Attractions

Museum of Master Craftsmen

An art museum located within Goshikiyama Park. It displays various art and craftworks, including Japanese paintings, Western paintings, sculptures, and woodwork, as well as pieces by artists from Takahama Town.

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Museum of Master Craftsmen

Kumagawa-juku History Museum @ Kumagawa-juku Historic Pos…

This building was constructed in 1940 as the Kumagawa Village Office. It is a structure that conveys the rich history of Kumagawa, serving as a museum that showcases the history of Kumagawa-juku and the Saba Kaido, or Mackerel Road.

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Fukui City Art Museum (Art Lab Fukui)

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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Fukui City Art Museum (Art Lab Fukui)

Mihama Town History and Culture Museum

The Mihama Town History and Culture Museum was established to collect, preserve, research, and publicly exhibit cultural assets and historical and cultural materials created by our ancestors dating back to the Jomon period. It serves as a hub for d…

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Mihama Town History and Culture Museum

Traditional Performing Arts Hall

Located within Awara Onsen Yumachi Plaza, it serves as a public practice venue for Awara geisha. Visitors can also experience geisha and maiko transformation sessions and participate in traditional geisha entertainment experiences. (Reservations re…

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Traditional Performing Arts Hall

Wakasa History Museum

The Wakasa History Museum offers visitors a look at southern Fukui’s past. The museum’s exhibits include items that show the region’s history as an imperial food province, a collection of Buddhist art, and displays about the festi…

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Wakasa History Museum

Griffith Memorial

The Fukui City Griffith Memorial Museum, which revived the Western-style residence of William Elliott Griffith (1843-1928), an American who worked as a teacher for the Fukui Domain in the early Meiji period, opened in October 2015.The city of Fukui…

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Griffith Memorial

Kogyoji Temple, Museum Hana-no-Kura

Kogyoji Temple was founded in 1406 by Shūgaku Shōnin, the third son of Shōnyo Shōnin, the fifth head priest of Hongan-ji. Its "weeping cherry blossoms in spring" and "ginkgo trees in autumn" are renowned, and the museum "Ha…

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Kogyoji Temple, Museum Hana-no-Kura

Awara City Local History Museum

The Awara City Local History Museum is located on the second floor of "Kanazu Honjin IKOSSA," a lifelong learning complex.For details about Kanazu Honjin IKOSSA, please click here. The museum houses and displays artifacts excavated from sites that …

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Awara City Local History Museum

Mihama Town Energy and Environment Education Experience Ce…

A facility that introduces the characteristics of everyday energy through various energy-focused experiences. In addition to power generation experiences, visitors can try out battery-powered cars and standing electric two-wheelers, offering fun fo…

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Mihama Town Energy and Environment Education Experience Ce…

Wakasa Mikata Jomon Museum

The Jomon Museum offers various hands-on workshops. Please make reservations at least one week prior to the event date. Individual participation is also possible. However, workshops may be canceled due to overlapping events or other reasons, so ple…

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Wakasa Mikata Jomon Museum

Takahama Town Local History Museum

The Takahama Town Museum houses valuable materials related to the town's art and craft materials, folk cultural properties, and history.

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Takahama Town Local History Museum

Ga-Ono Kuzuryu Fossil Lab

The museum displays fossils that have attracted global attention—such as some of the world’s oldest Tyrannosauridae teeth discovered in the Izumi area and neighboring municipalities, Japan’s oldest bird footprints, and the world&r…

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Ga-Ono Kuzuryu Fossil Lab

Ukonke Museum (Kitamaebune Archives Center)

The Ukonke Museum (Kitamaebune Archives Center) teaches visitors about the Kitamaebune trading ships that once traveled along the Sea of Japan coast. Mikuni was once a major port for these ships. This museum was originally the house of the wealthy …

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Ukonke Museum (Kitamaebune Archives Center)

History and Culture Exchange Hall

Located next to the Kitamaebune Shipowner's Residence and the Ukon Family Residence, you can learn about a part of the history of the Kono district.

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History and Culture Exchange Hall

Takeshi Public Hall Memorial Museum, Echizen City

Completed in 1929, the Takefu Public Hall is a representative Western-style building from the early Showa period. It served as the town hall (city hall) from 1934 to 1955, and subsequently as a public hall, truly becoming a symbolic building for Ta…

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Takeshi Public Hall Memorial Museum, Echizen City

Tsuruga City Museum

The building is the former main branch of the Yamada Bank, constructed in 1927 by local luminary Shōshichi Yamada. Designated a National Important Cultural Property, its opulent design symbolizes the prosperity of Tsuruga Port at the time. The buil…

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Tsuruga City Museum

Fukui Prefectural Museum of Art

The museum focuses on collecting modern Japanese paintings related to Okakura Tenshin, along with works connected to Fukui and Western prints, which are gradually unveiled in its permanent exhibition. It also hosts special exhibitions and offers ha…

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Fukui Prefectural Museum of Art

Fukui Prefecture Hometown Literature Museum

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…

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Fukui Prefecture Hometown Literature Museum

YUMIKATSURA MUSEUM WAKASA

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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YUMIKATSURA MUSEUM WAKASA
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