Fukui Prefecture
Fukui Prefecture (福井県, Fukui-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island.
Ono (小野市, Ono-shi) is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
Population: 37,469
Latitude: 35° 58' 51.82" N
Longitude: 136° 29' 14.17" E
Fukui Prefecture (福井県, Fukui-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island.
The Japanese Alps (日本アルプス, Nihon Arupusu) is a series of mountain ranges in Japan which bisect the main island of Honshu. The name was coined by William Gowland, the "Father of Japanese Archaeology", and later popularized by Reverend Walter Weston (…
Mount Haku (白山, Haku-san), or Mount Hakusan (commonly referred to as simply Hakusan), is a potentially active volcano. The stratovolcano is located on the borders of Gifu, Fukui and Ishikawa prefectures in Japan.
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 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.
Hakusan National Park (白山国立公園, Hakusan Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park in the Chūbu region of Honshū, Japan. Established in 1962, it spans the borders of Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa, and Toyama Prefectures. Its main geographical feature is Mount Haku.
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.
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.
Minamiechizen (南越前町, Minami-echizen-chō, lit.
Miboro Dam (御母衣ダム, Miboro damu) is a dam on the Shō River in Takayama, in the Gifu Prefecture of Japan. It supports a 256 MW hydroelectric power station.
Imadate (今立郡, Imadate-gun) is a district located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.