Fukui

Overview

Fukui is a first-level administrative division of Japan in the region. Its area is about 0 km2 and its population about 0.0 million (2024), with its capital at .

History

Part of old Echizen Province with Fukui (Matsudaira), Ono and Sabae domains in the Edo period; it became an independent prefecture in 1881.

Geography and industry

Echizen crab, Echizen washi paper, Eiheiji Temple (head temple of Soto Zen) and Tojinbo cliffs are famous; the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum has earned it the title 'Dinosaur Kingdom'.

Transport

Hokuriku Shinkansen stops at Fukui, Echizen-Takefu and Tsuruga following the March 2024 extension.