Fukui Prefecture

A prefecture in the southwest of the Hokuriku region, with a dinosaur museum, Eiheiji Temple, and the Tojinbo sea cliffs, and famous for Echizen crab in winter.

Fukui Prefecture is on the Sea of Japan coast of central Honshu, bordering Ishikawa to the north and Kyoto and Shiga to the south. The Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum in Katsuyama is Japan's leading dinosaur museum, Eiheiji is a head temple of the Soto Zen sect, the columnar-jointed sea cliffs at Tojinbo are spectacular, and the Asakura Clan ruins at Ichijodani and Maruoka Castle recall the Warring States era. Echizen crab in winter is a local specialty, and the coast around Wakasa Bay is beautiful. Spring and autumn are pleasant for sightseeing, and winter is the time to enjoy crab. The Hokuriku Shinkansen now extends to Fukui and Tsuruga, and can be reached from Tokyo or via Kanazawa.

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