Fukui

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. In 1471, Asakura had displaced the Shiba clan as the shugo military commander of Echizen Province. The same year, Asakura Toshikage (1428–1481) fortified the Ichijōdani by constructing hilltop fortifications on the surrounding mountains and constructing walls and gates to seal off the northern and southern end of the valley. Within this area, he contracted a fortified mansion, surrounded by the homes of his relatives and retainers, and eventually by the residences of merchants and artisans, and Buddhist temples. …

Fukui is located on the coastal plain in the north-central part of the prefecture. It is bordered by the Sea of Japan to the west and the Ryōhaku Mountains to the east. The Kuzuryū River flows through the city. Fukui has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot, humid summers and cool winters. Precipitation is high throughout the year, and is especially heavy in December and January. Fukui Prefecture Echizen (town) Eiheiji Ikeda Katsuyama Ōno Sabae Sakai

Fukui Wild Raptors (BC.League) Hokuriku Electric Power Company Blue Thunder (JHL) Fukui United FC (Hokushinetsu Football League)

The economy of Fukui is mixed. The city is a regional commercial and finance centre; however, manufacturing, agriculture and commercial fishing also are contributors to the local economy. Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JA) Fukui Prefecture Agricultural Cooperatives (JA FukuiPrefecture) Japan Fisheries cooperative (JF) FukuiCity Fisheries cooperative (JF FukuiCity) Fukui is home to several companies, including: Kumagai Gumi, a large general construction company, was founded and has its registered head office in the city. Matsuura Machinery, an international heavy machinery manufacturing company Morinaga Hokuriku Dairy, a dairy products subsidiary of Morinaga Milk Industry Emori Shoji, a trading house with strong ties to China Keifuku Bus

Asuwa River Fukui International Activities Plaza Harmony Hall Fukui Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins, one of the most important cultural heritage sites in Japan Fukui Castle Fukui Fine Arts Museum Kitanosho Castle Peace Pagoda, the second of its kind in the world, inaugurated in 1959 Yōkōkan Garden "Yoroppaken", creator of Fukui's trademark dish, sauce katsudon (ソースカツ丼)

West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Shinkansen service began on 16 March 2024, when the route was extended from Kanazawa in Ishikawa, north of Fukui Prefecture, to Tsuruga in the south of Fukui. Hokuriku Shinkansen West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Etsumi-Hoku Line (Kuzuryū Line): Echizen-Hanandō - Rokujō - Asuwa - Echizen-Tōgō - Ichijōdani - Echizen-Takada - Ichinami - Kowashōzu - Miyama - Echizen-Yakushi - Echizen-Ōmiya - Hakariishi Fukui Railway Fukubu Line: Sanjūhassha - Taichō no Sato - Asōzu - Harmony Hall - Seimei - Ebata - Bell-mae - Hanandō - Sekijūjimae - Shokokaigisho-mae - Asuwayama-Koenguchi - Fukui Castle Ruins-daimyomachi - Jin'ai Joshikōkō - Tawaramachi Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara: Fukui - Shin-Fukui - Fukuiguchi - Matsumoto Machiya - Nishi-Betsuin - Tawaramachi - Fukudaimae-Nishi-Fukui - Nikkakagaku-Mae - Yatsushima - Nittazuka - Nakatsuno - Jin'ai Ground-M …