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Dinosaures Museum

The Fukui Dinosaur Museum (Kanazawa)

Since July 14, 2000, you can visit the largest dinosaur museum, if not the world, at least for Japan. Located in Fukui, not far from the traditional city of Kanazawa.

Visit a soba factory in Echizen

Echizen Soba no Sato is a soba factory in Echizen city.

Maruoka Castle

Maruoka Castle is located in Hokuriku, in the plains north of Fukui City.

Visit a Japanese knife factory

Takefu town in the Echizen region specializes in making knives and other steel tools. A short visit that allows you to go back in time.

Echizen, home of washi paper

The artisans of the former province of Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, have been perpetuating traditional Japanese paper know-how for more than 1,500 years.