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Fukui

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Fukui's famous Tojinbo Cliffs (Photo: Larry Knipfing / JT)

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Fukui City

Fukui City

Fukui City is the capital of Fukui prefecture, which is located along the coast of the Sea of Japan. While most attractions l...

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Katsuyama

Katsuyama

Katsuyama is a mountain city and the definition of Fukui Prefecture's "snow country" tag, as well as the location of one of t...

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Sakai

Sakai

Sakai is Fukui Prefecture's second most populous city and home to Maruoka Castle, Japan's oldest remaining castle. Maruoka Ca...

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Echizen

Echizen

Explore Echizen City, in Fukui Prefecture, and discover Echizen's famous temples and shrines, experience Echizen's traditiona...

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Tsuruga City

Tsuruga City

Tsuruga City is a port town located along Wakasa Bay in Central Japan’s Fukui Prefecture. This seaside urban sprawl is renown...

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Miniature Life 2

Miniature Life 2

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The Miniature Life 2 exhibition taking place at the Fukui City Museum of Art (Art Lab Fukui) will delve into a variety of Tat...

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Echizen Fish Festival

Echizen Fish Festival

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The Echizen Fish Festival is Fukui Prefecture's largest fish-related event, and it's held at the time of year when the larges...

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Fukui Cherry Blossom Festival

Fukui Cherry Blossom Festival

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Back in 1953, the Fukui Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Fukui City Tourism Association planted thousands of cherry b...

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Beniya in Awara Onsen

Shozo Fujii

In Awara Onsen in Japan's Fukui Prefecture, Beniya is a long-established traditional inn with 24 cozy rooms, and service that...

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About Fukui

Fukui
Okinawa Nagasaki Fukuoka Saga Kumamoto Kagoshima Miyazaki Oita Ehime Kochi Tokushima Kagawa Yamaguchi Hiroshima Okayama Tottori Shimane Hyogo Kyoto Osaka Wakayama Nara Shiga Mie Fukui Ishikawa Toyama Gifu Aichi Nagano Shizuoka Niigata Yamanashi Kanagawa Tokyo Saitama Gunma Tochigi Chiba Ibaraki Fukushima Miyagi Yamagata Iwate Akita Aomori Hokkaido
Region Chubu
Island Honshu
Capital Fukui
Population 806,314
Area 4,190.43 sq. km

History buffs will find no better place in Japan to visit than Fukui Prefecture (福井県, Fukui-ken), a prefecture rich with historically and culturally important sites. The Ichijodani Asakura Ruins contain ruins from the Sengoku Period over 500 years ago, while Maruoka Castle is the oldest remaining castle in Japan today.

Furthermore, the Fukui Dinosaur Museum ranks among the most impressive of its kind in the world. But perhaps the most significant Fukui destinations are Eiheiji, one of the two main temples of Zen Buddhism, and the breathtaking Tojinbo cliffs.

Fukui is also known for its good food. Snow crab and mackerel are enjoyed by many in Japan, while the famous Koshi Hikari brand of rice are not only delicious as is, it also means that you can expect some great sake while you’re there.

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