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A 2-Days, 1-night Dinosaur Tour ! Go with kids who love dinosaurs! dinosaur-filled itinerary in Fukui, Katsuyama

A 2-Days, 1-night Dinosaur Tour ! Go with kids who love dinosaurs! dinosaur-filled itinerary in Fukui, Katsuyama

Fukui, Katsuyama is the perfect city for dinosaur-loving children! We will introduce a two- Tomari, one-night trip that includes a dinosaur museum, an excavation experience, and a tour of the moving dinosaur Mori .

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Katsuyama City is located in the northeastern part of Fukui Prefecture. The city is located on a river terrace formed along the course of the Kuzuryu River, and is a rural city rich in water and greenery, with commerce and industry based on the local textile industry since the Meiji period, and agriculture and forestry having been thriving since ancient times. Our company is a DMO (tourism region development organization) that works with local communities to develop tourist areas. Katsuyama City is a treasure trove of attractive tourist content, including the Dinosaur Museum and Heisenji Temple! We provide detailed services to customers visiting Katsuyama , such as guided tours that allow many people to experience Katsuyama , the Geo Terminal in the parking lot of the Dinosaur Museum, and the operation of the "Dinosaur Valley Katsuyama" Roadside Station , which opened in June 2020. We are also actively challenging ourselves to create new businesses centered around tourism, aiming to revitalize the town of Katsuyama.

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2- Tomari, 1-night itinerary

Transportation
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Fukui Station

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Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji: Approx. 55 minutes, get off at Katsuyama Station

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Katsuyama Station

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Direct bus: 10 minutes, 300 yen per adult

3
Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum

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5 min walk

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Katsuyama Dino Park

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10-minute walk

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Exciting Dinosaur Excavation Land

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5 min walk

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GeoTerminal

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●If you are staying at Hotel Harvest Ski Jam Katsuyama, please make a reservation for the guest shuttle bus (approximately 20 minutes)

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If you are staying at Katsuyama New Hotel, please use a taxi (approximately 15 minutes, 2,500 yen)

The hotel is also filled with dinosaurs! Stay at a dinosaur hotel

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Hotel Harvest Ski Jam Katsuyama

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Katsuyama New Hotel

Day 2! Excavation experience and play with dinosaur toys

Take a bus tour to the actual excavation site, the "Open-Air Dinosaur Museum"

This is an exploration tour where you will walk through the fossil site accompanied by a local guide. You can see the fossils and strata up close.

Duration: Approximately 120 minutes (reservation required)

[Official website] About the Open-Air Dinosaur Museum (reservations available)

Play on the playground equipment in the park

Travel memories! Dinosaur souvenirs and Fukui souvenirs

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Souvenir shop RAPTOR

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Approximately 10 minutes by direct bus

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Approximately 55 minutes from Echizen Railway Katsuyama Station to Fukui Station

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Fukui Station

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Katsuyama DMO

Fukui

Katsuyama City is located in the northeastern part of Fukui Prefecture. The city is located on a river terrace formed along the course of the Kuzuryu River, and is a rural city rich in water and greenery, with commerce and industry based on the local textile industry since the Meiji period, and agriculture and forestry having been thriving since ancient times. Our company is a DMO (tourism region development organization) that works with local communities to develop tourist areas. Katsuyama City is a treasure trove of attractive tourist content, including the Dinosaur Museum and Heisenji Temple! We provide detailed services to customers visiting Katsuyama , such as guided tours that allow many people to experience Katsuyama , the Geo Terminal in the parking lot of the Dinosaur Museum, and the operation of the "Dinosaur Valley Katsuyama" Roadside Station , which opened in June 2020. We are also actively challenging ourselves to create new businesses centered around tourism, aiming to revitalize the town of Katsuyama.

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