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  Fukui: Prefectural Roads Criticized for Pitfalls of Partially Covered Gutters

  TSURUGA, Fukui — Seeing a ditch or hole right next to the road is something that can put many driver...

  May 27, 2023

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  Fukui: ‘Dinosaur Train’ to Start Running to Museum This Summer

  FUKUI — Echizen Railway Co., operating in Fukui Prefecture, will begin operating a "dinosaur train" ...

  April 15, 2023

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  Fukui: Bucket-like Mascots Promote Hot Spring Resort

  AWARA, Fukui — Mascot characters promoting the hot spring resort of Awara, Fukui Prefecture, are pro...

  March 25, 2023

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  Fukui: Giant Dinosaur Robots to Appear in Front of Station

  FUKUI — The Fukui prefectural government will install two life-size robot dinosaurs next year in fro...

  March 4, 2023

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  Fukui: Pyramid-shaped Daruma Dolls Popular among Test-Takers

  OBAMA, Fukui — Typical daruma dolls are made of papier-mache and are usually round. But one art cent...

  February 13, 2023

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  Fukui: Dinosaur statues dressed up as ‘Santa Claus’

  FUKUI — Three dinosaur statues in front of JR Fukui Station are wearing “Santa Claus” costumes throu...

  December 25, 2022

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  Fukui: Dinosaur museum takes visitors to prehistoric world

  KATSUYAMA, Fukui — What looks like a giant silver egg among deep-green trees is actually the domed b...

  October 8, 2022

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  Fukui: Eyeglasses-themed ryokan inn opens in ‘city of glasses’

  SABAE, Fukui —Sabae Megane House is one of the latest additions to the many lodging facilities that ...

  September 24, 2022

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  Fukui: Visitors pursue paleontology dreams

  ONO, Fukui — Children energetically clink their hammers against rocks at a mountain facility in Ono,...

  August 21, 2022

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  Fukui: Port city remembers arrival of Jewish refugees

  TSURUGA, Fukui — During World War II, Jewish refugees who escaped Nazi persecution were given a warm...

  April 9, 2022

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  Ancient Mackerel roads serve new purpose

  OBAMA, Fukui — Kyoto and Nara, the landlocked ancient capitals of Japan, once received seafood thank...

  September 12, 2021

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  Fukui: City of glasses aims to strengthen children’s vision

  SABAE, Fukui — When university students called out, “Don’t touch your eyes with dirty hands” and “Ea...

  March 13, 2021

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  Fukui: Immersive additions in the works at dinosaur museum

  FUKUI — Images of life-size dinosaurs will be projected on the walls of a new room at the Fukui Pref...

  November 6, 2020

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