Maruoka, Japan
丸岡町
Maruoka is a town of 33,563 people in Fukui, Japan, founded in April 1, 1889.
Why visit Maruoka
Townapedia lists 97 museums and landmarks, 15 parks and trails, 133 places to eat, 8 places to stay and 8 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Fukui Prefectural University, Fukui University of Technology, Maruoka Castle and Brief Messages from the Heart Museum.
Weather in Maruoka
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About Maruoka
Maruoka (丸岡町, Maruoka-chō) was a town located in Sakai District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
From the Wikipedia article Maruoka, Fukui (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do8
Fukui Prefectural University
School · 4.9 km
Higher education institution in Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Fukui University of Technology
School · 11.5 km
Higher education institution in Fukui Prefecture, Japan
University of Fukui
School · 10.0 km
Higher education institution in Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Museums and landmarks97
Brief Messages from the Heart Museum
Museum
Museum in Sakai, Fukui prefecture, Japan
Fukui Prefectural Museum of Cultural History
Museum · 8.9 km
Prefectural museum in Fukui, Japan
85 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds15
3 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes133
121 more on the map.
Where to stay8
Churches and places of worship187
Shopping29
Gas and EV charging19
Schools, colleges and libraries37
Healthcare27
Map of Maruoka
250 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
福井空港 (FKJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 4 km away.
- Fukui-shi 11 km southwest, about 11 min by car
- Mikuni 13 km northwest, about 13 min by car
- Sabae 24 km south, about 24 min by car
- Ono 27 km southeast, about 27 min by car
- Takefu 29 km south, about 29 min by car
- Komatsu 32 km northeast, about 32 min by car
- Matsutō 48 km northeast, about 48 min by car
- Kanazawa 59 km northeast, about 59 min by car
- Tsubata 71 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Nagahama 86 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Maruoka Castle 丸岡城6 - panoramio, baggio4ever, CC BY 3.0
- Maruoka Castle 丸岡城4 - panoramio, baggio4ever, CC BY 3.0
- Maruoka Castle 丸岡城5 - panoramio, baggio4ever, CC BY 3.0
- Maruoka Castle 丸岡城3 - panoramio, baggio4ever, CC BY 3.0
- Maruoka Castle 丸岡城2 - panoramio, baggio4ever, CC BY 3.0
- Maruoka Castle 丸岡城1 - panoramio, baggio4ever, CC BY 3.0
- Maruoka bus terminal Nigiwai Kouryu center, 藤谷良秀(Fujitani Yoshihide), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maruoka bus Stop1, 藤谷良秀(Fujitani Yoshihide), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maruoka bus terminal 2020, 藤谷良秀(Fujitani Yoshihide), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maruoka bus Stop2, 藤谷良秀(Fujitani Yoshihide), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maruoka PostOffice 2018, 藤谷良秀(Yoshihide Fujitani), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maruoka Sports Land, Soccer Stadium, Yasuhiro Kojima, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Genky, Maruoka, Fukui, Yasuhiro Kojima, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maruoka Station 20240430 01, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- Keifuku Bus at Maruoka Station, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- Maruoka Station 20240430 03, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- Maruoka Station 20240430 02, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- Maruoka Station 20240430 04, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- Fukui Prefectural University, 藤谷良秀, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fukui university, Bakkai at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Japanese best is short 201512, 藤谷良秀, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fukui Fine Arts Museum, 藤谷良秀, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fukui prefectural museum of cultural history, 藤谷良秀, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maruoka Castle 20100529-01, baku13, CC BY-SA 2.1 jp
- Gonkyoji temple, 藤谷良秀, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jyoinji temple, 藤谷良秀, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Angelland-Fukui, 京福バス, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maruoka High School, 藤谷良秀, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Shonenji Temple at SakaiCity, 藤谷良秀, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Harue hospital, 藤谷良秀, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Yasukawa-hospital, 藤谷良秀(Yoshihide Fujitani), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tsukushino hospital, 藤谷良秀, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kunigami Shrine, Maruoka, Yasuhiro Kojima, CC BY-SA 4.0
- FUTTOWER, TN93 at Japanese Wikipedia, Public domain
- Maruoka Castle Keep Tower, Maruoka-cho Sakai 2013, Tomio344456, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 丸岡城 - panoramio (1), shikabane taro, CC BY 3.0
- Ryutakuji, Awara, Fukui, Yasuhiro Kojima, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Byakudoji Temple(Main hall) in Sakai City, 藤谷良秀(Fujitani Yoshihide), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shonenji Temple at SakaiCity 2020, 藤谷良秀(Fujitani Yoshihide), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Byakudoji Temple in Sakai City, 藤谷良秀(Fujitani Yoshihide), CC BY-SA 4.0
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