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An oil store built to a foreign engineer's design, at the port where trains once connected Japan to Europe.
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Tsuruga Red Brick Warehouse (敦賀赤レンガ倉庫, Tsuruga Aka-Renga Sōko) is a pair of warehouse buildings located within the Port of Tsuruga in the city of Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The buildings are preserved as a historical monument, and have been renovated for use as a restaurant hall (south-wing) and a diorama exhibition depicting Tsuruga during the Shōwa era with a model railroad (north wing).
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Founded / opened:1905 Highlights / collection:Oil storage warehouse, Memories of the railway and port Genre:Architecture
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