Leisure / Outdoors Spots in Fukui Area

  • Prism Fukui
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    3.5
    73 Reviews
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    Fukui Pref. Fukuishi Chuou 1-1-25
    Prism Fukui—the shopping center of JR Fukui Station—is a shopping center that features places to eat or drink, drug stores, relaxation centers and even Fukui souvenirs. There are several stores selling Echizen crab or seafood products, famous candy, and even local spirits. It also features good access to highway buses and Echizen Railway.

    Shops, mostly selling Fukui souvenir snacks/food, a good cafe (Colorado), and some restaurants, and a supermarket, inside Fukui station. Theres a small shop that sells Fukui and Japanese style...

  • Fukui City History Museum
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    4.0
    44 Reviews
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    Fukui Pref. Fukuishi Houei 3-12-1
    This museum, which has a wealth of collections, including the Fukui City Shungaku Commemorative Collection, relating to the Fukui feudal domain and the Echizen Matsudaira Family, has a lot to see such as permanent exhibit rooms divided into 4 themes from pre-historic times up to the post-war recovery period as well as the Matsudaira Historical Records Room. Special exhibitions are also recommended as visitors can learn about the history of Japan and Asia while focusing on local history.

    A small museum, but with many interesting exhibits, such as ancient burial tombs, and old swords and armour, but unfortunately there is no English explanation for the exhibits. Found the Japanese...

  • Fukui Prefectural Museum of Cultural History
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    4.0
    32 Reviews
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    Fukui Pref. Fukuishi Omiya 2-19-15
    The Fukui Prefectural Museum of Cultural History is a museum in Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture that is dedicated to the history and industrial heritage of the Fukui region. The authentic artifacts on display and the section dedicated to the period from the mid-1950s through to the early 1970s are of particular interest. In the “Life in the Showa Period” corner, which recreates life in both rural communities and towns in that era, there is plenty to inspire nostalgia among visitors who remember those times, including a reconstruction of a traditional farmhouse and of a Dagashiya (traditional Japanese sweet shop). The lighting, sound effects and other aspects of the displays are changed with the seasons, further enhancing the experience for visitors to the Museum. The Museum is around 10 minutes’ drive from JR Fukui Station.

    田原町駅から徒歩15分ほど。幾久公園内にある。 建物は福井県立美術館と同様に佐藤武夫設計事務所の設計でBCS賞を受賞している。 入館料は100円。展示室は2階にあり、「歴史ゾーン」(撮影不可)と「昭和のくらし」(撮影可)がある。「歴史ゾーン」では土器・青銅器・石棺から始まり、宗教、貨幣、産業などに関する資料を展示。最後の福井の鉄道に関するコーナーには昔の時刻表、タブレットを使用していた時の運票閉塞...

  • Fukui City Art Museum
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    4.0
    15 Reviews
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    Fukui Fukui-shi Geba 3-1111
    "This art museum is located inside Geba Central Park in Geba 3-Chome, Fukui City. It features a collection of works by the sculptor Hiroatsu Takata, who grew up in Fukui. The permanent exhibit, ""The World of Hiroatsu Takata,"" features some 80 sculptures and around 10 sketches. The museum also holds special exhibitions as well as workshops in which participants can try their hand at making a variety of objects."

    The art museum is good, though can be expensive to get into the exhibits. Exhibits change regularly. It is attached to a great and large park, with fields, a fountain with paddling pool, and a big...

  • Echizen Suisen no Sato Park
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    3.5
    20 Reviews
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    Fukui Fukui-shi Ikura Cho 43-25
    A park along the Isaribi Kaido Road in Ikura-cho, Fukui. In the park overlooking the Sea of Japan, you'll find the Daffodil Dome. Throughout the park are Echizen Daffodils which bloom year-round as well as displays on their cultivation.

    荒々しい日本海の景色と群生した水仙の花がとてもきれいです。真冬なのに険しい斜面には水仙のいい香りが漂っています。

  • Fukui City Museum of Natural History
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    4.5
    15 Reviews
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    Fukui Pref. Fukuishi Asuwakamichou 147
    This museum has a permanent exhibition consisting of three areas themed around the relationship between people and nature: Mt. Asuwa Nature Encyclopedia, History of our Hometown and Nature of our Hometown. It also has an observatory which it uses to popularize celestial events so that many people can enjoy them. The museum also holds various observation gatherings and courses and you can participate in star-gazing without prior reservation.

