DISCOVER FUKUI

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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The Kitamaebune ships, designated as a Japan Heritage site. Ukon Gonzaemon, one of the five major shipowners of the Hokuriku region. We'll guide you through the history of the Kitamaebune ships, starting with his residence, the Ukon House, and incl…

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Until the Meiji era, the "West Highway," commonly known as the "Horse-Carriage Highway," connecting Fuchu (Takefu) and Kono, played a vital role in transportation alongside the Kitamaebune ships. Horse-carriers, transporters who utilized horses to …

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Chōshōji Temple was built on the site of Fujishima Castle from the Nanboku-chō period, and part of the castle's earthen ramparts remain within the grounds of Nishi-Chōshōji Temple. Fujishima Castle is said to have been built by Shiba Takatsune, a m…

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Welcome to the Warring States-era mountain castle hidden in the forest. The Sengoku (Warring States) Period was a time of near-constant civil war and political upheaval, generally spanning from roughly 1467 to 1615.The ruins of Jinguji Castle are t…

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HighlightsSabae City in Fukui Prefecture is the City of Eyeglasses! Stepping off at Sabae Station, eyeglass motifs greet you throughout the town. Plus Jack is a rare workshop in this eyeglass city, handling every step of eyeglass production entirel…

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The temple possesses the simple, unadorned appearance characteristic of Zen temples. However, a map of Fuchu from the first year of the Shotoku era (1711) records its grounds as measuring 44 ken (approximately 80 meters) north to south and 50 ken (…

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The neighborhood of Sancho-machi was once a geisha entertainment district, and offers charming shops and restaurants to explore. In Obama Nishigumi, the samurai once lived alongside the town’s merchants and artisans—today, visitors can …

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"Heike-daira" is located in the Subara district of the upper Manna River basin (about 40 km from the city center). It is said to be where samurai fleeing defeat in the Battle of Kurikara Pass (or the Battle of Dan-no-ura) during the Genpe…

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Carry a colorful umbrella that makes walking fun and enjoy strolling through a castle town where the charm of 400 years ago remains!  

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This shrine enshrines Ōyamakui-no-mikoto and Emperor Keitai. Alongside a prefecturally designated cultural property sword and a prayer document, it houses a life-sized, wooden, painted sacred horse. The imposing Suijin Gate and the magnificent carv…

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Craftsmen skilled in woodworking have lived here since the late Edo period, and around the mid-Meiji era, skilled chest-making artisans formed the core of the community, establishing Chest-Making Town.Today, over a dozen shops line the streets, inc…

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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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A nationally designated historic site steeped in 500 years of tradition. This is the location chosen by Rennyo Shonin, the founder of the Jodo Shinshu revival movement, as the central base for his missionary work in the Hokuriku region. Even today,…

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This massive wall in Shimokurodani, Ono City, was constructed for avalanche protection. It stands 15.5 meters tall and stretches 300 meters in length. Because avalanches once claimed many lives in this area, murals depicting wishes for eternal safe…

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This 1,170-meter-long straight, five-arch brick tunnel features brick-built portals. Constructed as one of Japan's largest railway tunnels, it is known for its completion after arduous construction alongside the Habara Tunnel on the former Hoku…

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The Soja was a shrine invariably established at the location of the provincial capital. In ancient times, one of the major duties of the provincial governor was to make an annual pilgrimage to the principal shrines within the province.The Soja shri…

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This temple enshrines Dainichi Nyorai as its principal image and is the only temple in Echizen City belonging to the Rinzai sect's Daitoku-ji school. A river flows right beside it, and since ancient times, worshippers would purify themselves in…

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This shrine is said to have a history as ancient as Ise Jingu (Ise Grand Shrine). Its two wooden statues of male deities, created during the Heian period (794-1185), are designated as Important Cultural Properties of Japan. Legend has it that long …

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Play, Learn, Discover! The Future of Energy and the Future of Our PlanetFeaturing one of the world's largest virtual image theaters, an outer space power plant attraction supervised by world-acclaimed manga artist Leiji Matsumoto, and panel exh…

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