Echizen (越前国 Echizen no kuni?) was an old province of Japan, which is today the northern part of Fukui prefecture. Before the modern prefecture system was established the land of Japan was divided into tens of kuni (国 countries) usually known in For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū
Echizen is famous for Washi (traditionally-produced paper). is a type of Paper made in Japan. Washi is commonly made using fibers from the bark of the Gampi tree the Mitsumata shrub ( Edgeworthia papyrifera A text dated AD 774 mentions the washi made in this area. Events By Place Europe Charlemagne conquers the kingdom of the Lombards, and takes title King of the Lombards Echizen-produced Washi is still the most commonly sold traditional paper in Japan today. Echizen is also well known for its ceramics. Ceramics and ceramic art in the art world means artwork made out of clay bodies and fired to form a ceramic. It is one of the so called six old kiln sites of Japan (the others being Shigaraki, Bizen, Seto, Tamba, and Tokoname) and as such it is highly revered in the Japanese and international ceramics community. Kilns are thermally insulated chambers or Ovens in which controlled temperature regimes are produced For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. was a town located in Kōka District, Shiga, Japan. It is an ancient centre for pottery making Bizen was also an old province of Japan is a city located in Okayama, Japan. is a city located in Aichi, Japan. It is located about 35 minutes from Nagoya by way of the Meitetsu Seto Line. is a city located in Aichi, Japan. As of 2006, the city has an estimated Population of 52301 and the density of 1023
The ancient capital is believed to have been near Takefu, but by the Sengoku period the province was divided among many fiefs and in the Edo period the daimyo (Fukui Domain) maintained their seat at Fukui city. was a city located in Fukui, Japan. On October 1, 2005, Takefu merged with the town of Imadate to form the city of Echizen The, also referred to as the Tokugawa period (徳川時代 Tokugawa-jidai) is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868 The ( were powerful territorial lords who ruled most of Japan from their vast hereditary land holdings The was a Feudal domain in Echizen Province of Japan (present-day Fukui Prefecture) during the Edo period. is a city ( Special city) located in the Hokuriku region within the Chūbu region of Japan which is on Honshū Island.
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