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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

A Brief Note: The Museum of Japan's Shortest Letters

The "One-Stroke Letter: Japan's Shortest Letter Museum" has opened, showcasing past winning entries from the One-Stroke Letter Contest for Japan's Shortest Letter. The centerpiece of the permanent exhibition room, "FUMI NO TAKI," is a video install…

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A Brief Note: The Museum of Japan's Shortest Letters

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

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…

Yoshizaki Temple Memorial Hall of Rennyo Shonin

Japan's only museum dedicated to cultural artifacts themed around Rennyo, cleansing both mind and body. Featuring a popular special exhibition, a museum shop selling Kyoto souvenirs, and the opportunity to float "Rennyo's Happiness Charms" down the…

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Yoshizaki Temple Memorial Hall of Rennyo Shonin

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

At Home Science Museum (Fukui Nuclear Energy Center)

A science museum where you can experience hands-on learning about nuclear power, energy, and electricity. In addition to nuclear power and electricity, you can experience exhibits packed with knowledge and information about energy, the environment,…

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At Home Science Museum (Fukui Nuclear Energy Center)

Chihiro's Birthplace Memorial Museum

This is the birthplace of Chihiro Iwasaki, the picture book artist from Echizen City. The main building retains the charm of its era throughout, and the second-floor gallery hosts several special exhibitions each year. The annex, equipped with a pi…

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Chihiro's Birthplace Memorial Museum

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

Saba Kaido Museum

Opened March 8, 2020. This Japan Heritage Guidance Facility introduces cultural properties and festivals in Obama City, including the Japan Heritage site "Saba Kaido" (Mackerel Highway) and another Japan Heritage site, "Kitamae-sen P…

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Saba Kaido Museum

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

Wakasa Kuniyoshi Castle History Museum

The Wakasa Kuni Yoshikiyama Historical Museum introduces the history of Yoshikiyama Castle and Sakaki, known for repelling invasions by the Asakura army for several years and for being occupied by Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, …

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Wakasa Kuniyoshi Castle History Museum

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 City Atagozaka Tea Ceremony Art Museum

This exhibition clearly introduces the history of tea ceremony in Fukui City through four sections: an overview of tea ceremony history using a chronological table; the tea ceremony of the Warring States period revealed by research at the Asakura C…

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Fukui City Atagozaka Tea Ceremony Art Museum

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)

Kohama Townscape Preservation Museum

In June 2008, the Kobanishi District, an area preserving its traditional townscape, was designated as a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. This museum is a traditional Kyoto-style machiya townhouse built d…

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Kohama Townscape Preservation Museum

Sakuma Memorial Exchange Hall

Commander Tsutomu Sakuma of Submarine No. 6, whose example remains a standard for naval officers to this day. His diaries and personal effects, which convey his thoughts, are on display.

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Sakuma Memorial Exchange Hall

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

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)

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
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