:Fukui (city)
{{Other uses|Fukui (disambiguation)}}
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Fukui Castle | Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins |
Asuwa Jinjya | Fukui City Water Service Memorial |
Cherry trees along the Asuwa River | Echizen-Kaga Kaigan Quasi-National Park |
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| leader_name = Shigeru Saigyō (since December 2023)
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{{nihongo|Fukui|福井市|Fukui-shi|{{IPA|ja|ɸɯ̥.kɯꜜ(.)i, ɸɯ̥.kɯ(.)i, ɸɯ̥.kɯ.iꜜ.ɕi, ɸɯ̥.kɯꜜi.ɕi}}{{cite book|script-title=ja:NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典|publisher=NHK Publishing|editor=NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute|date=24 May 2016|lang=ja}}}} is the capital city of Fukui Prefecture, Japan. {{As of|2024|03|01}}, the city had an estimated population of 255,332 in 107,553 households.{{cite web |title=福井市人口統計|url=https://www.city.fukui.lg.jp/sisei/tokei/jinko/jinkoutoukei.html |website=Fukui City |access-date=19 March 2024}} Its total area is {{convert|536.41|sqkm|sqmi}}{{cite web |title=令和4年度版 福井市統計書 |url=https://www.city.fukui.lg.jp/sisei/tokei/fukuisi/toukeisyo04.html |website=Fukui City |access-date=19 March 2024}} and its population density is about 476 persons per km2. Most of the population lives in a small central area; the city limits include rural plains, mountainous areas, and suburban sprawl along the Route 8 bypass. After suffering devastation during World War 2 and an earthquake in 1948, Fukui was nicknamed 'Phoenix City', symbolising its rebirth from ashes and destruction.{{Cite web |title=Fukui Japan |url=https://www.cityoffullerton.com/government/departments/city-manager-s-office/fullerton-sister-city-association/fukui-japan |website=City of Fullerton}}
Overview
=Cityscape=
File:Fukui Station Hokuriku 2018.09.28.jpg|Fukui Station (2018)
File:Fukui Castle Ruins-daimyomachi station.jpg|Downtown of Fukui City (2018)
File:Fukui city aerial 03.jpg|Fukui City Aerial (2014)
File:Tsukumo bridge.jpg|Skyline of Fukui City (2013)
Geography
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.
=Climate=
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.
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|location = Fukui (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1897−present)
|Jan record high C = 19.9
|Feb record high C = 21.8
|Mar record high C = 26.6
|Apr record high C = 32.0
|May record high C = 34.9
|Jun record high C = 36.6
|Jul record high C = 38.6
|Aug record high C = 38.5
|Sep record high C = 37.7
|Oct record high C = 32.3
|Nov record high C = 28.0
|Dec record high C = 24.6
|Jan record low C = -15.1
|Feb record low C = -14.3
|Mar record low C = -9.9
|Apr record low C = -2.6
|May record low C = 1.3
|Jun record low C = 7.3
|Jul record low C = 12.8
|Aug record low C = 13.4
|Sep record low C = 7.7
|Oct record low C = 0.5
|Nov record low C = -1.5
|Dec record low C = -11.2
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 284.9
|Feb precipitation mm = 167.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 160.7
|Apr precipitation mm = 137.2
|May precipitation mm = 139.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 152.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 239.8
|Aug precipitation mm = 150.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 212.9
|Oct precipitation mm = 153.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 196.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 304.0
|year precipitation mm = 2299.6
|Jan mean C = 3.2
|Feb mean C = 3.7
|Mar mean C = 7.2
|Apr mean C = 12.8
|May mean C = 18.1
|Jun mean C = 22.0
|Jul mean C = 26.1
|Aug mean C = 27.4
|Sep mean C = 23.1
|Oct mean C = 17.1
|Nov mean C = 11.3
|Dec mean C = 5.9
|year mean C = 14.8
|Jan high C = 6.7
|Feb high C = 7.8
|Mar high C = 12.2
|Apr high C = 18.3
|May high C = 23.3
|Jun high C = 26.5
|Jul high C = 30.4
|Aug high C = 32.2
|Sep high C = 27.7
|Oct high C = 22.1
|Nov high C = 16.0
|Dec high C = 9.8
|year high C = 19.4
|Jan low C = 0.5
|Feb low C = 0.3
|Mar low C = 2.8
|Apr low C = 7.8
|May low C = 13.4
|Jun low C = 18.2
|Jul low C = 22.7
|Aug low C = 23.7
|Sep low C = 19.4
|Oct low C = 13.1
|Nov low C = 7.3
