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18201 ／ Fukui-Sakai
Fukui City
ふくいし
A whole Sengoku town, kept under the soil.
Ichijōdani, Asakura castle town- Population
- 262,328
- 5-year change
- −1.3%
- to Tokyo
- 171 min
- Nagoya 180 min
By the seaMountainsA river runs throughPlainsIt snows
Click to open Fukui City.
18202 ／ Reinan
Tsuruga City
つるがし
763 orphans came ashore at this port.
Tsuruga Port, Polish orphans- Population
- 64,264
- 5-year change
- −2.9%
- to Tokyo
- 188 min
- Osaka 80 min, Kyoto 50 min, Nagoya 100 min
By the seaMountainsPort townGreat fishHot springs
Click to open Tsuruga City.
18204 ／ Reinan
Obama City
おばまし
Two Kamakura-era treasures in the hills.
Myotsu-ji hall and pagoda- Population
- 28,991
- 5-year change
- −2.3%
By the seaMountainsA river runs throughPort townCastle town
Click to open Obama City.
18205 ／ Okuetsu
Ono City
おおのし
On Hangeshō, skewered grilled mackerel.
Hangeshō grilled mackerel- Population
- 31,286
- 5-year change
- −5.5%
MountainsA river runs throughA lakeNatural springsHighlands
Click to open Ono City.
18206 ／ Okuetsu
Katsuyama City
かつやまし
Fossils and their strata, both protected.
Dinosaur fossils, Tetori Group- Population
- 22,150
- 5-year change
- −8.2%
MountainsA river runs throughIt snowsHot springsSki slopes
Click to open Katsuyama City.
18207 ／ Tannan
Sabae City
さばえし
School lunch here comes in lacquerware.
Echizen lacquerware lunches- Population
- 68,302
- 5-year change
- 0%
Castle townTemple gate townTown of makersTraditional craftsMany shrines and temples
Click to open Sabae City.
18208 ／ Fukui-Sakai
Awara City
あわらし
Rennyo stayed here 4 years, 2 months.
Site of Yoshizaki Gobō- Population
- 27,524
- 5-year change
- −4.2%
- to Tokyo
- 171 min
Hot springsA lakeBy the seaFishingVacant house bank
Click to open Awara City.
18209 ／ Tannan
Echizen City
えちぜんし
An unmatched roof for the god of paper.
Okafuto and Ōtaki Shrines- Population
- 80,611
- 5-year change
- −1.1%
- to Tokyo
- 186 min
- Nagoya 156 min
Traditional craftsTown of makersA river runs throughMountainsIt snows
Click to open Echizen City.
18210 ／ Fukui-Sakai
Sakai City
さかいし
Five- and six-sided rock columns run 1 km.
Tojinbo- Population
- 88,481
- 5-year change
- −2%
By the seaMountainsA river runs throughPlainsIt snows
Click to open Sakai City.
18322 ／ Fukui-Sakai
Eiheiji Town
えいへいじちょう
Monks train in 19 protected halls.
Daihonzan Eiheiji- Population
- 18,965
- 5-year change
- −4.6%
Temple gate townMany shrines and templesNational TreasureA river runs throughMountains
Click to open Eiheiji Town.
18382 ／ Tannan
Ikeda Town
いけだちょう
Legend says a regent taught them Noh.
Mizuumi Dengaku Nōmai- Population
- 2,423
- 5-year change
- −8.2%
- to Fukui
- 60 min
MountainsA river runs throughIt snowsMountain climbingHot springs
Click to open Ikeda Town.
18404 ／ Tannan
Minami-Echizen Town
みなみえちぜんちょう
A flightless beetle in one high pond.
Yasha diving beetle, Yashagaike- Population
- 10,002
- 5-year change
- −7.4%
MountainsBy the seaA river runs throughIt snowsMountain climbing
Click to open Minami-Echizen Town.
18423 ／ Tannan
Echizen Town
えちぜんちょう
Nobunaga's “Oda” is said to be from here.
Tsurugi Shrine, Oda clan shrine- Population
- 20,118
- 5-year change
- −6.6%
By the seaMountainsPort townFishing townGreat fish
Click to open Echizen Town.
18442 ／ Reinan
Mihama Town
みはまちょう
Jump into a winter canal, tear the rope.
Hiruga Tug of War- Population
- 9,179
- 5-year change
- −7.4%
By the seaMountainsA river runs throughA lakeSea bathing
Click to open Mihama Town.
18481 ／ Reinan
Takahama Town
たかはまちょう
Once 1.5M a summer; now a Blue Flag.
Wakasa Wada Beach- Population
- 10,326
- 5-year change
- −2.5%
By the seaMountainsSea bathingFishingMountain climbing
Click to open Takahama Town.
18483 ／ Reinan
Oi Town
おおいちょう
A valley library named to waste no drop.
Jakushū Itteki Bunko- Population
- 7,910
- 5-year change
- −5%
By the seaMountainsA river runs throughSea bathingFishing
Click to open Oi Town.
18501 ／ Reinan
Wakasa Town
わかさちょう
70,000 years of mud, now a world scale.
Lake Suigetsu varves- Population
- 14,003
- 5-year change
- −8.2%
A lakeBy the seaMountainsA river runs throughNatural springs
Click to open Wakasa Town.
