is a
prefectural museum
A prefectural museum is a museum that specializes in collections local to a prefecture of Japan.
Prefectural museums emerged in postwar Japan, and since these institutions are of recent origin their collections tend not to contain older Japan ar ...
in
Fukui
is a Japanese name meaning "fortunate" or sometimes "one who is from the Fukui prefecture". It may refer to:
Places
* Fukui Domain, a part of the Japanese han system during the Edo period
* Fukui Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in ...
, Japan, dedicated to the history and culture of
Fukui Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Fukui Prefecture has a population of 778,943 (1 June 2017) and has a geographic area of 4,190 km2 (1,617 sq mi). Fukui Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the north, Gi ...
. The museum opened in 1984 and reopened after refurbishment in 2003.
See also
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Wakasa Province
was a province of Japan in the area that is today the southwestern portion of Fukui Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Wakasa''" in . Wakasa bordered on Echizen, Ōmi, Tanba, Tango, and Yamash ...
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Echizen Province
was a province of Japan in the area that is today the northern portion of Fukui Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan. Echizen bordered on Kaga, Wakasa, Hida, and Ōmi Provinces. It was part of Hokurikudō Circuit. Its abbreviated form ...
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List of Historic Sites of Japan (Fukui)
This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Prefecture of Fukui.
National Historic Sites
As of 1 September 2019, twenty-five Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one * Special Historic Site) ...
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Fukui Fine Arts Museum
References
External links
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Fukui Prefectural Museum of Cultural History
Museums in Fukui Prefecture
Fukui (city)
History museums in Japan
Prefectural museums
Museums established in 1984
1984 establishments in Japan
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