Dinosaurs in front of Fukui Station! Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture

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Dinosaurs in front of Fukui Station!
Fukui Prefecture is famous as the dinosaur capital of Japan. Many people may know that many dinosaur fossils have been excavated in Fukui Prefecture. When you get off the train at Fukui Station, you will find a plaza that is truly worthy of being called the dinosaur capital of the world!


Wall surface seen from the shade of a tree...
Its name is "Dinosaur Plaza"!

It is located in the area just outside the west exit of Fukui Station.
Life-size monuments of Fukui Titan, Fukuisaurus, and Fukuiraptor, named after Fukui, have been installed!
Fukui Titan
Fukuisaurus and Fukuiraptor
Particularly powerful is "Fuquititan."
In addition to being 10 meters long and 6 meters high, its front legs are placed on a rocky platform so that its head is naturally elevated, making it impossible to fit in a photograph!
And the Fukui Titans move and make noises every 30 minutes between 9:00 and 21:00, so be sure to check them out👍
Also, on the wall of the Fukui Station Building, there are 45 meter wide and 10 meter long illustrations of dinosaurs and pterosaurs fossilized in Fukui Prefecture and "trick art" that looks as if it could pop out at any moment! You can also take a picture with them!

Recently, the heavy snowfall in front of Fukui Station has been the topic of conversation, "The ice age has arrived! Fukui Station has recently become a hot topic of conversation due to the heavy snowfall in front of the station.
How about coming in contact with dinosaurs at the gateway to Fukui, the land of dinosaurs?
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