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Bhutan Museum reopens on October 25.
The Bhutan Museum has been closed since March 2020 in accordance with the government’s recommendation due to social problems caused by Covid-19. However, at the end of June, due to the circumstances of the museum itself, it moved from the central area of Fukui- City to Shikatani-Cho, Katsuyama-City, 23 km east.
The Bhutan Museum eventually rented a warehouse and a traditional storehouse of a vacant private house in the local area. After the interior work of the storehouse, we have been preparing for the reopening of the museum.
Now we are going to have a decent ceremony for the reopening the museum next Sunday.
Following is a summary of Bhutan Museum.
- Administrative Organization : Authorized Non-Profit Organization “Kofuku-no-Kuni”
- Office Address: 85－15 Shikadani-cho Hota, Katsuyama-shi, Fukui, 911-0884 Japan.
- Telephone: + 81 779 64 5278 FAX: + 81 779 64 5279
- Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Hours of Opening : 11:00 to 17:00
- Days of Closing: Monday, year end and new years holidays.
- Fee: Free
- Access :
- Get off at Hossaka Station on the Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line (two stations before the terminal Katsuyama Station), and walk 5 minutes from the station.
- By car, exit the Chubu Jukan Expressway Katsuyama Interchange and drive for a few minutes.
A map of the area is shown below. We are sorry this is written in Japanese.
The traditional building (Kura) that has become the exhibition hall of the Bhutan Museum
The building in the foreground is the main house (Omoya) of the original traditional house, in which a music coffee shop “Durku Cheche” run by Hakusan LT Co., Ltd. will open at the same time as the museum. The building adjacent to the left of the museum is the warehouse of the Bhutan Museum.
