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	Echizen Pottery Village \| Sights
		Sights in the Echizen Togei Koen Park and Its Vicinity／Sights in the Echizen Town
		Known as the residence of the Ainoki family noted in connection with the Asakura family who ruled over this Echizen area from before the Warring States period (1467-1568), this mansion was thereafter inherited by the family's descendents who served as a head official of the village ("Shoya") during the Edo period (1600-1868).
		The center is welfare facilities for the aged, equipped to allow them to spend a day in a comfortable way for relaxation while taking a bath in its characteristic mineral spring containing various types of ions effective in curing rheumatism and neuralgia.
	www.echizentogeimura.com /sights_e_03.html (424 words)

	Echizen Home Stay
		Buried in winter snow, Echizen, the renowned paper-making village of central Japan, awaited five western visitors last February with as much anticipation as we were feeling for it as part of a homestay experience of the International Paper Conference.
		TV cameramen, translators, members of the Echizen paper collective and other interested hosts were on hand to greet us and to document our observations and participation.
		It is apparent that the papermaking industry is a long-serving, prosperous and welcome activity in Echizen.
	palimpsest.stanford.edu /byorg/abbey/an/an07/an07-3/an07-309.html (1021 words)

	Echizen Province - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Echizen (越前国; -no kuni) was an old province of Japan, which is today the northern part of Fukui prefecture.
		Echizen is also well known for its ceramics.
		It is one of the so called six old kiln sites of Japan (the others being Shigaraki, Bizen, Seto, Tamba, and Tokoname) and as such it is highly revered in the Japanese and international ceramics community.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Echizen (141 words)

	Echizen Ryoma - Anime-Wiki.org
		Ryoma Echizen is the son of former pro tennis player, Echizen Nanjirou, and is later know as "Samurai Junior".
		Ryoma Echizen can be quite cocky and arrogant at times, but he is always able to back up his statements with his tennis skills.
		Echizen is a quiet kid, but he always stands up for himself and for others.
	www.anime-wiki.org /index.php?title=Echizen_Ryoma&printable=yes (1986 words)

	Japan Atlas: Echizen Washi Paper (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Echizen washi is a fine example of papers made by hand using traditional Japanese paper-making techniques.
		Imadate Town in Fukui Prefecture is known as the heartland of Echizen washi; paper has been made in the area since ancient times, and the name Echizen washi was cited in a text dated AD 774.
		From the 14th century Echizen washi was officially used by court nobles and samurai (warrior elite), and its reputation was thus firmly established.
	web-jpn.org /atlas/crafts/cra15.html (311 words)

	Ceramics
		This exhibition is accompanied by a calendar of events that includes a members' preview and reception, lectures on the art of bonsai trees and the history of Echizen ceramics, a docent training session, a holiday sale of Japanese objects and a special Japanese Family Day Celebration.
		Echizen ceramics refer to the utilitarian pottery produced by families located in the Fukui prefecture a few miles from the coast of the Sea of Japan.
		The production of Echizen ceramics has continued unbroken for the past 800 years and the craft has been handed down within the Echizen families from generation to generation.
	www.centenary.edu /news/2005/October/ceramics.html (531 words)

	越前町 \| English page
		Echizen Town's western boarder is the Sea of Japan, for which the coastline is famous.
		Fukui City lies to the north of Echizen Town, while Sabae City is to the east and Echizen City and Minami Echizen Town are to the south.
		With the majority of land being mountains and forest, arable land is limited to the Echizen Plains in the east and the flat land of Ota and Miyazaki basins.
	www.town.echizen.fukui.jp /webworks/web/about/english.html (943 words)

	Echizen Pottery Village \| Sights
		Born in 1947 in Echizen Town, Kasatsuji is a representative potter in Fukui Prefecture.
		Resident in Echizen Town, Ohya opened his own "Furai" kiln in the town when it established what is called a pottery village in it, including this pottery park, to revitalize Echizen ware.
		Constituting a conspicuously peaceful and restful part of the pottery village, the Chikurin (bamboo grove) Garden is a traditional Japanese garden designed in a go-round style with bamboo as its theme, featuring the beauty of bamboo of 29 varieties collected from all over the nation that you can appreciate under a tranquil and profound atmosphere.
	www.echizentogeimura.com /sights_e_02.html (682 words)

	Japan Atlas: Echizen Washi Paper
		Echizen washi is a fine example of papers made by hand using traditional Japanese paper-making techniques.
		Imadate Town in Fukui Prefecture is known as the heartland of Echizen washi; paper has been made in the area since ancient times, and the name Echizen washi was cited in a text dated AD 774.
		From the 14th century Echizen washi was officially used by court nobles and samurai (warrior elite), and its reputation was thus firmly established.
	web-japan.org /atlas/crafts/cra15.html (311 words)

	Tenipuri no Sekai
		Echizen decided that he could wait just a little bit longer where he was.
		Echizen’s eyes were wide open in confusion and his head was tilted slightly to the side, making some of his dark green hair fall on his face.
		Echizen Ryoma wasn’t as innocent as the other regulars thought he was.
	www.geocities.com /fan_fic_factory/pony_taled_baka/vdae_chaos2.html (1730 words)

