The Great Buddha of Echizen

 The Great Buddha of Echizen is located in Seidaiji Temple in Katsuyama City, Fukui Prefecture, and boasts a height of 17m, which is larger than the Great Buddha of Nara. There are 4 attendant Buddhas on the left and right sides of the Great Buddha of Echizen, and 1,281 Buddhas on the walls. There is also a five-storied pagoda with a height of 75m, nine dragon walls, and a Japanese garden.

The Echizen Daibutsu was built at the end of the Heian period and has been restored several times since then. When the Echizen Daibutsu was built, it was the largest Daibutsu in Japan. The Echizen Daibutsu is a popular sightseeing spot that attracts many tourists not only from Japan but also from overseas.

Around Echizen Daibutsu, there are restaurants where you can eat Echizen Oroshi Soba. Echizen Oroshi Soba is a cold soba dish topped with spicy grated radish, green onions, and dried bonito flakes, and is one of Fukui Prefecture's representative soul foods.

Fukui Prefecture also has local dishes such as red turnip and Echizen crab.

Echizen Daibutsu is about 15 minutes by bus from JR Katsuyama Station.

Here is a website where you can obtain detailed information about Omagari The Great Buddha of Echizen.

http://etizendaibutsu.com/

The Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum

 Fukui Prefecture is known as one of Japan's leading dinosaur fossil discovery sites. The centerpiece of this is the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum in Katsuyama City, Fukui Prefecture. This museum specializes in geology and paleontology, with a focus on dinosaurs, and boasts one of the largest collections in the world.

In the museum, there are 44 full-body skeletons of dinosaurs, fossils, dioramas, and a large number of restored models, which are fascinating for both adults and children. The highlights are the "Japan Dinosaur Zone," which collects dinosaur fossils and reconstructed models discovered in Japan, and the "Tyrannosaurus Zone," which exhibits the world's largest full-body skeleton and head reconstruction model of a Tyrannosaurus.

In addition, next to the museum, there is the "Outdoor Dinosaur Museum". Here, you can experience excavation centering on fossil footprints. Not only can you experience the feeling of actually digging out fossils, but you can also learn how to distinguish between fossils and how to excavate them from expert staff.

The Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum is a place that both dinosaur lovers and non-dinosaur lovers can enjoy. Would you like to immerse yourself in the world of dinosaurs?

Closed until the summer of 2023

Here is a website where you can obtain detailed information about Fukui Prefecture.

https://www.dinosaur.pref.fukui.jp/