Fukui Station's Dinosaur Plaza was completed along with the commercial building at the station's West Exit. Reproducing not just dinosaurs' size but also their movements, these big dinos are definitely worth a look!

The largest of the group is Fukuititan, which was discovered in Katsuyama in 2007. With an overall length of 10 meters (32.8 ft), this giant model slowly raises and lowers its neck in front of Fukui Station, forming an imposing monument to the prefecture.

To the left above you can see a Fukuiraptor, a carnivorous dinosaur with a total length of 4.2 meters (13.8 ft). To the right is a Fukuisaurus, a dinosaur though to have a similar build to an Iguanodon with an overall length of 4.7 meters (15.4 ft). The two are placed in a combative stance, moving as if roaring at one another.

You can also find a set of dinosaur footprints reproduced at Dinosaur Plaza. The life-sized reproduction gives you a sense of the immensity of an actual dinosaur. You'll often spot kids shocked to see the size difference when they line up their feet with the dinosaur prints!

In case you'd like any more information, you'll find a helpful plaque on-site explaining just why Fukui is called the "Dinosaur Kingdom."

There's also a bench where you can take a photo with Rapto, one of the mascots from Fukui Prefecture's official dinosaur brand, Juratic. If you're lucky, you can sometimes meet a more mobile version of Rapto at events in town.

The walls of Fukui Station are embellished with 3-D dinosaur trick-art illustrations, which seem to burst right out of the walls!

If you want a sense of what it's all like, be sure to take a look at these terrible lizards in action above!