Attractions

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

Kuzuryu Fossil Lab Ga-Ono (Izumi Local History Museum)

The museum displays fossils attracting global attention, including the world's oldest Tyrannosauridae teeth discovered in the Izumi area and neighboring municipalities, Japan's oldest bird footprints, and the world's only known lizard f…

  • Eiheiji, Okuetsu
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Kuzuryu Fossil Lab Ga-Ono (Izumi Local History Museum)

Wakasa Saba Highway Kumagawa Post Station Museum (Shukuba-…

This building was constructed in 1940 as the Kumagawa Village Office. It is a structure that conveys the depth of Kumagawa's history, serving as a museum showcasing the history of Kumagawa-juku and the Saba Highway.

  • Wakasa
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Wakasa Saba Highway Kumagawa Post Station Museum (Shukuba-…

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

Angel Land Fukui

Angel Land Fukui is a children’s museum that aims to help kids develop an interest in science, outer space, and the world as a whole. The museum offers a practical introduction to science and space concepts. Visitors can learn through hands-o…

  • Awara,Sakai,Fukui
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Angel Land Fukui

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…

  • Wakasa
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Mihama Town Energy and Environment Education Experience Ce…

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…

  • Tannan
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Takeshi Public Hall Memorial Museum, Echizen City

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…

  • Awara,Sakai,Fukui
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Fukui Prefectural Museum of Art

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

Fukui City History Museum

The Fukui City History Museum offers visitors a look at the history of Fukui. Exhibits on display include items found buried in ancient tombs, and animations that show the World War II air raids of Fukui. Hands-on workshops are available.The perman…

  • Awara,Sakai,Fukui
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Fukui City History Museum

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, …

  • Wakasa
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Wakasa Kuniyoshi Castle History Museum

Varve Museum

At the bottom of Suigetsu Lake, one of the Three Lakes of Mikata, sediment from the past 70,000 years forms distinct stripes. These annual growth rings, known as "nenko," are recognized as the global standard for dating. Inside the museum…

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Varve Museum

Ono City History Museum

The museum collects, preserves, and exhibits historical materials from the Jomon period to modern times in Ono City. Particularly regarding the worship of Mount Hakusan, it features valuable materials and exhibits illustrating connections to the wo…

  • Eiheiji, Okuetsu
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Ono City History 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 and gu…

  • Eiheiji, Okuetsu
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Ono City Folk Museum

Wakasa History Museum

This center provides easy-to-understand introductions to the rich history and folk culture of the Wakasa region. As a guidance hub for the area, it offers foundational information for visiting various sites.

  • Wakasa
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Wakasa History Museum

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 …

  • Awara,Sakai,Fukui
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Awara City Local History Museum

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…

  • Awara,Sakai,Fukui
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Yoshizaki Temple Memorial Hall of Rennyo Shonin

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…

  • Tannan
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Echizen-cho Oda Museum of Culture and History

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

The Residence of the Kitamaebune Shipowner: The Ukon Family

Along National Route 305 stands the "Kitamaebune Shipowner's Residence: The Ukon Family," displaying a magnificent presence that evokes its former glory. The prosperity of the Ukon family, which owned over 30 ships at its peak, is evident in its la…

  • Tannan
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The Residence of the Kitamaebune Shipowner: The Ukon Family
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