    Still just 100 yen, which is excellent value for this museum. Has the same interesting exhibits of local geology and wildlife, plus they have added some new items. They now have a simple English...

  • Fukui Fine Arts Museum
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    3.5
    11 Reviews
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    Fukui Pref. Fukuishi Bunkyou 3-16-1
    Maintaining artistic works in a variety of ways, such as in collections, themed exhibits and in special exhibits, the Fukui Fine Arts Museum primarily assembles works from artists connected to Fukui Prefecture, and has been home to the Okashima collection since 1987. In the special exhibit area, you will find works by many famous artists from Japan and abroad.

    田原町駅から徒歩10分ほど。直線を基調とした建物は佐藤武夫設計事務所の設計でBCS賞を受賞している。 訪館時に開催されていたのは特別企画展「岐阜県美術館名品展」とテーマ展。特別企画展の観覧料は1,000円で同チケットでテーマ展も観覧可能。展示室内は撮影不可。テーマ展は特別企画展に合わせた展示内容となっており日本画が中心。福井にゆかりのある芸術家・作品の他、横山大観や歌川広重の作品なども展示。平日の...

  • Asuwayama Park
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    4.5
    3 Reviews
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    Fukui Pref. Fukuishi Yamaokuchou 58-97
    An amusement park located in Asuwayama Park, a lush park with spectacular views 20 minutes from the Fukui interchange on the Hokuriku Expressway. Surrounded by trees and situated on a sloping hill, facilities include a small zoo and playground. The new Happy Jungle zoo building provides a space which animals and people can share, and here visitors will find capybara, marmosets, and other small mammals as well as birds and reptiles. There are also rare animals such as parrots and parakeets protected under the Washington Convention as well as red kangaroos.

    足羽山公園の中ににある、無料で入れる遊園地と動物園です。 とても楽しくて、無料で入れるのはすごいと思います。 カピバラとモルモットとアヒルとニホンザルに餌やりが出来ます。それぞれ100円かかるけど、入館が無料だから安いと思います。

