Fukui Prefectural Museum of Cultural History
Fukui Prefectural Museum of Cultural History is a prefectural museum in Fukui, Japan, dedicated to the history and culture of Fukui Prefecture. The museum opened in 1984 and reopened after refurbishment in 2003.Photo: 流しのインストーラ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fukui Fine Arts Museum and Nishibetsuin Station.
Fukui Fine Arts Museum
Museum
Photo: 流しのインストーラ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fukui Fine Arts Museum opened in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, in 1977. The collection, numbering some 2,840 pieces, includes prints by Goya and Picasso and paintings by Iwasa Matabei and artists associated with Okakura Tenshin and the beginnings of the Nihon Bijutsuin. Fukui Fine Arts Museum is situated 800 metres southwest of Fukui Prefectural Museum of Cultural History.
Nishibetsuin Station
Railway station
Photo: Rsa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nishibetsuin Station is an Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line railway station located in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Nishibetsuin Station is situated 1 km south of Fukui Prefectural Museum of Cultural History.
Matsumoto-Machiya
Railway station
Photo: SONIC BLOOMING, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Matsumoto Machiya Station is an Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line railway station located in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Matsumoto-Machiya is situated 1 km southeast of Fukui Prefectural Museum of Cultural History.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eiheiji and Sakai.
Eiheiji
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Eiheiji is a town located in Yoshida District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 November 2025, the town had an estimated population of 17,504 in 6,695 households and the population density of 185 persons per km2.
Sakai
Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sakai is a city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2026, the city had an estimated population of 87,744 in 34,042 households and a population density of 418 persons per km2. The total area of the city was 209.67 square kilometres.
Fukui Prefectural Museum of Cultural History
- Type: Museum
- Description: prefectural museum in Fukui, Japan
- Categories: history museum, prefectural museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Fukui, Fukui, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
36.08305° or 36° 4′ 59″ northLongitude
136.22221° or 136° 13′ 20″ eastOpen location code
8Q8R36MC+6VOpenStreetMap ID
node 1420949546OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q11591483
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In Other Languages
From French to Thai—“Fukui Prefectural Museum of Cultural History” goes by many names.
- French: “Musée préfectoral de l’histoire culturelle de Fukui”
- Fulah: “Fukui Prefectural Museum of Cultural History”
- Italian: “Fukui Kenritsu Rekishi Hakubutsukan”
- Italian: “Fukui Prefectural Museum of Cultural History”
- Italian: “Museo prefetturale di storia culturale di Fukui”
- Japanese: “福井県立博物館”
- Japanese: “福井県立歴史博物館”
- Thai: “พิพิธภัณฑ์ประวัติศาสตร์วัฒนธรรมประจำจังหวัดฟูกูอิ”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 青空 and 福井警察署幾久交番.
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