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| Capital | Fukui |
| Region | Chūbu |
| Island | Honshū |
| Governor | Issei Nishikawa |
| Area (rank) | 4,188. is a city ( Special city) located in the Hokuriku region within the Chūbu region of Japan which is on Honshū Island. The Regions of Japan are not official administrative units but have been traditionally used as the regional division of Japan in a number of contexts The four main Islands of Japan are Hokkaidō Honshū Kyūshū Shikoku or Honshu is the largest Island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government is the governor of Fukui Prefecture in Japan. He was elected first in 2003 Rank 99 km² (34th) |
| - % water | 0. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2% |
| Population (2005) | |
| - Population | 821,589 (43rd) |
| - Density | 198 /km² |
| Districts | 7 |
| Municipalities | 17 |
| ISO 3166-2 | JP-18 |
| Website | www.pref.fukui.jp/english/ |
| Prefectural Symbols | |
| - Flower | Narcissus (Narcissus tazetta) |
| - Tree | Pine tree (Pinus) |
| - Bird | Dusky thrush (Turdus naumanni) |
 Symbol of Fukui Prefecture |
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History
Fukui originally consisted of the old provinces of Wakasa and Echizen, before the prefecture was formed in 1871. Before the modern prefecture system was established the land of Japan was divided into tens of kuni (国 countries) usually known in was an old province of Japan in the area that is today southern Fukui prefecture. was an old province of Japan, which is today the northern part of Fukui prefecture.
During the Edo period, the daimyō of the region was surnamed Matsudaira, and was a descendant of Tokugawa Ieyasu. 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 Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Minamoto clan. was the founder and first Shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate
Geography
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. The Sea of Japan is a Marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, bordered by Japan, Korea, North Korea and Russia The mountain side of the eastern part has much snow in winter.
Cities
Nine cities are located in Fukui Prefecture:
Towns and villages
Towns and villages in each district:
Mergers
Economy
- Sabae city is famous for glasses industry. is a city located in Fukui, Japan.As of October 1, 2005, the city has an estimated Population of 31080 and the density is a city located in Fukui, Japan. As of August 1 2008 the city has an estimated population of 86562 and the density of 375 persons per km² is a city ( Special city) located in the Hokuriku region within the Chūbu region of Japan which is on Honshū Island. is a city located in Fukui, Japan. As of October 1 2005, the city has an estimated Population of 26961 and the density is a city located in Wakasa Area of Fukui Prefecture. Location Facing Wakasa Bay due north of Kyoto and Nara is a city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of October 1 2005, the city has an estimated Population of 37844 and the is a city located in Fukui, Japan. As of October 1 2005, the city has an estimated Population of 66830 and the density is a city located in Fukui, Japan. It lies to the north of Fukui City is a city located in southern Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Outline One of city of Wakasa Area, present southern Fukui Prececture 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 Imadate (今立郡 -gun is a district located in Fukui, Japan. is a town located in Imadate District, Fukui, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated Population of 3597 and a density Mikata (三方郡 -gun is a district located in Fukui, Japan. is a town located in Mikata District, Fukui, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated Population of 11148 and a density Mikatakaminaka (三方上中郡 -gun is a district located in Fukui, Japan. is a town located in Mikatakaminaka District, Fukui, Japan. Wakasa was formed on March 31 2005 by the merger of the a former town in is a district located in Fukui, Japan. As of October 1 2005, the district has an estimated Population of 12273 and a density is a town located in Nanjō District, Fukui, Japan. Minamiechizen was formed on January 1, 2005 by the merger of the two former is a district located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 2005, the district has an estimated Population of 23995 and a density is a town located in Nyū District, Fukui, Japan. On February 1, 2005 the nearby towns Asahi and Ota and is a district located in Fukui, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated Population of 18680 and a density of 133 is a town located in Ōi District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 2005, the town has an estimated Population of 9216 and a is a town located in Ōi District, Fukui, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated Population of 11757 and a density Yoshida (吉田郡 -gun is a district located in Fukui, Japan. is a town located in Yoshida District, Fukui, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated Population of 6520 and a density The following is a list of mergers that occurred in the 2000s in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. is a city located in Fukui, Japan. As of October 1 2005, the city has an estimated Population of 66830 and the density Glasses, also called eyeglasses or spectacles, are frames bearing lenses worn in front of the Eyes normally for vision correction,
- Along the Wakasa Bay (Tsuruga city etc. is a city located in southern Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Outline One of city of Wakasa Area, present southern Fukui Prececture ) is Nuclear Power Station zone which supplies Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto. Nuclear power is any Nuclear technology designed to extract usable Energy from atomic nuclei via controlled Nuclear reactions is a metropolitan region encompassing the metropolitan areas of the cities of Osaka in Osaka prefecture, Kobe in Hyōgo Prefecture, and Kyoto
Demographics
Culture
- Fukui Prefecture is home to Maruoka-jō, the oldest castle still standing in Japan. is the second oldest standing castle in Japan, after Inuyama Castle, located in Maruoka Fukui. It was built in 1572.
- Eihei-ji 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.
Tourism
- Echizen Kaigan Coast
- Eiheiji Temple
- Tōjinbō, a scenic piece of coastline. is a series of surreal eerie basaltic cliffs on the Sea of Japan in Japan.
- Visitors to Fukui can enjoy eating echizen-kani crabs prepared by local residents. Chionoecetes is a genus of Crabs that live in the cold waters of the northern Pacific and Atlantic Oceans nbsp 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) was created at Yoroppaken, a restaurant that started making the simple, inexpensive dish during the Taisho Period. A katsudon (カツ丼 is a popular Japanese food, a bowl of rice topped with a deep-fried pork cutlet, egg and condiments By the 1940s, sauce katsudon became known throughout Japan as one of Fukui's trademark dishes.
- Awara is a famous onsen in the north of the prefecture. is a city located in Fukui, Japan.As of October 1, 2005, the city has an estimated Population of 31080 and the density 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
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