	Ryoma Echizen (Prince of Tennis) \|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|
		His father is a famous professional tennis player who retired really early but otherwise could have became the number 1 tennis player in the world.
		Echizen is the only 1st year regular player in Seigaku, since he short compared to the other members, he's been nicknamed O'Chibi (baby boy) by fellow player, Eiji.
		Additional info worth noting: Echizen grew up in United States and knows English very well (many classmates admires him for this).
	elk.rebelcosplay.com /ryoma.html (86 words)

	Echizen Card Stock - Printable Colored Card Stock For Invitations, Brochures, Flyers
		Echizen is a decorative card stock from Japan with a subtle pattern of shiny fibers.
		These beautiful card stocks have a silky appearance with light pastel hues on a smooth printable surface.
		Echizen is inkjet and laser friendly, and even compatible with photocopiers!
	www.lcipaper.com /specialty/echizen.shtml (161 words)

	Echizen Take Ningyo: Japanese Arts and Crafts Made With Bamboo
		In the northern part of Fukui prefecture is the Echizen district.
		These awards helped give recognition to Echizen bamboo dolls and was the starting point of the popularity they have today.
		The high quality and beauty of Echizen bamboo dolls ensure they will be treasures for years to come.
	www.japanippon.com /takeningyo.htm (339 words)

	So I asked, "What kind of nut am I?" and she said: : OMG...PoT is CRACK Yo! (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This is Echizen being humble, this is Echizen realizing that without his sempai-tachi teaching him, guiding him, pruning him to be the best of the best, he would never reach where the place that he is now.
		I read the scene as Tezuka giving Echizen the one thing that Echizen had sought over and over in the entire anime, and that is the recognition that Echizen had managed to live up to his buchou's expectations.
		Echizen is pushed into action when he receives a call from Momoshiro telling him that Fuji lost to Tezuka in a match.
	www.greatestjournal.com /~cashew/457181.html (1729 words)

	How do you tackle an invasion of giant jellyfish? Try making sushi-News-World-Asia-TimesOnline
		Echizen kurage is not an extraterrestrial invader, but a giant jellyfish that is devastating the livelihoods of fishermen in the Sea of Japan.
		Nomura’s jellyfish, as it is known in English, is the biggest creature of its kind off Japan and for reasons that remain mysterious its numbers have surged in the past few months.
		Often the weight of the echizen kurage broke the nets or crushed the fish to death; those that survived were poisoned and beslimed by their tentacles.
	www.timesonline.co.uk /tol/news/world/asia/article749446.ece (969 words)

	Lacquer Ware
		It is said that production of Echizen lacquer ware started about 1500 years ago.
		A prince of the period was very impressed by the splendid product he found in Echizen, and he encouraged lacquer ware making in the village.
		Although Echizen lacquer ware does not have bright external designs, it features excellent durability and is a practical lacquer ware commodity.
	www.wahooya.com /lacquer_ware/index.html (317 words)

	Sub Aqua Club Luxembourg - Diving in Echizen and on Kashiwa-jima (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Echizen coast is located on the northwest side of Honshu Island and faces Korea.
		Warm waters from the south mix with colder masses of seawater from the North in the Sea of Japan.
		The sea off Echizen is the home to mainly temperate water species like perches and wrasses.
	www.sacl.lu /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=90&Itemid=77 (628 words)

	The Prince Of Tennis: That Man, Nanjiro Echizen - TV.com
		Takashi Matsuyama (Nanjiro Echizen (Jap.)), Liam O'Brien (V) (Nanjiro Echizen (Eng.)), Fuyuka Oura (Tomoka (Jap.)), Jennifer Sekiguchi (Tomoka (Eng.)), Yuri Lowenthal (Katsuo Mizuno (Eng.)), Noriko Namiki (Saori Shiba (Jap.)), Hozumi Gôda (Mamoru Inoue (Jap.)), Shigenori Yamazaki (Satoshi Horio (Jap.)), Jack Bauer (Mamoru Inoue (Eng.)), Wendee Lee (Saori Shiba (Eng.)), Wendee Lee (Kachiro Kato (Eng.))
		Echizen skipped out on us, without even helping...
		This may not sound very important to you, but my Grandma told me that I would be able to find you here.
	www.tv.com /the-prince-of-tennis/that-man-nanjiro-echizen/episode/345855/summary.html (296 words)

	JNTO Website \| Find a Location \| Fukui \| Echizen Kaigan coast
		Wild Echizen daffodils bloom in the midst of winter.
		The Echizen Kaigan coast stretches from Suizu in the Tsuruga Bay at the center of Fukui to Tojinbo.
		It is a coast famous for its 100km long beautiful shoreline along the Sea of Japan, and is located within the Echizen-Kaga Quasi-National Park.
	www.jnto.go.jp /eng/location/regional/fukui/etizenkaigan.html (298 words)

	ECHIZEN Menu - EY Net Japanese Pottery Primer
		Echizen is unglazed, high-fired ware made in Echizen (Fukui Prefecture).
		Echizen is an ancient pottery center, and its glazed ware was influenced by the
		Various large jars have been staple products of Echizen since medieval times.
	www.e-yakimono.net /guide/html/echizen.html (44 words)

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