Tsuruga Railway Museum

Tsuruga Railway Museum in Tsuruga City, Fukui Prefecture, is a triangle-roofed building with a nostalgic feel.

This building recreates Tsuruga Port Station, which once thrived as the departure and arrival station for the “Eurasia International Connecting Train,” an important link between Japan and Europe. Today, as a railway museum, it introduces the role Tsuruga has played as a key hub for rail and ports along the Sea of Japan.

Admission is free, and inside you’ll find parts from railway equipment that were actually used, such as tracks and signals. You can also learn about Tsuruga’s railway history in the video corner on the first floor.

Tsuruga has flourished since long ago as a gateway to the Asian continent, and in modern times it developed as a city of railways and ports, including being the first place on the Sea of Japan side where trains ran. You can catch a glimpse of that history here.

The building is illuminated at night, making it a great photo spot with a sense of history.