In Fukui, as in most other cities in the countryside, people don't walk much, but mainly drive, since public transportation is not well developed and you have to drive to wherever you want to go. Well, I'm just making excuses because it's a bit embarrassing to say, but I'd never really walked on any of the shopping streets near JR Fukui Station though I've been here for four long years! Anyway, the other day I walked on some of them for the first time when I visited the 'Kitano-Sho Castle Ruins', which is about a five-to-ten-minute walk from JR Fukui Station. And surprisingly, a lot of the shops and restaurants here looked stylish and nice! I guess I had underestimated Fukui...I'll have to 'walk' these streets more often to learn about Fukui better!
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Strolling Fukui's Shopping Streets
Galleria Motomachi and Kitano-Sho Streets

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Wall painting of Bob Marley

Galleria Motomachi Shopping Street in Fukui

Kitano-Sho Shopping Street, from where you can enter the Galleria Motomachi Shopping Street. It looks a little bit like some streets in Tokyo's Meguro...No?!

Sign post directing to Shibata Shrine at the Kitano-Sho Castle Ruins

Poster flag of famous historical figures of Fukui: Hashimoto Sanai and Matsudaira Shungaku

Event space 'Galleria Pocket': Various events are held here

Painting of Mother Teresa...I'm curious who drew this!

Another poster flag of Fukui's historical figures: Nitta Yoshisada and Asakura Yoshikage

Retro movie billboard featuring a famous Japanese actress, Yoshinaga Sayuri. The movie she produced won the 'Special Jury Grand Prix' at Montreal World Film Festival this year (2014)

It appears this restaurant serves 'retro food', which was popular in the Showa Period in Japan (1926 - 1989)

One more poster flag of Fukui's famous historical figures, Oichi and Shibata Katsuie, a married couple who committed suicide inside the burning Kitano-Sho Castle near here
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Thanks Daniel! It was drawn by a local Fukui artist!

Anonymous
10 years ago
Cool picture of Bob Marley !
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