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1．Wakasa, Fukui
Wakasa (若狭町, Wakasa-chō) is a town located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2018, the city had an estimated population of 14,577 and the population density of 82 persons per km². The total area of the town was 178.49 square kilometres (68.92 sq mi).
population：13,392人 area：178.49km2
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Wakasa, Fukui in Museum

1．Fukui Prefectural Varve Museum  ・122-121-1 Torihama, Wakasa, Mikatakaminaka, Fukui Prefecture
Fukui Prefectural Varve Museum is a geological and archeological museum located in Wakasa, Mikatakaminaka District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It features varve ranging from 70,000 years ago to the present, as found at the bottom of Lake Suigetsu. The special chairman is Kazuma Yamane.[1][2]
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2．Wakasa Mikata Jomon Museum  ・122-121-1 Torihama, Wakasa, Mikatakaminaka, Fukui Prefecture
Wakasa Mikata Jomon Museum (若狭三方縄文博物館) is an archeological museum located in the town of Wakasa, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It is dedicated to the exhibition of Torihama shell mound as well as varve (annual layer pattern), oldest of which dating back to 70,000 years ago, discovered in the bottom of Lake Suigetsu, one of the Five Lakes of Mikata. The founding chairman is Takeshi Umehara.
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Wakasa, Fukui in station

3．Ōtoba Station (Fukui)  ・27-13 Ōtoba, Wakasa-cho, Mikatakaminaka-gun, Fukui-ken 919-1504Japan
Ōtoba Station (大鳥羽駅, Ōtoba-eki) is a railway station in the town of Wakasa, Mikatakaminaka District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
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4．Kaminaka Station  ・36-1 Inokuchi, Wakasa-cho, Mikatakaminaka-gun, Fukui-ken 919-1542Japan
Kaminaka Station (上中駅, Kaminaka-eki) is a railway station on the Obama Line in the town of Wakasa, Mikatakaminaka District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
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5．Kiyama Station (Fukui)  ・135-6 Kiyama, Wakasa-cho, Mikatakaminaka-gun, Fukui-ken 919-1301Japan
Kiyama Station (気山駅, Kiyama-eki) is a railway station in the town of Wakasa, Mikatakaminaka District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
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6．Tomura Station  ・37-17 Izaki, Wakasa-sho, Mikatakaminaka-gun, Fukui-ken 919-1316Japan
Tomura Station (十村駅, Tomura-eki) is a railway station in the town of Wakasa, Mikatakaminaka District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
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7．Fujii Station  ・41-12 Fujii, Wakasa, Mikatakaminaka-gun, Fukui-ken 919-1311Japan
Fujii Station (藤井駅, Fujii-eki) is a railway station in the town of Wakasa, Mikatakaminaka District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
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8．Mikata Station  ・43-5 Mikata, Wakasa-cho, Mikatakaminaka-gun, Fukui-ken 919-1303Japan
Mikata Station (三方駅, Mikata-eki) is a railway station in the town of Wakasa, Mikatakaminaka District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
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9．Wakasa-Arita Station  ・15–16, Arida, Wakasa-cho, Mikatakaminaka-gun, Fukui-ken 919-1507Japan
Wakasa-Arita Station (若狭有田駅, Wakasa-Arita-eki) is a railway station in the town of Wakasa, Mikatakaminaka District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
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Wakasa, Fukui in coast

10．Mikata Five Lakes
Mikata Five Lakes (Japanese: 三方五湖, Hepburn: Mikata-goko), also called the Five Lakes of Mikata, are a series of brackish and freshwater lakes located in Mihama and Wakasa, Fukui, Japan, which are close to the coast of Wakasa Bay. They consist of Lakes Mikata (三方湖), Suigetsu (水月湖), Suga (菅湖), Kugushi (久々子湖) and Hiruga (日向湖). These five lakes are all located in Wakasa Wan Quasi-National Park. In 2005 the lakes were designated as a Ramsar site. The Lake Suigetsu is famous for its varves, which were adopted as a global standard for dating geological and historical relics in 2012.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
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