Port of Humanity Tsuruga Museum
In Japanese: 人道の港 敦賀ムゼウム
Tells how Polish orphans in the 1920s and Jewish refugees with 'visas for life' in 1940 landed at Tsuruga port.
Nearby
- Kanegasaki Castle Ruins & Kanegasaki-gu Shrine ≈ 10 min by car
- Kehi no Matsubara Pine Grove ≈ 15 min by car
- Kehi Jingu Shrine ≈ 15 min by car
- Mizushima Island ≈ 25 min by car
- Mikata Five Lakes & Rainbow Line Summit Park ≈ 45 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Getting there
- Bus from JR Tsuruga Sta. west exit to 'Kanegasaki Ryokuchi', 3 min walk; 40 min on foot
- Fee
- 500 yen (elementary and under 300 yen)
- Good to know
- 9:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30); closed Wednesdays
- Time needed
- 1 h
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-12. Report outdated info