Fukui (prefecture)
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Fukui Prefecture (福井県) is the southernmost prefecture in the Hokuriku (北陸) part of the Chubu area of Honshu, Japan. Fukui is directly across the Sea of Japan from the Korean Peninsula. Its harbors are frequented by Russian and Korean cargo vessels.
Taste of Fukui (prefecture)...
Fukui is well known for its beef from the Wakasa area of Western Fukui Prefecture, its echizen-gani (crabs) which are prized for their guts, called kani-miso, and for oroshi soba buckwheat noodles with grated radish. While most of Japan prefers to eat its katsudon (breaded pork cutlet on top of rice) topped with a sweet omelet, Fukui is famous for creating sauce katsudon, which is instead covered by a sweet and salty sauce similar to Worcester sauce. Water in Fukui comes from mountain springs. Some say the rice is the best in Japan, but people in a dozen other prefectures make the same claim. Regardless, put the rice and water together and you get some excellent sake.
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Getting There
Multiple OptionsThe Hokuriku Shinkansen from Tokyo stops at Fukui and terminates at Tsuruga, which is also served by the Hokuriku Rail Line from Osaka and Kyoto. Fukui is accessible via the Hokuriku Tollway by car from all parts of Chubu, and several different bus lines make stops at Tsuruga and Fukui City from places like the new Chubu International Airport and Nagoya, home of the 2005 World Expo. Fukui has the largest rate of car ownership in all of Japan, which is necessary because public transport is not well developed. Still, it is possible to access most areas by train or bus. JR trains run go south to Kyoto and Osaka and north to Kanazawa. Most JR trains stop at Tsuruga, Takefu, Fukui, and Awara. There are a few private train line with their own stations that are better for shorter distances, though more expensive than the local JR trains. For most rural locations, buses only run several times per day. Be sure to check on the last bus time, which can be mid-afternoon, depending on location....
Getting Around & Staying
Getting Around
Fukui has the largest rate of car ownership in all of Japan, which is necessary because public transport is not well developed. Still, it is possible to access most areas by train or bus. JR trains run go south to Kyoto and Osaka and north to Kanazawa. Most JR trains stop at Tsuruga, Takefu, Fukui, and Awara. There are a few private train line with their own stations that are better for shorter distances, though more expensive than the local JR trains. For most rural locations, buses only run several times per day. Be sure to check on the last bus time, which can be mid-afternoon, depending on location. The prefecture has many great beaches and historical sites. Fukui is well known for its beef from the Wakasa area of Western Fukui Prefecture, its echizen-gani (crabs) which are prized for their guts, called kani-miso, and for oroshi soba buckwheat noodles with grated radish.
Language & Talk
The dialect spoken in Fukui is widely different between south and north. The southern dialect, called Wakasa-ben, is near to the Kansai dialect, however the northern dialect, called Fukui-ben, has a sing-song-y rural feeling to it. The Mihama dialect in southern is like many country dialects in Chubu. The Hokuriku Shinkansen from Tokyo stops at Fukui and terminates at Tsuruga, which is also served by the Hokuriku Rail Line from Osaka and Kyoto. Fukui is accessible via the Hokuriku Tollway by car from all parts of Chubu, and several different bus lines make stops at Tsuruga and Fukui City from places like the new Chubu International Airport and Nagoya, home of the 2005 World Expo.
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