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Population68,482
GeoNames
Local name敦賀市
RegionFukui
Elevation12 m
39 ft
Time zoneAsia/Tokyo
Nearest airport福井空港 (FKJ)
56 km
Why visit Tsuruga
Townapedia lists 65 museums and landmarks, 29 parks and trails, 63 places to eat, 7 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Tsuruga Nursing University, Kami-Warabe Washi Paper Doll Museum, Tsuruga Railway Museum and 津内緑地.
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Things to do1
Tsuruga Nursing University
School · 2.8 km
Education organization in Tsuruga, Japan
Museums and landmarks65
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Parks, trails and playgrounds29
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Restaurants and cafes63
Sweets Atelier Vouvray
Restaurant · Sweets · 0.6 km
福井県敦賀市にある、フランスの田舎町にあるようなケーキ屋さん。 素材の味をいかした甘さ控えめのおしゃれでハイセンスなケーキや焼き菓子が、雑貨屋さんのような心地よいインテリアの店内に並びます。
10:00-19:00
あいろん侍
Restaurant · Seafood · 1.2 km
Mo-Fr 11:10-14:30,17:00-23:00; Sa-Su 11:00-14:30,17:00-23:00
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Where to stay7
Churches and places of worship17
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Shopping15
Gas and EV charging4
Schools, colleges and libraries12
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Healthcare5
Map of Tsuruga
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Getting there and nearby towns
福井空港 (FKJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 56 km away.
- Nagahama 35 km southeast, about 35 min by car
- Fukui-shi 48 km north, about 48 min by car
- Hikone 48 km south, about 48 min by car
- Ōgaki 60 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Gifu 68 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Kusatsu 71 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Ōtsu 75 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Kyoto 76 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Ichinomiya 77 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Kakamigahara 77 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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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
Photo credits
- Shono River and red bridge with summer clouds, Tsuruga, August 2017, NevinThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shono River reflecting trees, Tsuruga, June 2017, NevinThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shono River bank with town and port in the distance, Tsuruga, August 2017, NevinThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Riverside path and red bridge on the Shono River, Tsuruga, August 2017, NevinThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street of old wooden houses with pine tree, Matsushima, Tsuruga, June 2017, NevinThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shono River with bridge on an overcast day, Tsuruga, June 2017, NevinThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shono River with summer clouds and mountains, Tsuruga, August 2017, NevinThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tsuruga - panoramio, kcomiida, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Old wooden wall along a street with mountains, Tsuruga, June 2017, NevinThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Canal beside old buildings, Tsuruga, August 2017, NevinThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Matsushima Bridge over the Shono River, Tsuruga, August 2017, NevinThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Matsushima Bridge over the Shono River with sunlit clouds, Tsuruga, August 2017, NevinThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Old public bathhouse building, Matsushima, Tsuruga, June 2017, NevinThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mouth of the Shono River with lighthouse, Port of Tsuruga, August 2017, NevinThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Roadside flowers beside the Shono River, Tsuruga, June 2017, NevinThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shono River with mountains under cloud, Tsuruga, June 2017, NevinThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Small boats moored along a canal, Tsuruga, June 2017, NevinThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bay Bridge(Tsuruga) - panoramio, kcomiida, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Boats in a canal under blue sky, Tsuruga, August 2017, NevinThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Harbour with fishing boats and bridge, Tsuruga, June 2017, NevinThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Traditional wooden townhouse with lattice, Tsuruga, May 2016, NevinThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shopfront with lattice and lantern, Tsuruga, August 2017, NevinThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fishing harbour with boats, Tsuruga, May 2016, NevinThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fishing boats moored at Tsuruga fishing port, May 2016, NevinThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fishing boats with buoys at Tsuruga fishing port, May 2016, NevinThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Traditional street with Buddhist altar shop, Tsuruga, March 2015, NevinThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Matsuecho, Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture 914-0065, Japan - panoramio, kiwa dokokano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Pine branches trained over a bamboo frame, Tsuruga, July 2017, NevinThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- River with pine trees and town, Tsuruga, July 2017, NevinThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Old wooden townhouse street, Tsuruga, May 2016, NevinThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tsuruga Bay under low cloud, July 2017, NevinThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Seafood processing street at Tsuruga Fishing Port, June 2017, NevinThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tsuruga fishing harbour under cloud, June 2017, NevinThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pink plum blossoms, Tsuruga, March 2015, NevinThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Port with gantry crane reflected in water, Tsuruga, July 2017, NevinThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kehi-jingu nakatorii, Saigen Jiro, CC0
- Municipal Tsuruga hospital, 藤谷良秀, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tsuruga Municipal Museum ac (1), Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tsuruga red brick warehouse02s3200, 663highland, CC BY 2.5
- Tsuruga Railway Museum ac (2), Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kamiwarabe museum01s3872, 663highland, CC BY 2.5
- 金ヶ崎緑地 - panoramio, くろふね, CC BY 3.0
- Kanegasaki Shrine, visiter, Public domain
- Port of Humanity Tsuruga Museum 2022, 運動会プロテインパワー, CC BY-SA 4.0
- TsurugaMinatoEkiLump inner, Haya4, CC BY-SA 4.0
- TSURUGA Nursing University, 藤谷良秀, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Daisen4 Kiha58653 Kaibara 19860408, Olegushka, CC0
- Myokenji temple, Tsuruga 2020, 運動会プロテインパワー, CC BY-SA 4.0
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