Fukui Prefectural Museum Of Cultural History

Around the 1950s? The life of the people is recreated. As someone in my early 50's, it feels very nostalgic. Many things look familiar. My wife and I were excited and said, ``That's right!'' There are some electrical appliances that we still use in our home, and I was impressed with how durable we are. By the way, since it was the third Sunday of the month, I was able to see the permanent exhibition for free.

It was a weekday, so there weren't many visitors, so I was able to enjoy the view in peace and quiet. Since the parking lot is free, there are many people parking without permission, so there are more cars than visitors. Not only did we learn about the history of Fukui, but there were also many things that we had seen and used, especially during the Showa era, and the nostalgic atmosphere made us feel nostalgic.

Beautiful and well put together museum about the history of Fukui prefecture. The museum is split in twos, in laymen's terms it's basically prewar and postwar. Both areas are really interesting and exhibit many different items in all kinds of shapes and forms. But both areas are also very different from one another. While the prewar area is a traditional kind of museum set up (with all due respect), the postwar area is set up to immitate a bit of a typical street back in the day, just like it would've been back then. Complete with sound effects. Even as a foreigner, you will undoubtedly recognise things from there. The admission fee at the time of writing is ¥100, which I think is well and truly worth the visit. Parking is free, the place is entirely wheelchair accessible, and there's a cafe attached. One note of caution for those who cannot read Japanese: almost all titles and descriptions of the exhibits are in Japanese only (with furigana). It might be helpful to use Google Translate in photo mode, but I feel the museum could also work towards bilingual description plates, so that people from all over can understand what everything is.