Former Hokuriku Line tunnel group

Railway ruins spanning Tsuruga City and Minamiechizen Town Nationally registered tangible cultural property In 1892, the Tsuruga-Fukui section of the former Hokuriku Line opened. Thirteen tunnels were dug between Tsuruga and Imajo, where the most difficult pass is, and 11 of them still remain today. There are many civil engineering structures of the time, such as embankments, bridges, and culverts, including the Trap Mountain Valley Culvert, the longest culvert on the former Hokuriku Line, and the Yamanaka Rock Shed, which is Japan's first prestressed concrete rockfall lining. The remains of 13 civil engineering structures have been designated as nationally registered tangible cultural properties (buildings). The former Hokuriku Line site is currently used as a community road, and can be accessed by car or on foot.