|Dec low C = 2.7
|year low C = 11.0
|Jan humidity = 82
|Feb humidity = 78
|Mar humidity = 71
|Apr humidity = 68
|May humidity = 68
|Jun humidity = 74
|Jul humidity = 76
|Aug humidity = 73
|Sep humidity = 76
|Oct humidity = 76
|Nov humidity = 78
|Dec humidity = 81
|year humidity = 75
|Jan sun = 65.4
|Feb sun = 88.4
|Mar sun = 136.3
|Apr sun = 172.3
|May sun = 191.1
|Jun sun = 146.8
|Jul sun = 155.4
|Aug sun = 205.7
|Sep sun = 151.2
|Oct sun = 154.4
|Nov sun = 114.4
|Dec sun = 72.2
|year sun = 1653.7
|snow colour = green
|Jan snow cm = 85
|Feb snow cm = 58
|Mar snow cm = 14
|Apr snow cm = 0
|May snow cm = 0
|Jun snow cm = 0
|Jul snow cm = 0
|Aug snow cm = 0
|Sep snow cm = 0
|Oct snow cm = 0
|Nov snow cm = 0
|Dec snow cm = 31
|year snow cm = 186
|unit precipitation days = 0.5 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 24.3
|Feb precipitation days = 20.0
|Mar precipitation days = 17.4
|Apr precipitation days = 13.3
|May precipitation days = 12.0
|Jun precipitation days = 11.9
|Jul precipitation days = 13.5
|Aug precipitation days = 9.9
|Sep precipitation days = 12.4
|Oct precipitation days = 13.4
|Nov precipitation days = 17.5
|Dec precipitation days = 23.5
|year precipitation days = 189.2
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|location = Koshino, Fukui City (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present)
|Jan record high C = 19.8
|Feb record high C = 21.4
|Mar record high C = 25.7
|Apr record high C = 30.5
|May record high C = 33.6
|Jun record high C = 36.1
|Jul record high C = 38.2
|Aug record high C = 37.7
|Sep record high C = 36.6
|Oct record high C = 31.1
|Nov record high C = 26.4
|Dec record high C = 22.9
|Jan record low C = -3.8
|Feb record low C = -4.7
|Mar record low C = -1.2
|Apr record low C = 0.6
|May record low C = 6.9
|Jun record low C = 10.1
|Jul record low C = 16.2
|Aug record low C = 17.6
|Sep record low C = 13.6
|Oct record low C = 6.9
|Nov record low C = 1.5
|Dec record low C = -1.3
|Jan high C = 8.1
|Feb high C = 8.5
|Mar high C = 11.9
|Apr high C = 17.2
|May high C = 22.0
|Jun high C = 25.0
|Jul high C = 29.3
|Aug high C = 30.9
|Sep high C = 26.8
|Oct high C = 21.5
|Nov high C = 16.4
|Dec high C = 11.1
|Jan mean C = 5.5
|Feb mean C = 5.5
|Mar mean C = 8.2
|Apr mean C = 13.1
|May mean C = 17.8
|Jun mean C = 21.3
|Jul mean C = 25.7
|Aug mean C = 27.2
|Sep mean C = 23.4
|Oct mean C = 18.3
|Nov mean C = 13.3
|Dec mean C = 8.2
|Jan low C = 2.9
|Feb low C = 2.7
|Mar low C = 4.8
|Apr low C = 9.2
|May low C = 14.0
|Jun low C = 18.3
|Jul low C = 22.8
|Aug low C = 24.3
|Sep low C = 20.6
|Oct low C = 15.6
|Nov low C = 10.4
|Dec low C = 5.5
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 218.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 139.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 156.6
|Apr precipitation mm = 143.0
|May precipitation mm = 157.6
|Jun precipitation mm = 157.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 225.7
|Aug precipitation mm = 146.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 230.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 166.1
|Nov precipitation mm = 173.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 253.8
|year precipitation mm = 2169.4
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 23.6
|Feb precipitation days = 18.3
|Mar precipitation days = 15.5
|Apr precipitation days = 12.0
|May precipitation days = 11.3
|Jun precipitation days = 11.3
|Jul precipitation days = 12.4
|Aug precipitation days = 8.7
|Sep precipitation days = 11.8
|Oct precipitation days = 11.8
|Nov precipitation days = 15.7
|Dec precipitation days = 23.0
|Jan sun = 46.2
|Feb sun = 72.7
|Mar sun = 132.9
|Apr sun = 176.3
|May sun = 194.2
|Jun sun = 145.9
|Jul sun = 163.9
|Aug sun = 215.4
|Sep sun = 150.4
|Oct sun = 138.8
|Nov sun = 96.7
|Dec sun = 53.8
|year sun = 1587.3
|source 1 = Japan Meteorological Agency{{cite web
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| access-date = April 2, 2022}}{{cite web
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=Neighbouring municipalities=
;{{flagicon|Fukui}}Fukui Prefecture
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Fukui has remained relatively steady over the past 40 years.
