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is a prefecture
Prefectures of Japan

The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national jurisdictions: one "metropolis" , Tokyo; one "Circuit #Japan" , Hokkaido; two urban prefectures , Osaka Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture; and 43 other prefectures ....
 of Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 located in the Chubu region
Chubu region

The is the central region of Honshu, Japan's main island. Chubu has a population estimate of 21,886,324 as of 2008.Chubu, which means "central region", encompasses nine prefectures: Aichi Prefecture, Fukui Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, Ishikawa Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture, Niigata Prefecture, Shizuoka Prefecture, Toyama Prefecture, Yamanashi...
 on Honshu
Honshu

or Honshu is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait....
 island
Island

An island or isle is any piece of land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls are called islets....
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is a prefecture
Prefectures of Japan

The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national jurisdictions: one "metropolis" , Tokyo; one "Circuit #Japan" , Hokkaido; two urban prefectures , Osaka Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture; and 43 other prefectures ....
 of Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 located in the Chubu region
Chubu region

The is the central region of Honshu, Japan's main island. Chubu has a population estimate of 21,886,324 as of 2008.Chubu, which means "central region", encompasses nine prefectures: Aichi Prefecture, Fukui Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, Ishikawa Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture, Niigata Prefecture, Shizuoka Prefecture, Toyama Prefecture, Yamanashi...
 on Honshu
Honshu

or Honshu is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait....
 island
Island

An island or isle is any piece of land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls are called islets....
. The capital is the city of Fukui
Fukui, Fukui

is a cities of Japan located in the Hokuriku region within the Chubu region of Japan, which is on Honshu island. It is the largest city and capital of Fukui Prefecture....
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History

Fukui originally consisted of the old provinces of Wakasa
Wakasa Province

was an old provinces of Japan in the area that is today southern Fukui prefecture. It is also known as Reinan .The province's ancient capital was at Obama, Fukui, which continued to be the main castle town through the Edo period....
 and Echizen
Echizen Province

was an Old provinces of Japan of Japan, which is today the northern part of Fukui prefecture.Echizen is famous for washi . A text dated AD 774 mentions the washi made in this area....
, before the prefecture was formed in 1871.

During the Edo period
Edo period

The , or , is a division of History of Japan running from 1603 to 1868. The period marks the governance of the Edo or Tokugawa shogunate, which was officially established in 1603 by the first Edo shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu....
, the daimyo
Daimyo

The were powerful territorial lords who ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. The term derives from a shortening of the title , which literally means "great named land" and originally simply referred to the owner of a large estate....
 of the region was surnamed Matsudaira, and was a descendant of Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Ieyasu

Japanese name|Tokugawa}} was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara  in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868....
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Geography

The province faces the Sea of Japan
Sea of Japan

The Sea of Japan is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, bordered by Japan, South Korea, North Korea and Russia. It is referred to in North Korea as the Korea East Sea and in South Korea as the East Sea....
, and has a western part (formerly Wakasa) which is a narrow plain between the mountains and the sea, and a larger eastern part (formerly Echizen) with wider plains including the capital and most of the population. The mountain side of the eastern part has much snow in winter.

Cities

Nine cities are located in Fukui Prefecture:

  • Awara
    Awara, Fukui

    is a cities of Japan located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.As of October 1, 2005, the city has an estimated population of 31,080 and the population density of 265.66 persons per km?....
  • Echizen
    Echizen, Fukui

    is a cities of Japan located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.As of August 1, 2008, the city has an estimated population of 86,562 and the density of 375 persons per km?....
  • Fukui
    Fukui, Fukui

    is a cities of Japan located in the Hokuriku region within the Chubu region of Japan, which is on Honshu island. It is the largest city and capital of Fukui Prefecture....
     (capital)
  • Katsuyama
    Katsuyama, Fukui

    is a cities of Japan located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.As of October 1 2005, the city has an estimated population of 26,961 and the population density of 106.28 persons per km?....
  • Obama
    Obama, Fukui

