Fukui Prefecture Essentials

Fukui Prefecture preserves significant historical sites, including the 17th-century wooden keep of Maruoka Castle and the extensive Ichijōdani Asakura Family Ruins, a restored 16th-century castle town. The region is a spiritual center, home to Eihei-ji, a major Sōtō Zen temple founded in 1244, and the moss-covered Heisenji Hakusan Shrine. Modern highlights include the world-renowned Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum in Katsuyama. In the city center, the stone walls of Fukui Castle and the Edo-period Yokokanteien garden reflect the legacy of the Matsudaira clan.

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Maruoka Castle

Maruoka Castle is a hirayama-style Japanese castle located in the Maruoka neighbourhood of the city of Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, in the…

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Fukui Castle

Fukui Castle is a flatland-style castle located in what is now the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

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Eihei-ji

Eihei-ji is one of two main temples of the Sōtō school of Zen Buddhism, the largest single religious denomination in Japan.

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Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum

The Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, located in Katsuyama, Fukui, Japan, is one of the leading dinosaur museums in Asia that is renowned…

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Heisenji Hakusan Shrine

Heisenji Hakusan Shrine is a Shinto shrine in the city of Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

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Asakura Family Historic Ruins

The Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins are historic ruins located in the Kidonouchi section of the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture,…

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Yokokanteien

A designated Place of Scenic Beauty, this Edo-period Japanese garden was once the villa of the Matsudaira clan, lords of the Fukui Domain. It features a large central pond and sukiya-style pavilions reconstructed according to original 1823 records.