{{Historical populations
|title = Census data
|align = none
|source = [https://www.citypopulation.de/en/japan/fukui/ Fukui population statistics], Japanese Imperial Commission [https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6210871s/f47] (1873)
|1873 |39,784
|1970 |231,901
|1980 |259,638
|1990 |270,911
|2000 |269,557
|2010 |266,796
|2020 |262,328
}}
History
{{expand section|date=July 2018}}
=Origins=
Fukui originally consisted of the old provinces of Wakasa and Echizen, before the prefecture was formed in 1871.{{Cite book |title=Japan Encyclopedia | isbn=978-0-674-01753-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA780 | author1=Louis-Frédéric | date=2002 | publisher=Harvard University Press }}
During the Edo period, the daimyō of the region was surnamed Matsudaira, and was a descendant of Tokugawa Ieyasu.{{Cite book |title=Japan Encyclopedia | isbn=978-0-674-01753-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA780 | author1=Louis-Frédéric | date=2002 | publisher=Harvard University Press }}
=Sengoku period=
In 1471, Asakura had displaced the Shiba clan as the shugo military commander of Echizen Province.{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Japan |title=Asakura Yoshikage |url=http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |access-date=2012-08-22 |year=2012 |publisher=Shogakukan |location=Tokyo |oclc=56431036 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |archive-date=2007-08-25 }} 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. He offered refuge to people of culture or skills from Kyoto attempting to escape the conflict of the Ōnin War, and the Ichijōdani became a major cultural, military, and population center, and by the time of Asakura Takakage (1493–1548) it had a peak population of over 10,000 inhabitants. Yoshikage succeeded his father as head of the Asakura clan and castle lord of Ichijōdani Castle in 1548.{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=Nihon Jinmei Daijiten (日本人名大辞典)|title=朝倉 義景|url=http://rekishi.jkn21.com/|access-date=2012-08-22|year=2012|publisher=Shogakukan|location=Tokyo|language=Japanese|trans-title=Asakura Yoshikage|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/|archive-date=2007-08-25}}{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=Nihon Kokugo Daijiten|title=朝倉 義景|trans-title=Asakura Yoshikage|url=http://rekishi.jkn21.com/|access-date=2012-08-22|year=2012|publisher=Shogakukan|location=Tokyo|language=Japanese|oclc=56431036|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/|archive-date=2007-08-25}}
The Asakura maintained good relations with the Ashikaga shogunate, and thus eventually came into conflict with Oda Nobunaga. Following Nobunaga's capture of Kyoto, Shōgun Ashikaga Yoshiaki appointed Asakura Yoshikage as regent and requested aid in driving Nobunaga out of the capital.{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=Kokushi Daijiten |title=朝倉 義景 |url=http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |access-date=2012-08-22 |year=2012 |publisher=Shogakukan |location=Tokyo |language=Japanese |trans-title=Asakura Yoshikage |oclc=683276033 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |archive-date=2007-08-25 }} As a result, Nobunaga launched an invasion of Echizen Province. Due to Yoshikage's lack of military skill, Nobunaga's forces were successful at the Siege of Kanegasaki and subsequent Battle of Anegawa in 1570, leaving the entire Asakura Domain open to invasion.{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=Dijitaru Daijisen |title=朝倉義景 |url=http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |access-date=2012-08-22 |year=2012 |publisher=Shogakukan |location=Tokyo |language=Japanese |trans-title=Asakura Yoshikage |oclc=56431036 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |archive-date=2007-08-25 }}{{Cite book |last=Turnbull |first=Stephen |title=Battles of the Samurai |publisher=Arms and Armour Press |year=1987 |isbn=978-0853688266 |page=60}}
Ichijōdani was razed to the ground by Nobunaga during the 1573 Siege of Ichijōdani Castle.{{cite web|url = http://asakura-museum.pref.fukui.lg.jp/080_english/|title = Ichijodani Asakura Family Site Museum|access-date=2017-10-10}}
Kitanosho Castle is known, though that it was built by Shibata Katsuie in 1575. Also, it appears that the tenshu (keep) was nine stories high, making it the largest of the time.
