Fukui

The Echizen Daibutsu seated before its gold-and-black halo, one hand raised.

Fukui Temples & Shrines

Echizen Daibutsu: One Man’s Very Large Idea

Published: Sep 19, 2026

Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum's silver, egg-shaped building against the hills of Katsuyama.

Fukui Dinosaur Museum: Getting the Dinosaurs Back on Their Feet

Published: Sep 19, 2026

Maruoka Castle’s wooden keep with white plaster walls and stone base.

Fukui Architecture

Maruoka Castle: 67-Degree Stairs Under a 120-Tonne Stone Roof

Published: Sep 4, 2026

Low-angle view of Tojinbo Tower beneath a cloudy sky, showing the red-trimmed observation deck and weathered support column.

Fukui Architecture

Tojinbo Tower: So Close, Yet So Far

Published: Sep 3, 2026

Columnar cliffs of Tojinbo rising above the Sea of Japan in Fukui, with Oshima visible across the water.

Tojinbo: Walking the Cliff Edge Above the Sea of Japan

Published: Sep 2, 2026

Large animatronic Tyrannosaurus outside Fukui Station, with two visitors in the foreground, one pointing toward it.

Fukui Station: Where Dinosaurs Keep Multiplying

Published: Sep 1, 2026