7 Sights in Fukui, Japan (with Map and Images)

Jizoin (Jizo-in) is a temple of the Soto sect located northwest of Yasuhara-cho, Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The main statue is the eleven-faced Kannon of the home Buddha of the troupe of the four shrines of the Umenomiya Taisha shrine. The mountain number is Mt. Kongo, and the temple number is Jizoin, and it was also a prayer place for the Echizen-Matsudaira family. The main statue of Kannon is worshipped as Koan Kannon, and on the festival days of February and July, some people come to pray for the bestowal of children and give thanks.

Wikipedia: 地蔵院 (福井市) (JA)

Fukui Castle is a flatland-style castle located in what is now the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. During the Edo period, it was the headquarters of a branch of the Matsudaira clan, who were hereditary daimyō of Fukui domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. The castle was also known by the name of Kitanoshō Castle , after an earlier castle built by Shibata Katsuie, over whose ruins it is partly built.

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The Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins are historic ruins located in the Kidonouchi section of the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. This area was controlled by the Asakura clan for 103 years during the Sengoku period. It is designated as Special Historic Site in 1971, and in June 2007 2,343 artifacts were designated as Important Cultural Property.

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Izumo Taisha Fukui Branch (izumo taisha fukui bunin) is a Shinto shrine located in Fuchi, Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It enshrines the spirit of the god of Izumo Taisha known as the "god of marriage" and "the god of fortune". As an Izumo Taisha church, it was solicited to the Hokuriku area in Showa 29.

Wikipedia: 出雲大社福井分院 (JA)

Shinmei Shrine (神明神社, Shinmei-jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Hōei, Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The former shrine was a prefectural shrine, and is now an appendix shrine of the main shrine office. He is commonly known as Oshinme-san. Enshrines Amaterasu.

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The Fukui City Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum located in Asuwaue-cho, Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. In addition, a branch building (Seiren Planet) is located on the 5th floor of Happirin in front of Fukui Station.

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Fukui Prefectural Library is a prefectural public library located in the town of Shimoma, Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The facility is home to the Fukui Prefectural Archives and the Fukui Prefectural Literature Museum.

Wikipedia: 福井県立図書館 (JA)