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Fukui Prefecture (福井県, Fukui-ken) is a prefectureofJapan located in the Chūbu regionofHonshū.[2] Fukui Prefecture has a population of 778,943 (1 June 2017) and has a geographic area of 4,190 km2 (1,617 sq mi). Fukui Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the north, Gifu Prefecture to the east, Shiga Prefecture to the south, and Kyoto Prefecture to the southwest.

Fukui Prefecture
福井県
Japanese transcription(s)
 • Japanese福井県
 • RōmajiFukui-ken
Panoramic view of the Fukui plain, Fukui prefecture from the top of Monju
Panoramic view of the Fukui plain, Fukui prefecture from the top of Monju
Flag of Fukui Prefecture
Official logo of Fukui Prefecture
Anthem: Fukui kenminka
Location of Fukui Prefecture
Country Japan
RegionChūbu (Hokuriku)
IslandHonshū
CapitalFukui
SubdivisionsDistricts: 7, Municipalities: 17
Government
 • GovernorTatsuji Sugimoto
Area
 • Total4,190.49 km2 (1,617.96 sq mi)
 • Rank34th
Population
 (June 1, 2017)
 • Total778,943
 • Rank43rd
 • Density185.95/km2 (481.6/sq mi)
GDP
 • TotalJP¥3,695 billion
US$33.9 billion (2019)
ISO 3166 codeJP-18
Websitewww.pref.fukui.jp/english/
Symbols of Japan

BirdDusky thrush (Turdus naumanni)
FlowerNarcissus (Narcissus tazetta)
TreePine tree (Pinus)

Fukui is the capital and largest city of Fukui Prefecture, with other major cities including Sakai, Echizen, and Sabae.[3] Fukui Prefecture is located on the Sea of Japan coast and is part of the historic Hokuriku region of Japan. The Matsudaira clan, a powerful samurai clan during the Edo period that became a component of the Japanese nobility after the Meiji Restoration, was headquartered at Fukui Castle on the site of the modern prefectural offices. Fukui Prefecture is home to the Kitadani Formation, the Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins, and the Tōjinbō cliff range.

Prehistory

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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

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Fukui originally consisted of the old provincesofWakasa and Echizen, before the prefecture was formed in 1871.[4]

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

During World War II, Fukui was heavily bombed and its palace, Fukui Castle, surrounded by a moat, was demolished. Buildings for the Fukui Prefectural government were built on the site of the castle.

Geography

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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 lies within Japan's "Snow country".

 
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 City
 
Katsuyama

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.[5]

Cities

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Nine cities are located in Fukui Prefecture:

Name Area (km2) Population Map
Rōmaji Kanji
  Awara あわら市 116.98 28,405  
  Echizen 越前市 230.7 83,078  
  Fukui (capital) 福井市 536.41 264,217  
  Katsuyama 勝山市 253.88 23,527  
  Obama 小浜市 233.09 29,435  
  Ōno 大野市 872.43 33,640  
  Sabae 鯖江市 84.59 69,338  
  Sakai 坂井市 209.67 92,210  
  Tsuruga 敦賀市 251.39 66,123  

Towns

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These are the towns in each district:

Name Area (km2) Population District Map
Rōmaji Kanji
  Echizen 越前町 153.15 20,709 Nyū District  
  Eiheiji 永平寺町 94.43 18,746 Yoshida District  
  Ikeda 池田町 194.65 2,628 Imadate District  
  Mihama 美浜町 152.35 9,643 Mikata District  
  Minamiechizen 南越前町 343.69 10,745 Nanjō District  
  Ōi おおい町 212.19 8,102 Ōi District  
  Takahama 高浜町 72.4 10,490 Ōi District  
  Wakasa 若狭町 178.49 14,577 Mikatakaminaka District  

Mergers

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Economy

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Demographics

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Fukui prefecture population pyramid in 2020

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.[7] As seen in most of Japan, Fukui is facing the problem of both an aging and decreasing population; 28.6% of the population was over the age of 65 in July 2015[7] and the population has decreased by 2.6% from the 806,000 measured in the October 2010 national census.[8]

Culture

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Friendship cities

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Education

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University

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Transportation

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Map of Honshu, Japan, featuring Shinkansen (bullet train) lines.

Railroad

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Road

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Expressway and Toll Road

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National Highway

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Port

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Tsuruga Port

Tourism

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Mikuni Festival, one of well known traditional festival in Fukui Prefecture
 
A skeletal show in Fukui Prefectual Dinosaur Museum

Notes

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  1. ^ "2020年度国民経済計算(2015年基準・2008SNA) : 経済社会総合研究所 - 内閣府". 内閣府ホームページ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ Nussbaum, "Fukui" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 217, p. 217, at Google Books.
  • ^ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 780, p. 780, at Google Books.
  • ^ "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  • ^ Fujioka, Chisa. "Japan anti-nuclear movement gains traction as crisis drags on". Reuters. 2011-04-08. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  • ^ a b "福井県の推計人口" [Fukui Prefecture Population Estimate] (in Japanese). Fukui Prefectural Government. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  • ^ "第2章 人口の地域分布" [Regional distribution of population] (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  • ^ Ansari, Aziz; Klinenberg, Eric (2015). Modern Romance. Penguin. p. 155. ISBN 978-1594206276.
  • References

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