FUKUI, Japan -- Once a thriving international port, the Kanegasaki district of Tsuruga, a Japanese city in Fukui Prefecture on the Japan Sea coast, is being revitalized by the city government in a bid to increase visitor numbers.
The plan is to boost tourism by not only taking advantage of resources including historic port and railway sites, but also promoting the area as a "humanitarian port" by showcasing its past role as a haven taking in Polish orphans and Jewish refugees.
