 Fukui Prefecture (福井県, Fukui-ken)
- A prefecture of Japan
located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is
the city of Fukui.
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 mountain side of the eastern part has
much snow in winter.
 Fukui originally consisted of the old provinces of Wakasa
and Echizen, before the prefecture was formed in 1871.
During the Edo period, the daimyō of the region was surnamed
Matsudaira, and was a descendant of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Nine cities are located in Fukui Prefecture:
Awara
Echizen
Fukui (capital)
Katsuyama
Obama
Ōno
Sabae
Sakai
Tsuruga
Information source: “Fukui Prefecture.” wikipedia.org. Article
date: 16 Feb. 2008. Retrieved: Wikipedia. 4 Mar. 2008 <Fukui Prefecture>. |
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