    is a cities of Japan located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan....
  • Ono
    Ono, Fukui

    is a cities of Japan located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.As of October 1 2005, the city has an estimated population of 37,844 and the population density of 43.38 persons per km?....
  • Sabae
    Sabae, Fukui

    is a cities of Japan located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.As of October 1 2005, the city has an estimated population of 66,830 and the population density of 788.56 persons per km?....
  • Sakai
    Sakai, Fukui

    is a cities of Japan located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It lies to the north of Fukui, Fukui City. It was founded on March 20, 2006, by the Merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan of the towns of Harue, Fukui, Maruoka, Fukui, Mikuni, Fukui, and Sakai, Fukui of the former Sakai District, Fukui, which was dissolved in this merger....
  • Tsuruga
    Tsuruga, Fukui

    is a cities of Japan located in southern Fukui Prefecture, Japan....


Towns and villages


Towns and villages in each district
Districts of Japan

The was most recently used as an administrative unit in Japan between 1878 and 1921 and is roughly equivalent to the county of the United States, ranking at the level below prefecture and above Cities of Japan, Towns of Japan or Villages of Japan....
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  • Imadate District
    Imadate District, Fukui

    Imadate is a districts of Japan located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.As of October 1 2005, the district has an estimated population of 3,405 and a population density of 17.49 persons per square kilometer....
Ikeda
Ikeda, Fukui

is a towns of Japan located in Imadate District, Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,597 and a population density of 18.47 persons per km?....
  • Mikata District
    Mikata District, Fukui

    Mikata is a districts of Japan located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.As of October 1 2005, the district has an estimated population of 11,023 and a population density of 72.37 persons per square kilometer....
Mihama
Mihama, Fukui

is a towns of Japan located in Mikata District, Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 11,148 and a population density of 73.19 persons per square kilometer....
  • Mikatakaminaka District
    Mikatakaminaka District, Fukui

    Mikatakaminaka is a districts of Japan located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The district was formed on March 31 2005 at the same time as the merger of Mikata, Fukui and Kaminaka, Fukui forming the town of Wakasa, Fukui....
Wakasa
Wakasa, Fukui

is a town located in Mikatakaminaka District, Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.Wakasa was formed on March 31 2005 by the merger of the a former town in Mikata District, Fukui , and a former town in Onyu District, Fukui ....
  • Nanjo District
    Nanjo District, Fukui

    is a districts of Japan located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.As of October 1 2005, the district has an estimated population of 12,273 and a population density of 35.69 persons per square kilometer....
Minamiechizen
Minamiechizen, Fukui

is a towns of Japan located in Nanjo District, Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.Minamiechizen was formed on January 1, 2005 by the merger of the two former towns and one former village in Nanjo district: Imajo, Fukui, Kono, Fukui, and Nanjo, Fukui....
  • Nyu District
    Nyu District, Fukui

    is a districts of Japan located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.As of 2005, the district has an estimated population of 23,995 and a population density of 157 persons per square kilometer....
Echizen
Echizen, Fukui (town)

is a towns of Japan located in Nyu District, Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.On February 1, 2005 the nearby towns Asahi, Fukui and Ota, Fukui and the neighboring village Miyazaki, Fukui merged with Echizen....
  • Oi District
    Oi District, Fukui

    is a districts of Japan located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 18,680 and a population density of 133.18 persons per square kilometer....
Oi
Oi, Fukui

is a towns of Japan located in Oi District, Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.As of 2005, the town has an estimated population of 9,216 and a population density of 43 persons per square kilometer....
Takahama
Takahama, Fukui

is a towns of Japan located in Oi District, Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 11,757 and a population density of 163.09 persons per square km....
  • Yoshida District
    Yoshida District, Fukui

    Yoshida is a districts of Japan located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.As of October 1 2005, the district has an estimated population of 20,766 and a population density of 220.12 persons per square kilometer....
Eiheiji
Eiheiji, Fukui

is a towns of Japan located in Yoshida District, Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 6,520 and a population density of 129.37 persons per km?....


