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Fukui Prefectural Wakasa History Museum

福井県立若狭歴史博物館

Regional museum in Fukui preserving Wakasa history and folklore, established in 1982 to commemorate the prefecture's 100th anniversary.

Opening hours
Mon–Sun09:00–17:00
Holidays09:00–17:00
Admission
EveryoneFree
Links
Official websiteJapanese
Access
2-104, Ikeda, Obama City, Fukui
〒 917-0241
How to get there
Nearest stationHigashi-Obama Station
東小浜
Obama Line6 min walk from the station
Nearest bus stop美郷小学校3 min walk from the bus stop

In 1982, a facility for collecting, preserving, and displaying materials related to the history and folklore of the Wakasa region was established as part of a commemorative project for the 100th anniversary of the Prefecture, and a permanent exhibition was displayed. This exhibition was renewed in April 1994 and again in July 2014, after which it officially received the status of a museum and was named "Fukui Prefectural Wakasa History Museum".

Getting There

Map: Getting to Fukui Prefectural Wakasa History Museum. Legend: Obama Line; Hokuriku Main Line; Hapi-Line Fukui Line; Hokuriku Shinkansen. Labelled stations: Tsuruga, Fukui, Kyoto, Echizen-Takefu, Maibara, Higashi-Maizuru, Higashi-Obama.

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