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福井県 · Regional selections

Awara Onsen Grandia Housen

あわら・坂井・福井市

An inn at Awara Onsen, now sixty years in business.

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Reconstructed Townscape, Ichijodani Asakura Clan Ruins

あわら・坂井・福井市

A Warring States castle town rebuilt on the evidence of the excavations.

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Angel Land Fukui

あわら・坂井・福井市

A hands-on centre whose honorary director is the astronaut Mamoru Mohri.

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福井県立恐竜博物館

永平寺・奥越

Held to be one of the world's three great dinosaur museums, specialising in geology and palaeontology.

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Eihei-ji Temple

永平寺・奥越

A Zen training monastery founded by Dogen in 1244.

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Lake Kuzuryu

永平寺・奥越

A reservoir formed by a rockfill dam.

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Heisenji Hakusan Shrine

永平寺・奥越

Over 1,300 years old. Moss covers its grounds, so it is also called the moss shrine.

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Echizen Ono Castle

永平寺・奥越

A castle built by Nagachika Kanamori, known for appearing to float on a sea of clouds.

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Echizen Great Buddha

永平寺・奥越

At Daishizan Seidaiji. Its principal image follows the seated Buddha of the Longmen Grottoes in China.

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Roadside Station Echizen Ono Arashima-no-Sato

永平寺・奥越

At the foot of Mount Arashima, among the largest roadside stations in the prefecture.

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Outdoor Dinosaur Museum

永平寺・奥越

Opened in July 2014 at Japan's largest dinosaur fossil dig.

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Katsuyama Dino Park

永平寺・奥越

Walk among more than 80 life-size dinosaurs.

福井県 · Regional selections

Roadside Station Dinosaur Valley Katsuyama

永平寺・奥越

About five minutes from the Katsuyama interchange, on the way to the dinosaur museum.

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Hataya Memorial Hall Yumeole Katsuyama

永平寺・奥越

Try weaving a coaster by hand or making things from silk cocoons.

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JAM Terrace

永平寺・奥越

Ride the lift to about 1,000 metres for a view of Katsuyama town and the dinosaur museum.

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Kuzuryu Gorge

永平寺・奥越

A gorge cut by the Kuzuryu River, seen from the train window.

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Katsuyama Castle Museum

永平寺・奥越

Opened in 1992. A keep-style building of five roofs and six floors, the tallest of its kind in Japan.

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Rokuroshi Highland

永平寺・奥越

Uplands where dairy cattle graze, with the Okuetsu highland farm and a bathing facility.

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Katsuhara Park

永平寺・奥越

A campsite along the Kuzuryu River, with swimming in summer in the river.

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Souvenir Shop Raptor

永平寺・奥越

A specialist shop in front of the dinosaur museum, with about 3,000 kinds of dinosaur goods.

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HOROSSA! Ono Fossil Excavation Center

永平寺・奥越

Try fossil digging empty-handed, with no booking needed.

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JAM Fukui Katsuyama Mountain Resort

永平寺・奥越

The largest ski slopes in western Japan, on Mount Hoonji.

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Benzaiten Hakuryuo Daigongen

永平寺・奥越

Began when a branch of Heisenji Hakusan Shrine, founded by Taicho in 717, was opened here as well.

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Tamura Family Samurai Residence

永平寺・奥越

The residence of the Tamura family, chief retainers of the Ono domain. A city cultural property.