Wakasa Mikata Jomon Museum

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Learn about the lifestyle and culture of Jomon-era people, through exhibits of unglazed earthenware, dugout canoes, and other items unearthed at the Torihama shell mound. There are also hands-on Jomon lifestyle lessons, like how to make an earthenware flute or a magatama bead, or how to start a fire. Visitors can also learn firsthand about living in a pit house, or try other Jomon-era experiences, at Jomon Roman Park.

Address

122-12-1 Torihama, Wakasa Town, Fukui Prefecture

Public Transit Access

By car: Approx. 7 min. from Wakasa-Mikata IC on the Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway.

By train: Approx. 20 min. walk from JR Mikata Sta., or 10 min. by bicycle (rentals available).

Hours

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (last admission at 4:30 p.m.)

Closed

Tuesdays (or the following weekday if Tuesday is a holiday) and new year holidays

Telephone Number

(0770) 45-2270