'Ikeda' (æ± ç”°ç”º; -chou) is a
town located in
Imadate District,
Fukui,
Japan.
As of
2003, the town had an estimated
population of 3,597 and a
density of 18.47 persons per
km². The total area is 194.72 km². Ikeda consists mostly of narrow agricultural plains and small villages between steep, 1000-1500 m mountains in a main north-south valley and several branch valleys. The setting of the town, the old shrine in the town center, and a beautiful waterfall on the lower road to
Ono are all locally famous for their beauty, and occasionally attract tour buses from as far away as Osaka. It receives heavy snowfall in the winter, and access to neighboring towns, over mountain passes except to the north, can be difficult. The mountain roads leading east to
Ono and south from Ikeda to
Imajo and the especially dramatic road to
Kinomoto in neighboring
Shiga Prefecture are officially closed from November to May.
External link
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Official website in Japanese