File:Asakura Yoshikage2.jpg|Asakura Yoshikage
File:Asakura Yakata of Ichijodani Asakura Family Historic Ruins02s3s4440.jpg|Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins
File:Shibata katsuie.png|Shibata Katsuie
File:Shibata jinja.jpeg|Kitanosho Castle(Sibata Jinja)
=Edo period=
Castle town and centre of Fukui Domain during the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate.
Fukui Domain played a key role in the Meiji restoration.
The modern city of Fukui was founded with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889.
File:Yuki Hideyasu.jpg|Yūki Hideyasu
File:Fukui Castle02bs3200.jpg|Fukui Castle
=Meiji, Taisho, and Showa periods=
During the pre-war period, Fukui grew to become an important industrial and railroad centre. Factories in the area produced aircraft parts, electrical equipment, machine motors, various metal products, and textiles.
Fukui was largely destroyed on June 19, 1945 during the Bombing of Fukui during World War II. Of the city's {{Convert|1.9|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} at the time, 84.8% of Fukui was destroyed, per the United States Army Air Forces's Strategic Bombing Survey.
File:Fukui District Court01b3200.jpg|Fukui District Court
File:Fukui-shi suido-kinenkan03n4592.jpg|Fukui City Water Service Memorial
File:Fukui Prefectural Office in 1950s.JPG|Fukui Prefectural Office Building (1923)
=Modern Fukui=
Fukui was again devastated by a major earthquake in 1948.
On February 1, 2006, the town of Miyama (from Asuwa District), the town of Shimizu, and the village of Koshino (both from Nyū District) were merged into Fukui.
Fukui's city status was designated a core city on April 1, 2019.{{Cite web|url=http://www.city.fukui.lg.jp/sisei/plan/policy/chukaku_index.html|title=平成31年4月 中核市『福井市』誕生!|date=April 1, 2019|website=Official website of Fukui|access-date=April 7, 2019}}
Government
{{stack|File:Fukui city hall.jpg}}
Fukui has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 32 members. The city also contributes 12 members to the Fukui Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, Fukui forms part of Fukui 1st district, a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan.
