is located in the
Chūbu region on
Honshū island,
Japan. The capital is the city of
Fukui.
History
Fukui originally consisted of the
old provinces of
Wakasa and
Echizen, before the prefecture was formed in
1871.
During the
Edo period, the
daimyō of the region was surnamed
Matsudaira, and was a descendant of
Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Geography
Map of Fukui Prefecture.
The province faces the
Sea of Japan, 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.
Cities
Nine cities are located in Fukui Prefecture:
★
Awara
★
Echizen
★
Fukui (capital)
★
Katsuyama
★
Obama
★
Ōno
★
Sabae
★
Sakai
★
Tsuruga
Towns and villages
Towns and villages in each
district:
Mergers
Main articles: Merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan
★ On
March 1,
2004, the towns of Awara and
Kanazu from
Sakai District merged, forming the new city of
Awara.
★ On
January 1,
2005, the municipalities of
Imajō,
Kōno, and
Nanjō from
Nanjō District merged, forming the new town of
Minamiechizen.
★ On
February 1, 2005, the municipalities of
Asahi,
Miyazaki, and
Ota from
Nyū District merged into the town of
Echizen.
★ On
March 31,
2005, the towns of
Kaminaka from
Onyū District and
Mikata from
Mikata District merged, forming the new town of
Wakasa in
Mikatakaminaka District.
★ On
October 1,
2005, the city of
Takefu and the town of
Imadate from
Imadate District merged, forming the new city of
Echizen.
★ On
November 7,
2005, the village of
Izumi from
Ōno District merged into the city of
Ōno.
Ōno District was dissolved with this merger.
★ On
February 1,
2006, the town of
Miyama from
Asuwa District and the municipalities of
Koshino and
Shimizu from
Nyū District merged into the city of
Fukui.
Asuwa District was dissolved with this merger.
★ On
February 13,
2006, the town of
Matsuoka and the village of
Kamishihi from
Yoshida District merged into the town of
Eiheiji.
★ On
March 3,
2006, the village of
Natasho from
Onyū District merged into the town of
Ōi from
Ōi District.
Onyū District was dissolved with this merger.
★ On
March 20,
2006, the towns of
Harue ,
Maruoka ,
Mikuni and Sakai from
Sakai District merged, forming the new city of
Sakai.
Sakai District was dissolved with this merger.
Economy
Demographics
Culture
★ Fukui Prefecture is home to
Maruoka-jō, the oldest castle still standing in Japan. It was built in 1572.
★
Eiheiji 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 m².
★ Many dinosaur fossils have been excavated in Fukui and they can been seen at the
Fukui Dinosaur Museum.
★ Residents of Fukui Prefecture have a distinctive accent,
Fukui-ben.
The Cliffs of Tojimbo
Tourism
★
Echizen Kaigan Coast
★
Eihei Temple
★
Tojimbo, a scenic piece of coastline.
★ Visitors to Fukui can enjoy eating ''echizen-gani'' 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.
Prefectural symbols
Miscellaneous topics
External links
★
Official Fukui Prefecture homepage
★
Snowboarders and Skiers from Fukui
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