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Inside 笹生川ダム: Industry, Technology and Local Knowledge in 福井県

笹生川ダム offers international visitors a practical gateway into 福井県's 重力式ダム・治水. The site should be understood as a connected system of resources, skills,…

福井県 · Industry & crafts

Inside 福井港・テクノポート福井: Industry, Technology and Local Knowledge in 福井県

福井港・テクノポート福井 offers international visitors a practical gateway into 福井県's 港湾・臨海工業. The site should be understood as a connected system of resources, s…

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Saiko-ji Temple

あわら・坂井・福井市

The mortuary temple of Katsuie Shibata and his wife Oichi.

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東尋坊

あわら・坂井・福井市

Sheer cliffs dropping to the Sea of Japan, known as a setting for television mysteries.

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Shibata Shrine

あわら・坂井・福井市

Where Katsuie Shibata and Oichi met their end. Nobunaga granted Katsuie 490,000 koku, and he built his castle here.

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Shibamasa World

あわら・坂井・福井市

A 560,000-square-metre leisure park above the Sea of Japan. A dinosaur zone was added in 2024.

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Fukui Castle Ruins

あわら・坂井・福井市

The castle built by Hideyasu Yuki, second son of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Stone walls and moat remain.

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Oshima

あわら・坂井・福井市

Twenty-seven metres high and two kilometres around, the largest island on the Echizen coast, long held to be a god's island.

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一乗谷朝倉氏遺跡

あわら・坂井・福井市

The castle-town site of five generations of the Asakura, spanning about a century, some ten kilometres southeast of Fukui City.

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丸岡城

あわら・坂井・福井市

Built in 1576 by Katsutoyo, nephew of Katsuie Shibata. One of the twelve surviving castle keeps.

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Echizen Matsushima Aquarium

あわら・坂井・福井市

A hands-on aquarium for looking, touching and learning.

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Mikuni Minato Retro

あわら・坂井・福井市

A port town that prospered on the kitamaebune trade, with latticed townhouses and traces of its merchant wealth.

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Miyanoshita Cosmos Hiroen

あわら・坂井・福井市

Some 100 million cosmos flowers over grounds more than four times the size of Tokyo Dome.

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Kunimi Kurage Community Center

あわら・坂井・福井市

A small aquarium made from a community hall on the Echizen coast.

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Koya Kokuryu Shrine

あわら・坂井・福井市

Founded as guardian deity of the Kuzuryu River, counted among Japan's four ancient great deities.

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Fukui Station West Exit Plaza

あわら・坂井・福井市

A plaza where dinosaur robots move, at the west exit of Fukui Station.

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Awara Onsen Town

あわら・坂井・福井市

Opened in 1883 and long called the inner parlour of the Kansai region.

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WOW RIDE Ikossa! Fukui XR Bus

あわら・坂井・福井市

A sightseeing bus on which you experience a virtual world while travelling.

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Hoko Island

あわら・坂井・福井市

A rock island on the Echizen coast, known as a place to watch the sunset.

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Yokokan Garden

あわら・坂井・福井市

The villa of the Matsudaira lords of the Fukui domain. A national scenic site built around a large pond.

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Ancient Life Museum

あわら・坂井・福井市

On the Echizen coast, showing jellyfish alongside fossils and taxidermy.

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Awara Onsen Ashizu

あわら・坂井・福井市

A footbath built entirely of cypress, using Shakudani stone quarried in Fukui.

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Asuwayama Park

あわら・坂井・福井市

A hill 116.4 metres high, with burial mounds and a statue of Emperor Keitai, who laid the foundations of Fukui.

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Ichijo Falls

あわら・坂井・福井市

A 17-metre waterfall, said to be where Kojiro Sasaki trained.