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  • Former Morita Bank Headquarters
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    Fukui Sakai-shi Mikunicho Minamihonmachi 3-3-26
    A historical building in Minamihonmachi 3-Chome, Mikuni-cho, Sakai City. It was built in 1920 as the bank headquarters for the local Morita family who made a fortune in the shipping business. It is the oldest reinforced concrete building remaining in the prefecture and is registered as a Tangible Cultural Property of Japan.

    三国港の繁栄した時代の森田家の銀行本店。入場は無料で二階から営業部分が見渡せる。オススメな建物です。

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  • Samurai Residence of the Old Uchiyama Family
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    Fukui Ono-shi Shiromachi 10-7
    A historical building in Shiromachi, Ono City. The Uchiyama family is known for the brothers Shichiroemon Ryokyu Uchiyama and Ryusuke Yoshitaka Uchiyama who sought to bring about political reform in the Ono Domain during the late Edo period. This mansion was built in 1882 after the death of the brothers and has been registered as a Tangible Cultural Property of Japan. Tea ceremonies are held on weekends and holidays in April and May and again in September and October allowing you to enjoy matcha green tea while looking out over the garden.

    越前大野城の城下町を散策するにあたり、一番大きな武家屋敷で、観光にははずせない場所です。 幕末期、大野藩の財政再建に多大なる功績を残した内山兄弟を輩出した内山家の屋敷です。 綺麗に整備された数寄屋風庭園は素晴らしいです。

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  • Tsuruga Red Brick Warehouse
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    Fukui Pref. Tsurugashi Kanegasakichou 4-1
    The Tsuruga Red Brick Warehouse was designed by a foreign engineer in 1905, and its North building, South building and brick walls were registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property in 2009. It is a place to meet nostalgia and get a sense for the port atmosphere. You can enjoy Tsuruga history in the Diorama Building, fancy dining on Tsuruga seafood in the restaurant building, and strolls amid the sea breeze in the open garden. Seven minutes by car via Tsuruga Interchange on Hokuriku Expressway.
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  • Tsubokawa Family Residence (Senko no Ie)
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    Fukui Sakai-shi Marukacho Kamitakeda 30-11
    A historical building in Kamitakeda, Maruoka-cho, Sakai City. It's the oldest private house in the prefecture, dating back to the middle ages and early Edo period, and has been designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan as a valuable example of architecture and how the local powerful families of that period would have lived. You can view the inside of the house and with reservation you can dine in a cafe which uses the house's sunken hearth.
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  • Former Kishina Family Residence
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    Fukui Sakai-shi Mikunicho Kitahonmachi 4-6-54
    A historical building located in Kitahonmachi 4-Chome, Mikun-cho, Sakai City. The house is located in the Mikuni Minato port area which flourished in the Edo and early Meiji periods due to the Kitamaebune shipping routes which ran across the Sea of Japan. It was the former residence of the Kishina family who worked for generations as lumber dealers and used the house to distribute goods brought down to the port town along the Kazuryu River. The house is registered as a Tangible Cultural Property of Japan. The house is open to the public and various materials are on display within the building.
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  • Former Uryu Residence
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    Fukui Sabae-shi Mizuochicho 4-7
    A historical building in Mizuochi-cho 4-Chome, Sabae City. The Uryu residence served as housing for numerous generations of chief priest of the adjacent Shinmeisha Shrine and was constructed during the Genroku period in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. It is the oldest private house in the prefecture and has been designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan.
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  • Kumagawa Guard House
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    Fukui Mikatakaminakagun-gun Wakasacho Kumagawa 18-2
    A historical building in Kumagawa, Wakasa Town, Mikatakaminaka County. It's located within the Wakasa-Kumagawa-Juku, which is a registered Group of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government. The building was used as a guardhouse for the post town and has been completely restored. Inside are displays with figures of government officials and tools that would have been used in the guardhouse.
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  • Fukui City Osagoe Minkaen Garden
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    Fukui Fukui-shi Tsukimi 5-4-48
    A classic townhouse garden surrounded by greenery located at the foot of Mt. Osagoe in the southwest region of Fukui City. Over the vast 3700 square meter grounds you'll find a number of buildings that have been relocated and restored including six classic homes built during the Edo period, a storehouse, an ash-hut, and an outdoor toilet. All are designated as Cultural Properties of the City. Three of the houses are in the traditional Tsuma-iri entrance on gable side style which was widespread throughout the central Echizen and Ono Basin. This style was unique to the region and features the doma earthen floor room and kitchen as one area covered with thick cross shaped beams. Furniture and other household supplies have been arranged in the houses allowing visitors to see how people lived back in those days.
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  • Institute Asakura Mr. ruins Preservation Society
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    Fukui Pref. Fukuishi Kidonouchichou 28-37
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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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