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Fukui Prefecture

Zen Buddhism, Castles & Dinosaurs

Donny Kimball
14 min readApr 1, 2020

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Clouds envelop the steep cliffs and hills of Fukui Prefecture

Welcome back to yet another installment of my in-depth area guides for Japan’s hidden gems. In today’s article, we’ll be taking a look at Fukui Prefecture. Lovingly referred to as “Dinosaur Country” by members of the expat community (more on that later), this rural region rarely pops up on the radars of…

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Donny Kimball

I'm a travel writer and freelance digital marketer who blogs about the sides of Japan that you can't find in the mainstream media. https://donnykimball.com/