Learn about the Asakura clan — warring-states-period warlords who lived in modern-day Fukui — and the local culture they built. Walk through a life-size model of a warring-states-period castle town, and see what life was like back then. Visitors can also dress up in armor or kimonos.

• From JR Fukui Sta., take the Etsumi-Hoku Line to Ichijodani Sta. (15 min.), then walk 3 min.
• +81-776-41-7700
• 8-10 Abakanakajima-cho, Fukui City, Fukui
• 9:00-17:00 (last admission at 16:30)
• Closed Mon. and new year holidays
• Adults: 700 yen
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