Fukui Prefecture - Definition and Overview

Fukui Prefecture (福井県 Fukui-ken)

Symbol of Fukui Prefecture
Capital	Fukui (city)
Region	Chubu
Island	Honshu
Governor	Issei Nishikawa
Area	4,188.76 km² (34th)
- % water	0.2%
Population (2000)
- Population	828,960 (43rd)
- Density	198 /km²
Districts	10
Municipalities	35
ISO 3166-2	JP-18
Web site	www.pref.fukui.jp/english/
Prefectural Symbols
- Flower	Narcissus (Narcissus tazetta)
- Tree	Pine tree (Pinus)
- Bird	Dusky thrush (Turdus naumanni)

Fukui Prefecture (福井県 Fukui-ken) is located in the Chubu region on Honshu 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 daimyo of the region was surnamed Matsudaira, and was a descendant of Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Geography

The province faces the Sea of Japan, and has a western part (former Wakasa) which is a narrow plain between the mountains and the sea, and a larger eastern part (former Echizen) with wider plains including the capital and most of the population.

Cities

• Fukui (capital)
• Katsuyama
• Obama
• Ono
• Sabae
• Takefu
• Tsuruga

Districts

• Asuwa
  • Miyama
• Imadate
  • Ikeda
  • Imadate
• Mikata
  • Mihama
  • Mikata
• Nanjo
  • Imajo
  • Kono
  • Nanjo
• Nyu
  • Asahi
  • Echizen
  • Koshino
  • Miyazaki
  • Ota
  • Shimizu
• Oi
  • Oi
  • Takahama
• Ono
  • Izumi
• Onyu
  • Kaminaka
  • Natasho
• Sakai
  • Harue
  • Maruoka
  • Mikuni
  • Sakai
• Yoshida
  • Eiheiji
  • Kamishihi
  • Matsuoka

Economy

Demographics

Culture

• Fukui Prefecture is home to Maruoka-jo, 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 sq.m.
• 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.

Tourism

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

External links

• Official Fukui Prefecture homepage (http://www.pref.fukui.jp/english/index.html)

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