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International relations
=Sister cities=
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Japan}}
==International==
Fukui is twinned with:{{cite web |title=市政情報|url=https://www.city.fukui.lg.jp/sisei/fukuisi/simaitosi/index.html|website=city.fukui.lg.jp|publisher=Fukui|language=ja|access-date=2020-04-11}}
;Sister cities
class="wikitable" |
{{Flagdeco|New Jersey}} New Brunswick
|{{Flagicon|USA}}United States |{{Flagdeco|New Jersey}} New Jersey |May, 1982 |
{{Flagicon image|Flag of Fullerton, California.gif}} Fullerton
|{{Flagicon|USA}}United States |{{Flagdeco|California}} California |November, 1989 |
;Friendship cities
class="wikitable" |
{{Flagicon|CHN}} Hangzhou
|{{Flagicon|CHN}} China |{{Flagicon|CHN}} Zhejiang |November, 1989 |
{{Flagicon image|Flag of Suwon (2022).svg}} Suwon
|{{Flagicon|KOR}} South Korea |{{Flagicon image|Flag of Gyeonggi Province.svg}} Gyeonggi |April, 2001 |
==National==
;Sister cities
class="wikitable"
!City!!Prefecture!!region!!since |
{{Flagicon image|Flag of Kumamoto, Kumamoto.svg}} Kumamoto
|{{Flagicon|Kumamoto}} Kumamoto |November, 1994 |
;Friendship cities
class="wikitable"
!City!!Prefecture!!region!!since |
{{Flagicon image|Flag of Yuki, Ibaraki.svg}} Yūki
|{{Flagicon|Ibaraki}} Ibaraki |April, 2002 |
;Partnership cities
class="wikitable"
!City!!Prefecture!!region!!since |
{{Flagicon image|Flag of Nagano, Nagano.svg}} Nagano
|{{Flagicon|Nagano}} Nagano |August 9, 2013 |
Economy
File:Fukuiken Nogyo Kaikan.jpg
File:Fisheries Cooperative Association of Fukui city.jpg
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.
=Primary sector of the economy=
==Agriculture==
;Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JA)
- Fukui Prefecture Agricultural Cooperatives (JA FukuiPrefecture)
==Fishing industry==
;Japan Fisheries cooperative (JF)
- FukuiCity Fisheries cooperative (JF FukuiCity)
=Secondary sector of industry=
==Manufacturing industry==
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."[http://www.kumagaigumi.co.jp/english/corp/profile.html Corporate Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209020016/http://www.kumagaigumi.co.jp/english/corp/profile.html |date=2017-12-09 }}." Kumagai Gumi. Retrieved on August 31, 2017."
- Matsuura Machinery, an international heavy machinery manufacturing company"[https://www.matsuura.co.jp/english/contents/company/profile.html Company Profile]". Matsuura Machinery. Retrieved on May 7, 2019.
- Morinaga Hokuriku Dairy, a dairy products subsidiary of Morinaga Milk Industry
=Tertiary sector of industry=
==Service industry==
- [http://www.emori.co.jp/ Emori Shoji], a trading house with strong ties to China
- Keifuku Bus
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Education
=Universities and colleges=
=Secondary schools=
{{See also|List of high schools in Fukui Prefecture}}
- Asuwa Senior High School
- Fujishima Senior High School
- Fukui Commercial Senior High School
- Fukui Minami Senior High School
- Fukui Norin Senior High School
- Fukui University of Technology - Fukui Senior High School
- Hokuriku Senior High School
- Jin-ai Girl's Senior High School
- Kagaku-Gijutsu Senior High School
- Keishin Senior High School
- Koshi Senior High School
- Michimori Senior High School
- Usui Senior High School
=Other schools=
- Fukui Prefectural School for the Blind
- Fukui Prefectural School for the Deaf
- A North Korean school: Hokuriku Korean Elementary and Junior High School (北陸朝鮮初中級学校).{{cite web |url=http://www.hks35.ac.jp/ |title=Archived copy |website=www.hks35.ac.jp |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031121113413/http://www.hks35.ac.jp/ |archive-date=21 November 2003 |url-status=dead}}
Transport
=Railways=
==High-speed rail==
