Fukui Prefecture Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

Fukui prefecture (福井県 Fukui-ken) is located in the Chubu region on Honshu island, Japan. The capital is the city of Fukui.

Table of contents

1 History 2 Geography 2.1 Cities 2.2 Districts 3 Economy 4 Demographics 5 Culture 6 Tourism 7 Prefectural symbols 8 Miscellaneous topics 9 External links

History

During the Edo period, the daimyo of the region was surnamed Matsudaira, and was a descendant of Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Geography

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

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