Tsuruga Municipal Museum
Tsuruga Municipal Museum. It occupies the former Owada Bank building and covers the history of the port town.
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Tsuruga Municipal Museum. It occupies the former Owada Bank building and covers the history of the port town.
The red brick warehouse in Tsuruga. A model recreates the townscape linked by railway and port.
A children's science museum in Sakai. It presents space and science through hands-on experience.
The nuclear science museum in Tsuruga. It is responsible for energy education.
The prefecture's nuclear environment monitoring center. It measures radiation around the clock.
The Wakasa Wan Energy Research Center in Tsuruga. It conducts research using an accelerator.
The coastal nature center in Wakasa. It covers sea life and environmental education.
The Satoyama-Satoumi Research Institute in Wakasa Town. It studies satoyama and lakes as a single whole.
The prefecture's agricultural experiment station. It breeds Fukui's paddy rice varieties, such as Ichihomare.
The prefecture's fisheries experimental station. It surveys the resources of Wakasa Bay.
The prefecture's Green Center. It researches forests and greening.
Kuzuryu Dam in Ono. A rockfill dam built by piling up rock, with pumped-storage power generation.
Fukui Port and Technoport Fukui in Sakai. A port developed together with coastal industrial land.
It exhibits the history and tools of Hakata-ori and gives demonstrations of hand weaving. It is run by the cooperative and also carries products.
A facility that stages the traditional performing arts of Hakata. Geigi dances and Hakata-ori obi can be seen in the same place.
A display and sales space run by a Hakata doll studio. Visitors can watch the painting up close.
Folk toys formed by pasting layers of washi over a mold. They have long been made as good-luck charms for Hakata's festivals.
Scissors in which blade and handle are forged as one piece. Skill is needed for the 'hineri', the twist that makes the blades meet.
Tops turned on a lathe from wood fitted with a spindle. There are also large ones used for acrobatic performance.
Padded cloth pictures in which fabric is plumped with cotton and attached to a board. They have been used as decorations for festivals such as Gion Yamakasa.
Kozo bark is boiled with wood ash, and the paper is made one sheet at a time without chemicals. It has been handed down in Chikugo since the Muromachi period.
BEFORE EXPLORING JAPAN · Getting to know Japanese culture
Two places you will come across on your trip. A shrine enshrines the kami of Shinto; a temple is a place to face the teachings of Buddhism and the Buddhas. Their entrances and the etiquette for visiting also differ.
A shrine honors Shinto kami; a temple follows Buddhist teachings. Learn how to recognize each place and visit respectfully.
Follow the guidance of each shrine or temple for the actual etiquette.