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Dinosaurs run rampant in the plaza at the west exit of JR Fukui Station! This is a plaza in front of the station with moving monuments of "Fukuiraptor," "Fukuisaurus" and "Fukuititan" that used to live in Fukui Prefecture.

The Yokokan Garden was formerly the villa of the Matsudaira clan, one of the lords of the Fukui Domain. It was used as a guesthouse during the Meiji era, but was destroyed during a war. However, as part of the Gosensui Plan, the garden was designated as a National Site of Scenic Beauty during the Edo Period and has since been restored. It is a tasteful garden with ponds, trees, rock arrangements, and out-buildings in the Sukiya architectural style. You can enjoy all four seasons here. This garden has been recognized both domestically and internationally and was ranked third among Japanese gardens in an American garden magazine for three consecutive years until 2010.

The famous Fukui Castle has been around for seventeen generations of the Echizen Matsudaira family. Hideyasu Yuki, the second son of Ieyasu Tokugawa, was the first feudal lord of Fukui and started building the castle in 1601 and finished it six years later. The vast castle, suitable for the powerful 680,000 koku clan that took over the Kaga Maeda clan, was encircled by four moats, protecting a five-storied castle keep that towered 37 meters, equivalent to a modern 12-story building. Today, only the castle stone walls and a portion of the moats are left. In addition, an old well called the "Fortune Well" was found beneath the castle tower. This well is said to be the origin of the name “Fukui City.”

Fukui City Central Park is located in the center of Fukui City, and is developed as a park at the location of the former West San-no-Maru and West Ni-no-Maru of the Fukui Castle ruins. The park has a visitor center and other facilities, as well as a large open lawn where citizen-organized events are regularly held.

The shrine is dedicated to the famous Shungaku Matsudaira who was a wise ruler at the end of the Edo period. He named the shrine Saekae no Yashiro (Shrine of Sakae) praying for the prosperity of Fukui.

At the Fukui City Griffis Memorial Hall, you can learn about the achievements of Griffis, a successful man during the early Meiji era, and the history of modern Fukui. The memorial hall itself is a charming Japanese and Western style building.

A shrine dedicated to warlord Katsuie Shibata and his wife Oichi. The blessings you receive from this shrine are bonds between husband and wife, siblings, family and other people in your life such as lovers.