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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

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

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

Wakasa Town History and Culture Museum

Approximately 170 items, including various haniwa clay figures and gold earrings with pendants excavated from ancient burial mounds within Wakasa Town, are on permanent display.

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Wakasa Town History and Culture Museum

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

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

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

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

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

Kuzuryu River Museum: Waku Waku RiverCAN

If you want to learn about the Kuzuryu River and Narika Dam, this is the place. You can enjoy learning through models showing how the dam works, large water tanks, live shows, and more.

  • Eiheiji, Okuetsu
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Kuzuryu River Museum: Waku Waku RiverCAN

House of Learning

In addition to works by animation artist Kuri Yōji and Western-style painter Shinichi Nishiyama, the museum features a permanent exhibition room where visitors can learn about Sabae's transformation and history from ancient times to the early moder…

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House of Learning

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 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…

Kako Satoshi, Echizen City Hometown Picture Book Museum "R…

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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Kako Satoshi, Echizen City Hometown Picture Book Museum

Unose Park Museum

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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Unose Park Museum

Tomiko Yamakawa Memorial Museum

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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Tomiko Yamakawa Memorial Museum

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

Matsuki Shōkichi Art Memorial Museum and Local History Mus…

Born in Wakasa Town, Fukui Prefecture, and raised in Hongo, Ooi Town, sculptor Shokichi Matsuki's works are displayed alongside exhibits showcasing Ooi Town's history and way of life from ancient times to the present.

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Matsuki Shōkichi Art Memorial Museum and Local History Mus…
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