;22px 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.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=14 March 2024 |title=Hokuriku Shinkansen's Kanazawa-Tsuruga extension set to open Saturday |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/14/japan/hokuriku-shinkansen-open-saturday/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314095236/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/14/japan/hokuriku-shinkansen-open-saturday/ |archive-date=14 March 2024 |access-date=16 March 2024 |website=The Japan Times |language=en}}
==Conventional lines==
;22px West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
- Etsumi-Hoku Line (Kuzuryū Line): {{STN|Echizen-Hanandō|x}} - {{STN|Rokujō|x}} - {{STN|Asuwa|x}} - {{STN|Echizen-Tōgō|x}} - {{STN|Ichijōdani|x}} - {{STN|Echizen-Takada|x}} - {{STN|Ichinami|x}} - {{STN|Kowashōzu|x}} - {{STN|Miyama|x}} - {{STN|Echizen-Yakushi|x}} - {{STN|Echizen-Ōmiya|x}} - {{STN|Hakariishi|x}}
;18px Fukui Railway
- Fukubu Line: {{STN|Sanjūhassha|x}} - {{STN|Taichō no Sato|x}} - {{STN|Asōzu|x}} - {{STN|Harmony Hall|x}} - {{STN|Seimei|x}} - {{STN|Ebata|x}} - {{STN|Bell-mae|x}} - {{STN|Hanandō|x}} - {{STN|Sekijūjimae|x}} - {{STN|Shokokaigisho-mae|x}} - {{STN|Asuwayama-Koenguchi|x}} - {{STN|Fukui Castle Ruins-daimyomachi|x}} - {{STN|Jin'ai Joshikōkō|x}} - {{STN|Tawaramachi|x|Fukui}}
;18px Echizen Railway
- Mikuni Awara: {{STN|Fukui|x|Fukui}} - {{STN|Shin-Fukui|x}} - {{STN|Fukuiguchi|x}} - {{STN|Matsumoto Machiya|x}} - {{STN|Nishi-Betsuin|x}} - {{STN|Tawaramachi|x|Fukui}} - {{STN|Fukudaimae-Nishi-Fukui|x}} - {{STN|Nikkakagaku-Mae|x}} - {{STN|Yatsushima|x}} - {{STN|Nittazuka|x}} - {{STN|Nakatsuno|x}} - Jin'ai Ground-Mae - {{STN|Washizuka-Haribara|x}}
- Katsuyama Eiheiji Line: {{STN|Fukui|x|Fukui}} - {{STN|Shin-Fukui|x}} - {{STN|Fukuiguchi|x}} - {{STN|Echizen-Kaihotsu|x}} - {{STN|Echizen-Shinbo|x}} - {{STN|Oiwakeguchi|x}} - {{STN|Higashi-Fujishima|x}} - {{STN|Echizen-Shimabashi|x}}
Hapi Line Fukui
Service on the third-sector line formerly belonging to JR West began operations on 16 March 2024 when the Hokuriku Shinkansen was extended to Tsuruga.{{Cite web |date=16 March 2024 |title=並行在来線「ハピラインふくい」開業 記念グッズに目輝かせるファンも |trans-title=Parallel conventional line "Hapi-Line Fukui" opens as commemorative goods go on sale |url=https://fukui.keizai.biz/headline/1217/ |access-date=16 March 2024 |website=Fukui Keizai Shimbun}}
- Ōdoro - Echizen-Hanandō - Fukui - Morita
=Roads=
==Expressways==
==Japan National Route==
- {{jct|country=JPN|Route|8}}
- {{jct|country=JPN|Route|158}}
- {{jct|country=JPN|Route|305}}
- {{jct|country=JPN|Route|364}}
- {{jct|country=JPN|Route|416}}
=Seaways=
==Sea Port==
- Port of Takasu
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Visitor attractions
File:Asakura Yakata of Ichijodani Asakura Family Historic Ruins09n4592.jpg]]
- 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, {{nihongo|sauce katsudon|ソースカツ丼}}
File:Youkoukan03s4592.jpg|Yōkōkan Garden
File:Youkoukanteien.jpg|The Yōkōkan Kantei
File:Fukui Castle04bs4592.jpg|Fukui Castle
File:Fukui District Court01b3200.jpg|Fukui District Court
File:Fukui International Activities Plaza03b3200.jpg|Fukui International Activities Plaza
File:Harmony Hall Fukui.JPG|Harmony Hall Fukui
File:Koshino beach.jpg|Koshino beach
Culture
=Sports=
==Baseball==
==Handball==
- Hokuriku Electric Power Company Blue Thunder (JHL)
==Soccer==
File:FUKUI"fenikkususutajiamu".JPG|Fukui Phoenix Stadium
File:Fukui Prefectural Gymnasium 20110617121141.jpg|Fukui Prefectural Gymnasium
File:Technoport Fukui 20140504.JPG|Technoport Fukui Stadium
File:2018年夏の福井県営陸上競技場.jpg|Fukui Prefectural sports Park (9.98 Stadium)
File:Fukui-keirin-2.jpg|Fukui Velodrome
References
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External links
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