Wakasa Mikata Jomon Museum
Wakasa Mikata Jomon Museum is an archeological museum located in the town of Wakasa, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It is dedicated to the exhibition of Torihama shell mound as well as varve, oldest of which dating back to 70,000 years ago, discovered in the bottom of Lake Suigetsu, one of the Five Lakes of Mikata.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Yasunorihayashi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Yasunorihayashi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mikatagoko parking area and Mikata Station.
Mikatagoko parking area
Rest area
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Mikatagoko parking area is a rest area, which is situated 520 metres northeast of Wakasa Mikata Jomon Museum.
Mikata Station
Railway stop
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Mikata Station is a railway station in the town of Wakasa, Mikatakaminaka District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company. Mikata Station is situated 1¼ km east of Wakasa Mikata Jomon Museum.
三方石観世音
Buddhist temple
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三方石観世音 is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 1½ km east of Wakasa Mikata Jomon Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mihama and Hayase.
Mihama
Town
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mihama is a town located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 May 2018, the city had an estimated population of 9,643 in 3175 households and the population density of 63 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 152.35 square kilometres. Mihama is situated 6 km northeast of Wakasa Mikata Jomon Museum.
Hayase
Quarter
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Hayase is a quarter, which is situated 7 km north of Wakasa Mikata Jomon Museum.
Wakasa Mikata Jomon Museum
- Type: Museum
- Description: archeological museum in Mikatakaminaka, Fukui Prefecture
- Categories: archaeological museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Wakasa, Mikatakaminaka, Fukui, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.5589° or 35° 33′ 32″ northLongitude
135.89644° or 135° 53′ 47″ eastOpen location code
8Q7QHV5W+HHOpenStreetMap ID
way 666237416OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q53997661
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Wakasa Mikata Jomon Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “若狹三方繩文博物館”
- German: “Dokidoki-kan”
- German: “Wakasa Mikata Jōmon Museum”
- Japanese: “DOKIDOKI館”
- Japanese: “若狭三方縄文博物館”
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Highlights include 福井県立年縞博物館 and 縄文ロマンパーク.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Wakasa Mikata Jomon Museum”. Photo: Yasunorihayashi, CC BY-SA 4.0.