Fukui

Fukui Prefecture flourished as the castle town of the Asakura clan during the Sengoku period. Eiheiji Temple has more than 700 years of history as the Great Motoyama of the Soto sect and is visited by many worshippers. You can enjoy a powerful landscape at the Echizen coast where the Higashiwabo and the cliffs continue, and at the Mikata Five Lakes where all five lakes look blue with different concentrations. In addition, it is one of the nation's leading dinosaur fossils, and the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum has received worldwide acclaim. In traditional industry, Echizen washi paper and Echizen lacquerware are inherited, and fresh seafood, including Echizen crab, is also a specialty. In terms of business, the production of eyeglass frames accounts for about 90% of the domestic share and has a high competitiveness.