Fukui Prefecture
Fukui Prefecture (福井県, Fukui-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island.
Fukui-shi is a city in Japan.
Population: 248,707
Latitude: 36° 03' 51.95" N
Longitude: 136° 13' 21.25" E
Fukui Prefecture (福井県, Fukui-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island.
Eihei-ji (永平寺) is one of two main temples of the Sōtō school of Zen Buddhism, the largest single religious denomination in Japan (by number of temples in a single legal entity). Eihei-ji is located about 15 km (9 mi) east of Fukui in Fukui Prefectur…
The great sugi of Kayano (栢野大杉, Kayano Ōsugi) is a Cryptomeria (Sugi) tree at Yamanaka Onsen in Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
Tōjinbō (東尋坊) is a series of basaltic cliffs on the Sea of Japan in Japan. It is located in the Antō part of Mikuni-chō in Sakai, Fukui Prefecture.
The 1948 Fukui earthquake (福井地震, Fukui jishin) occurred in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The magnitude 7.3 quake struck at 5:13 p.m.(JDT) on June 28, 1948. The strongest shaking occurred in the city of Fukui, where it was recorded as 6 (equivalent to the…
Maruoka Castle (丸岡城, Maruoka-jō) is a Japanese castle, located in Maruoka, Fukui, and famous for its donjon (tenshu), the oldest in Japan. Built in 1576 by order of Shibata Katsutoyo, only the central tower (tenshu) remains; the grounds are used by …
The Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum (福井県立恐竜博物館, Fukui Ken-ritsu Kyōryū Hakubutsukan) is a dinosaur museum located in the city of Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
Katsuyama (勝山市, Katsuyama-shi) is a city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
Sabae (鯖江市, Sabae-shi) is a city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
Fukui Station (福井駅, Fukui-eki) is a railway station in Fukui, Fukui, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the private railway operator Echizen Railway.
Akeno Airport (IATA: FKJ, ICAO: RJNF) is a public aerodrome located 5.0 NM (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) north of Fukui Station in the Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
Awara (あわら市, Awara-shi) is a city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
Ōno (大野市, Ōno-shi) is a city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
Kitanosho Castle (北圧城, Kitanosho-jō) was a hirashiro (castle located on a hill). Its remains are located in current-day Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As the castle lasted merely eight years, few records survive about it.
Ōshio Station (王子保駅, Ōshio-eki) is a JR West railway station in the city of Echizen, Fukui, Japan.
Imadate (今立郡, Imadate-gun) is a district located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
Hakariishi Station (計石駅, Hakariishi-eki) is a JR West railway station in Fukui, Fukui, Japan.
The Fukui University of Technology (福井工業大学, Fukui Kōgyō Daigaku) is a private university founded in 1950 and located in Fukui city, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.