Mergers


Economy

  • Sabae city
    Sabae, Fukui

    is a cities of Japan located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.As of October 1 2005, the city has an estimated population of 66,830 and the population density of 788.56 persons per km?....
     is famous for glasses
    Glasses

    Glasses or specs, more formally known as eyeglasses or spectacles, are frames bearing lens worn in front of the eyes, normally for Corrective lens, eye protection, or for UV Coating....
     industry.
  • Along the Wakasa Bay (Tsuruga city
    Tsuruga, Fukui

    is a cities of Japan located in southern Fukui Prefecture, Japan....
     etc.) is Nuclear Power Station zone which supplies Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto
    Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto

    is a metropolitan region encompassing the metropolitan areas of the cities of Osaka in Osaka prefecture, Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture, and Kyoto in Kyoto prefecture....
    .


Demographics


Culture

  • Fukui Prefecture is home to Maruoka-jo, the second oldest standing castle in Japan, after Inuyama Castle
    Inuyama Castle

    is located in the city of Inuyama, Aichi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The castle overlooks the Kiso River, which serves as the border between Aichi and Gifu Prefecture Prefectures of Japan....
    . It was built in 1576.
  • Eihei-ji
    Eihei-ji

    is one of two main temples of the Soto sect of Zen Buddhism. Its founder was Dogen. Eihei-ji is located about east of Fukui, Fukui in Fukui Prefecture, Japan....
     is a serene temple offering training and education to Buddhist monks. Founded by Dogen Zenji in 1244, Eiheiji is located on a plot of land of about 330,000 mē.
  • Many dinosaur fossils have been excavated in Fukui and they can been seen at the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum
    Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum

    The is a dinosaur museum located in the city of Katsuyama, Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. In addition to being the only dedicated dinosaur museum in all of Japan, it is one of the "World's Three Great Dinosaur Museums" along with the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology in Canada and the Zigong Dinosaur Museum in China....
    .
  • Residents of Fukui Prefecture have a distinctive accent, Fukui-ben.
  • Fukui has long been a center for papermaking in Japan (along with Kyoto). Its Echizen Papermaking Cooperative is a world-famous collection of papermakers making paper in the traditional Echizen style.


Tourism

  • Echizen Kaigan Coast
  • Eiheiji Temple
  • Tojinbo, a scenic piece of coastline, which is also a notorious spot for suicide.
  • Visitors to Fukui can enjoy eating echizen-kani
    Chionoecetes

    Chionoecetes is a genus of crabs that live in the cold waters of the northern Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans .Other names for crabs in this genus include "queen crab" and "spider crab" - they are known by different names in different areas of the world....
     crabs prepared by local residents. Male crabs are called zuwai and female ones are called seiko. Another traditional sea-side Fukui dish is genge, a small guppy-like fish, that when eaten raw as sashimi, gives the body a brief tingling sensation.
  • In Fukui City, a trademark dish of Fukui prefecture (sauce katsudon
    Katsudon

    A katsudon is a popular Japanese food, a bowl of rice topped with a tonkatsu, egg, and condiments. Variations include sauce katsudon , demi katsudon , shio katsudon , shoyu-dare katsudon , and miso katsudon ....
    ) was created at Yoroppaken, a restaurant that started making the simple, inexpensive dish during the Taisho Period. By the 1940s, sauce katsudon became known throughout Japan as one of Fukui's trademark dishes.
  • Awara
    Awara, Fukui

    is a cities of Japan located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.As of October 1, 2005, the city has an estimated population of 31,080 and the population density of 265.66 persons per km?....
     is a famous onsen
    Onsen

    An is a term for hot springs in the Japanese language, though the term is often used describe the bathing facilities and inns around the hot springs....
     in the north of the prefecture.


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