A local museum where visitors can learn about the history of Mikuni, famous old port town. Featuring a bronze bell-shaped vessel of the Yayoi period (6th B.C.-3th A.D.), as well as one of the giant warrior dolls used in the Mikuni Festival. Its exterior is a reconstruction of the Ryusho Elementary School designed by Escher, a Dutch civil engineer, in 1876.

• Approx. 31min. by Keifuku bus from JR Awara-onsen Sta. bus stop to Mikuni Kankou Hotel mae bus stop, 10 min. walk
• +81-776-82-5666
• 4-2-1 Midorigaoka, Mikuni-cho, Sakai City, Fukui
• 9:00-17:00 (last admission 16:30)
• Wed. (open if Wednesday is a holiday), Dec.29-Jan.3
• 300 yen
• Website