the history of H…

  • Eiheiji, Okuetsu
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Hakusan Heisenji Shrine History Museum Mahoroba

Kanaz Forest of Creation

The Kanaz Forest of Creation features a modern indoor venue for temporary exhibitions, as well as an outdoor art space. Walking paths guide visitors to fifteen works of art, surrounded by nature. Placing this art outside creates scenery that varies…

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Kanaz Forest of Creation

Port of Humanity: Tsuruga Museum

【Reopened November 3, 2020】Tsuruga Port served as a key hub for transportation to Europe from the Meiji era through the early Showa period. It is the only port in Japan where Polish orphans landed in the 1920s and Jewish refugees carrying "l…

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Port of Humanity: Tsuruga Museum

Ono City Folk Museum

This museum displays folk materials that are gradually disappearing due to changing times. The building was constructed in 1889 as the Ōno Magistrate's Court and remained in use until 1967. That same year, Ōno City acquired the main building an…

  • Eiheiji, Okuetsu
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Ono City Folk Museum

Noh Mask Museum

Ikeda Town is known as the "Home of Noh Theater," boasting numerous ancient masks at its various shrines. The museum displays over 100 Noh masks, including those passed down through generations and masks crafted by master mask makers. Regular mask-…

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Noh Mask Museum

Fukui City Museum of Natural History

A museum gathering materials on Fukui's nature under one roof. Its permanent exhibition combines actual specimens, dioramas, and videos to clearly display Fukui Prefecture's natural environment and its formation. The rooftop observation dec…

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Fukui City Museum of Natural History

Echizen Washi Village Paper Culture Museum

This museum introduces the origins of Echizen Washi, from its legends and history to the advanced techniques that have supported the production of essential papers for Japanese art, including ceremonial paper, and the creation of banknotes. On the …

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Echizen Washi Village Paper Culture Museum

Wakasa Mikata Jomon Museum

A museum centered on artifacts excavated from the Tori-hama Shell Mound in Wakasa Town, focusing on Jomon culture. Inside the building, designed to resemble the belly of a clay figurine, exhibits include dugout canoes, Jomon pottery, stone tools, w…

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Wakasa Mikata Jomon Museum

Fujino Gankuro Memorial Museum

This memorial hall commemorates the sister city agreement signed in 1983 between Awara City (formerly Awara Town) and Shaoxing City in China's Zhejiang Province. The former residence of the Fujino family, located in Mikuni-cho, was donated by the f…

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Fujino Gankuro Memorial Museum

Bhutan Museum

The Bhutan Museum is a museum introducing the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. Why not visit this museum and experience the people, nature, and culture of Bhutan?

  • Eiheiji, Okuetsu
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Bhutan Museum

Echizen-cho Oda Museum of Culture and History

This complex facility houses a historical museum, library, and cultural exchange hall. The museum exhibits archaeological and documentary materials, models, and reconstructed dwellings, focusing on themes such as Echizen Ninomiya Tsurugi Shrine and…

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Echizen-cho Oda Museum of Culture and History

Mito Martyrs Memorial Hall (Former Herring Warehouse)

Currently closed for relocation work. For details, please see below.Notice Regarding Relocation Work for the Mito Martyrs Memorial Hall (Former Herring Warehouse) - Tsuruga City This is one of the sixteen warehouses that housed the 823 members of t…

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Mito Martyrs Memorial Hall (Former Herring Warehouse)

NPO Volunteer Guide Kitamae Mikuni

Volunteer Guides Showcasing the Charm of MikuniWe serve as volunteer guides, sharing with tourists the charm of Mikuni Town—a historic port town that has long prospered through water transport.Our goal is to contribute to community developmen…

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NPO Volunteer Guide Kitamae Mikuni

Sakai City Museum

A museum modeled after the exterior of Ryusho Elementary School, built atop Mikuni Hill in 1879.It was renovated in 2023, changing its name from "Mikuni Ryusho-kan" to "Sakai City Museum."With the slogan "Playful excitement…

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Sakai City Museum

Fukui Prefecture Children and Family Center

This experiential children's center offers a wealth of play, learning, and hands-on activities. Features include a workshop zone for hands-on crafting and cooking experiences; an adventure play zone with Japan's largest ball pool, a large s…

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Fukui Prefecture Children and Family Center
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