  • Garagara Yama Camping Ground
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    Fukui Fukui-shi Akasakacho 66-84
  • SST LAND
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    Fukui Fukui-shi Sasadanicho 115
    The park is located halfway up Mount Kinpira, which connects Fukui City and the Echizen Coast, and features a campground, BBQ plaza, log cabin-style bungalows, and a 27-hole putting golf course, just as the name "SUN," "STAR," and "TREE" suggest. The park offers a variety of attractions, including a large jungle gym and a rope slide made of logs and ropes.
  • Happiring
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    Fukui Pref. Fukuishi Chuou 1-2-1
    Fukui Station West Exit was redeveloped into Happiring, a shopping mall complete with tourist information center, Fukui Products Museum, Fukui City Natural History Museum, and multi-purpose rooms. It also has a drop-in care center for kids from six-month olds to third grade elementary school kids, so you can shop with peace of mind. There are many events held as well. Approximately a minute on foot from JR Fukui Station.
  • Fukui Kenko no Mori
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    Fukui Pref. Fukuishi Makurichou 47-47
    Fully equipped sports facilities, including hot spring pools with water slides, tennis courts, Japanese croquet areas, indoor/outdoor tracks, this comprehensive sports park is a popular place—includes a BBQ area you can use from March to November. Around mid November you can enjoy the fall colors of the gingko and other tree leaves.
  • Takasu Beach
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    Fukui Pref. Fukuishi Hamajuchou
    This kilometer-long beach with reefs is popular not just for swimming, but also a place to try things like clam digging and dragnet fishing. Visitors can dig for clams from mid-July when the beach opens to around mid-August. Visitors can try dragnet fishing from April to mid-September. The beach conveniently has many beachside teahouses during the open season.
  • Sanai Park
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    Fukui Fukui-shi Sanaicho 7
    A park in Sanai-cho, Fukui City. Present are graves for Sanai Hashimoto who was found by Shungaku Matsudaira, former ruler of the Echizen Province, Fukui Domain to be very talented for politics at a young age, and participated in the clan administration. However he was executed during the Ansei Purge at the end of the Edo period. The Bozensai Festival is held annually on October 7th, the anniversary of his death. There is also a bronze statue of Sanai Hashimoto.
  • Fukui Kenko no Mori Heated Pool
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    Fukui Fukui-shi Makuricho 47-47
    A large heated pool located within the Fukui Kenko no Mori, managed by the Fukui Prefectural Health Administration Association. The glass walls give the building a feeling of openness and it features a variety of pools including a 50-meter pool. There's also a shallow pool with a slide where children can play safely and an outdoor pool connected to a 160-meter long lazy river. There are two waterslides that can be used year-round, one at 126-meter-long and the other at 46-meter-long.
  • Kitanosho Castle Ruins Shibata Park
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    Fukui Fukui-shi Chuo 1-21-1
    A park on the site of the former Kitanosho Castle. In 1575 Shibata Katsuie was given control of the Echizen area by Oda Nobunaga and he had Kitanosho castle on the plains constructed. It was a magnificent castle with a nine-story tower and a large castle town surrounding it but fell just eight years later when attacked by the army of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. In the park are bronze statues of Shibata Katsuie, his wife Oichi, and their three daughters. Some historical remains including Onigawara roof tiles and chains from a pontoon bridge still remain.
  • Fukui Kogeisha
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    Fukui Fukui-shi Chuo 1-9-29 Eco Life Plaza 2F
    An art Gallery that displays and sell handicrafts and focuses on artists working in Fukui. The permanent works on display are wide-ranging and include ceramics, glasswork, lacquerware, cloisonne accessories, woodwork, plant-based dyes, Echizen Japanese paper, and postcards. They hold special theme-based exhibitions every month. These exhibitions also include a wide variety of genres including plant-based dyes and glasswork. Artist led craft workshops are also held on occasion.
  • Fukui Atago Saka Tea ceremony Art Museum
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    4.0
    12 Reviews
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    Fukui Fukui-shi Asuwa 1-chome 8-5

    1999年に愛宕坂にある茶道をテーマとする美術館として開館しました。3階がロビー1階が常設展会場、2階が企画展会場となっています。常設展では福の茶道文化の起源とされる一乗谷朝倉氏遺跡の出土品や越前松平家など茶道の歴史を展示しています。また、ロビーでは一服200円でお抹茶のサービスを受けることができ、憩いのひとときを過ごすことができます。

  • SEIREN Planet (Fukui Natural History Musium Annex)
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    3.5
    5 Reviews
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    Fukui Fukui-shi Chuo 1-2-1 Happiring 5F

    凄く迫力があり勉強になり大好きで子供とよくいきます。がチケットうけとりの女性がいつも不機嫌そうで子供大嫌いオ−ラだしており子供が喋りかけても無視。 話かけてもいやいやしゃべります。横でみてて非常に気分がわるいです。あとのスタッフの方はみんな挨拶などしてくれるのですが。 あの人がいると子供が近くにいかないように気をつかっています。

  • Fukui Fujita Art Museum
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    3.0
    1 Reviews
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    Fukui Fukui-shi Hoei 4-chome 15-12

    福井市内観光にて立ち寄りました。福井駅からフェニックス通りを暫く歩いて途中で曲がった場所の藤田記念病院の隣にあります。病院の院長が収集した物を展示しているようでした。常設展『郷土福井の先賢遺墨と画人展』が開催されていて山田 介堂、内海 吉堂など展示してました。人も少なく人気はなさそうですが、ついでに寄ってみるのも良いと思います〇

Fukui Areas

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Northeast of Kyoto, the ancient Tojinbo Cliffs separate Fukui prefecture from the Sea of Japan in a stretch of land well worth exploring. Water sports and seaside delicacies are available in abundance as the spectacular rugged coastline flattens down into beaches to the west of the prefecture, while inland, Fukui is home to Zen Buddhist temples and historic ruins.

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