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Fukui

Zen heritage, dinosaur discoveries and rugged cliffs

Travel to Eiheiji for a major Zen Buddhist temple, to the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum for natural history, or to Tojinbo for dramatic cliffs on the Sea of Japan. These sights lie in different areas, so check onward transport and museum visiting arrangements when building an itinerary.

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