Fukui Prefecture




Prefecture in Chūbu (Hokuriku), Japan























































































Fukui Prefecture


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福井県

Prefecture
Japanese transcription(s)
 • Japanese
 福井県
 • Rōmaji
 Fukui-ken




Flag of Fukui Prefecture
Flag
Official logo of Fukui Prefecture
Symbol
Location of Fukui Prefecture
Country Japan
Region
Chūbu (Hokuriku)
Island Honshū
Capital Fukui
Government

 • Governor
 Issei Nishikawa
Area

 • Total 4,188.99 km2 (1,617.38 sq mi)
Area rank 34th
Population
(June 1, 2017)

 • Total 778,943
 • Rank 43rd
 • Density 185.95/km2 (481.6/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code JP-18
Districts 7
Municipalities 17
Flower
Narcissus (Narcissus tazetta)
Tree
Pine tree (Pinus)
Bird
Dusky thrush (Turdus naumanni)
Website www.pref.fukui.jp/english/



Current map of Fukui Prefecture
     City      Town





Tōjinbō, Sakai, Fukui




Row of sakura, Asuwa River, Fukui, Fukui





Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins





Myōtsū-ji, Obama, Fukui





Maruoka Castle, Sakai, Fukui


Fukui Prefecture (福井県, Fukui-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island.[1] The capital is the city of Fukui.[2]




Contents






  • 1 Prehistory


  • 2 History


  • 3 Geography


    • 3.1 Cities


    • 3.2 Towns


    • 3.3 Mergers




  • 4 Economy


  • 5 Demographics


  • 6 Culture


  • 7 Friendship cities


  • 8 Education


    • 8.1 University




  • 9 Transportation


    • 9.1 Railroad


    • 9.2 Road


      • 9.2.1 Expressway and Toll Road


      • 9.2.2 National Highway




    • 9.3 Port




  • 10 Tourism


  • 11 Notes


  • 12 References


  • 13 External links





Prehistory


The Kitadani Dinosaur Quarry, on the Sugiyama River within the city limits of Katsuyama, has yielded animals such As Fukuiraptor, Fukuisaurus, Nipponosaurus, Koshisaurus,Fukuivenator,Fukuititan and Tambatitanis as well as an unnamed dromaeosaurid.



History


See also: Historic Sites of Fukui Prefecture

Fukui originally consisted of the old provinces of Wakasa and Echizen, before the prefecture was formed in 1871.[3]


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


During World War II, the city was heavily bombed and its palace, surrounded by a moat, was demolished. The Fukui Prefectural government buildings were built on the site.



Geography


Fukui 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 province lays within Japan's "Snow country".


As of 31 March 2008, 15% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks, namely the Hakusan National Park; Echizen-Kaga Kaigan and Wakasa Wan Quasi-National Parks; and Okuetsu Kōgen Prefectural Natural Park.[4]



Cities


Nine cities are located in Fukui Prefecture:




Fukui City




Katsuyama










Towns


These are the towns in each district:









Mergers


Main article: List of mergers in Fukui Prefecture


Economy




  • Sabae is known for producing 90% of Japan's domestically-made glasses.

  • There are several nuclear power plants located along Wakasa Bay in Tsuruga which supply power to the Keihanshin metropolitan region. It has 14 reactors, the most of any prefecture.[5]



Demographics


Fukui is one of the less populated prefectures of Japan; in September 2015 there were an estimated 785,508 people living in 281,394 households.[6] As seen in most of Japan, Fukui is facing the problem of both an aging and decreasing population; 28.6% of the population were over the age of 65 in July 2015[6] and the population has decreased 2.6% from the 806,000 measured in the October 2010 national census.[7]



Culture




  • Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins is one of the most important cultural heritage sites in Japan.


  • 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 covering about 33 hectares.


  • Myōtsū-ji's Three-storied Pagoda and Main Hall are National Treasures of Japan.

  • Fukui is home to Maruoka Castle, the oldest standing castle in Japan. It was built in 1576.

  • Many dinosaur fossils have been excavated in Fukui and they can be seen at the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum.

  • Residents of Fukui Prefecture have a distinctive accent, Fukui-ben.

  • Fukui has long been a center for papermaking in Japan (along with Kyoto). Its Echizen Papermaking Cooperative is a world-famous collection of papermakers making paper in the traditional Echizen style.

  • Fukui is also renowned for its clean water and crops, which result in delicious sake, rice, and soba noodles.[citation needed]

  • In August 2010 Fukui launched its own dating website entitled Fukui Marriage-Hunting Café in hopes of helping the declining population growth of Japan increase. Couples who meet in the site and continue on to marry receive monetary aid from the government as well as gifts.[8]



Friendship cities



  • Finland Vihti, Finland


Education



University



  • Fukui University

  • Fukui University of Technology

  • Fukui Prefectural University

  • Jin-ai University



Transportation



Railroad




  • JR West

    • Hokuriku Line

    • Obama Line

    • Kuzuryu Line




  • Echizen Railway

    • Katsuyama-Eiheiji Line

    • Mikuni-Awara Line



  • Fukui Railway
    • Fukubu Line




Road



Expressway and Toll Road



  • Hokuriku Expressway

  • Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway

  • Chubu Jukan Expressway

  • Mikata Lake Rainbow Road

  • Mount Hoonji Toll Road



National Highway



  • Route 8

  • Route 27

  • Route 157

  • Route 158

  • Route 161

  • Route 162

  • Route 303

  • Route 305

  • Route 364

  • Route 365

  • Route 367

  • Route 416

  • Route 417

  • Route 418

  • Route 476



Port




  • Tsuruga Port - Ferry route to Niigata, Akita, Tomakomai, Otaru and International container hub

  • Fukui Port




Tsuruga Port



Tourism




A model of Tyrannosaurus in Fukui Dinosaur Museum in Katsuyama



  • Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins

  • Eihei-ji Temple


  • Tōjinbō, a scenic piece of coastline, which is also a notorious spot for suicide.


  • Echizen crabs are a local delicacy available year-round, though the crabbing season is during the winter.

  • 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.


  • Awara is a famous onsen in the north of the prefecture.



Notes





  1. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fukui-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 217, p. 217, at Google Books; "Chūbu" Japan Encyclopedia, p. 126, p. 126, at Google Books.


  2. ^ Nussbaum, "Fukui" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 217, p. 217, at Google Books.


  3. ^ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 780, p. 780, at Google Books.


  4. ^ "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 4 February 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  5. ^ Fujioka, Chisa. "Japan anti-nuclear movement gains traction as crisis drags on". Reuters. 2011-04-08. Retrieved 2014-02-07.


  6. ^ ab "福井県の推計人口" [Fukui Prefecture Population Estimate] (in Japanese). Fukui Prefectural Government. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.


  7. ^ "第２章 人口の地域分布" [Regional distribution of population] (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 October 2015.


  8. ^ Ansari, Aziz; Klinenberg, Eric. Modern Romance. p. 155. ISBN 1594206279.




References


  • Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
    ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128


External links











  • Official Fukui Prefecture homepage

  • Echizen Papermaking Cooperative




Coordinates: 35°59′N 136°11′E / 35.983°N 136.183°E / 35.983; 136.183









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