| Fukui ((ja)福井 県, Fukui-ken) | |
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| Country |  Japan |
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| Region | Chūbu |
| Regional capital | Fukui |
| Area | 4 188,99 km² |
| Population | 760 349 hab. () |
| Density | 181,51 inhab./km² |
| Spindle | UTC 09:00, Japan Standard Time |
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Fukui is the southernmost prefecture of the region of Hokuriku (北 陸), itself located in that of Chūbu, on the island of Honshū, the main island of Japan.
Understand
Fukui sits directly across from the Korean Peninsula across the Sea of Japan. Its ports are frequented by Russian and Korean cargo ships.
Although the present characters for Fukui mean "good luck" (福 = lucky or fortunate, 井 = well), the city was originally called "福 ↑ »In 1623 by his daimyo Matsudaira Tadamasa. The name was changed during the Genroku era for uncertain reasons - one theory even claims it was due to a clerical error.
Cities
- 1 Fukui (福井) – The capital of the prefecture, and an important crossroads, historically and still today.
- 2 City of Echizen (越 前) – The second largest city in the prefecture and its former capital. Famous for having once been the home of famous author Murasaki Shikibu and for his traditional paper making (washi) industry.
- 3 Obama (小 浜) – A small fishing town, famous for having the same name as the President of the United States, as well as for a massive marketing campaign based on this coincidence.
- 4 Ōno (大野) – Historic town with a castle. Often referred to as "Little Kyoto".
- 5 Tsuruga (敦 賀) – A small port town on both the Hokuriku highway and the Hokuriku railway line, and where one of JAPCO's two nuclear power plants is located.
- 6 Sakai (坂 井) – Where is an original castle and the famous Tōjinbō cliffs.
- 7 Sabae (鯖 江) – The Japanese Center for the Eyewear Industry, hosting a museum about it.
- 8 Katsuyama (勝 山) – A mountainous town with popular ski slopes and a very nice dinosaur museum; two dinosaurs, Fukuiraptor and Fukuisaurus, were discovered in Katsuyama.
Other destinations
- Echizen Coast – The rocky coast of Echizen is famous for its beauty and delicious crabs, as well as other seafood.
- 1 Tōjinbō (東 尋 坊) – A beautiful rock formation located in the north of the prefecture; unfortunately also a popular suicide site and said to be haunted.
- 2 Eihei-ji temple (永平 寺) – The main temple of the Sōtō Zen school of Buddhism, established in 1244.
- 3 Mihama (美) – Literally "Beautiful beach", a small and old fishing village near Tsuruga, where, apparently Oda Nobunaga, who is famous for uniting almost all of Japan, spent a night after a fierce battle and thanked the locals by having a garden landscaped behind the house of the garrison lord.
- 4 Ikeda (池田) – A rural town home to one of Japan's few liana suspension bridges (Kazurabashi).
- 5 Hakusan National Park (白山国 立 公園, Hakusan Kokuritsu Kōen)
Speak
The dialect spoken in Fukui is widely different between the south and the north. The southern dialect, called Wakasa-ben, is close to the dialect of Kansai, but the northern dialect, called Fukui-ben, has a singing rural hue. The dialect Mihama in the south is comparable to many rural dialects of Chūbu.
To go
By train
Fukui is on the railway line Hokuriku coming from Osaka and Kyoto.
By car
If you are able to travel by car or bus, Fukui is accessible by the toll highway Hokuriku from all places of Chūbu. Several bus lines join Tsuruga and the city of Fukui from places like the new Chūbu International Airport and Nagoya.
Circulate
Fukui has the highest car ownership rate in all of Japan, and for good reason. Public transport is not as developed as in other areas, such as Tokyo or Kansai. However, most areas can be accessed by train or bus.
There are two types of trains running through the prefecture: JR trains and private lines. The JR line runs north to south (coming from Kyoto / Osaka in the south and Kanazawa in the north) and most trains stop at Tsuruga, Takefu (Echizen town), Fukui town and Awara. There are a few private train lines with a small number of dedicated stations which are especially worth it for short distances, but are more expensive than local JR trains. One passes through Echizen town, through Sabae, and through Fukui town (transfer on foot with JR station to Takefu / Echizentakefu, Sabae / Nishisabae or Fukui / Fukuiekimae). Another line runs north of Fukui Station. There is also a line east to Ōno.
Buses are another way to get around, even around the city of Fukui they are most frequent. Buses can reach most small towns, but there are usually only a few each day. Check the most recent bus timetables, as buses do not run late at night.
See
- Marvel at the geological beauty of the Tojimbo Cliffs. (Sakai)
- Travel to the remote temple of Eiheiji. (Eiheiji)
- Enter Maruoka Castle, one of the last twelve original castles remaining in Japan. (Maruoka)
- Take a stroll in the Yokokan garden. (Fukui)
- Wander around the Dinosaur Museum in the city where several new species have been discovered. (Katsuyama)
- Admire one of the "three big torii At Kehi Shrine. (Tsuruga)
- Explore the historic ruins of Ichijodani. (Fukui)
- Gaze at the Myotsuji Temple Pagoda, a national treasure, and continue to other pilgrimage temples. (Obama)
Make
Buy
Eat
Fukui is well known for its beef raised in the region of Wakasa in western Fukui prefecture, for its crabs (越 前 蟹echizen-gani) which are highly prized for their guts called kani-miso, and for its soba (buckwheat noodles).
- While most of Japan prefers to eat its katsudon (breaded pork cutlet on rice) topped with a sweet omelet, Fukui is famous for creating the katsudon in gravy, which is instead covered in a sweet and salty sauce similar to Worcester sauce. It is omnipresent in menus across the prefecture.
- Oroshi Soba - cold buckwheat noodles with grated Japanese radish.
- Akiyoshi
Most of them 17 h - 2 h 30. – There are many establishments in this local chain of yakitori (grilled chicken kebabs). They all have menus with pictures, and most have them in English if you ask (or if they notice you're not Japanese). Look for the red lantern at the entrance and a line of businessmen eating and drinking at the counter.
Most of them Have a drink / Go out
Fukui's water comes from mountain springs, and it is claimed that the rice is the best in Japan (although the adjacent prefecture of Niigata could dispute it). Add the two together and you will have an excellent sake.
Housing
Around
- Kanazawa (金 沢) – The largest city in the Hokuriku region
- Kyoto (京都) – This ancient capital of Japan is the next logical destination if you are coming from the north.
- Amanohashidate (天橋 立)
