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Wakasa Mikata Jomon Museum
Wakasa Mikata Jomon Museum　Photo: Yasunorihayashi　CC BY-SA 4.0　Wikimedia Commons

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Wakasa, Fukui Prefecture · Museum

Wakasa Mikata Jomon Museum

Wakasa Mikata Jomon Museum (若狭三方縄文博物館) is an archeological museum located in the town of Wakasa, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It is dedicated to the exhibition of Torihama shell mound as well as varve (annual layer pattern), oldest of which dating back to 70,000 years ago, discovered in the bottom of Lake Suigetsu, one of the Five Lakes of Mikata.

From the Wikipedia article “Wakasa Mikata Jomon Museum” (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Location

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Basic facts

LocationWakasa, Fukui Prefecture
Nearest stationMikata Station, 1.2 km (straight line)
TypeMuseum
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FAQ

What is the nearest station to Wakasa Mikata Jomon Museum?
Mikata Station. It is 1.2 km away in a straight line; the walking route is longer.

Nearby

Fukui Prefectural Varve Museum
Fukui Prefectural Varve Museum
0.1 km away · Wakasa
Mikata Five Lakes
Mikata Five Lakes
1.8 km away · Wakasa
Nishizuka Kofun
Nishizuka Kofun
10.2 km away · Wakasa
Jōnozuka Kofun
Jōnozuka Kofun
10.3 km away · Wakasa
Nakatsuka Kofun
Nakatsuka Kofun
10.3 km away · Wakasa
Tsunekami no Sotetsu
Tsunekami no Sotetsu
11.1 km away · Wakasa

Photos (Wikimedia Commons)　Fukui Prefectural Varve Museum: Yasunorihayashi (CC BY-SA 4.0), Mikata Five Lakes: Shift (CC BY-SA 3.0), Nishizuka Kofun: 藤谷良秀 (CC BY-SA 4.0), Jōnozuka Kofun: Saigen Jiro (CC0), Nakatsuka Kofun: Saigen Jiro (CC0), Tsunekami no Sotetsu: MAKIKO OMOKAWA (CC BY-SA 3.0)