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	Fukui Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fukui originally consisted of the old provinces of Wakasa and Echizen, before the prefecture was formed in 1871.
		During the Edo period, the daimyō of the region was surnamed Matsudaira, and was a descendant of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
		Residents of Fukui Prefecture have a distinctive accent, Fukui-ben.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fukui_Prefecture (862 words)

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		The prefecture's boundaries form the shape of a key, with the narrow end at the south called Reinan area, separated by mountains from the larger, more populous area in the north called Reihoku (photo a).
		The narcissus was Fukui's first designated natural symbol and, according to an official pamphlet, reflects collective characteristics, "It is said that the patience of this flower that blooms in the severe wind and snow of Japan Sea reflects the personality of the citizens of Fukui Prefecture" (F, back).
		Fukui prefecture could be nicknamed Academy in the Fields (inaka no gakuen) for the energy and money spent on educating one another.
	www.msu.edu /user/wittevee/publications/ch2fukui.txt (2288 words)

	Fukui [Fukui prefecture Japan] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Fukui city adoted the city emblem on 6 September 1925 by Notice No 79; adoption date of flag: 1 September 1963 by Notice No 100.
		The crest of city, depicts the Fukui castle, to the parallel crosses of the "luck no well" it is old it utilizes combining the north of Fukui old name the "north no manor", being something which translates into design the development and prosperity into new age, it does.
		Fukui originated as a the town around a castle of the military commander Shibata Katsuie (1530-83).
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/jp-18-fk.html (440 words)

	Nuclear Power (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Fukui District Court, along with plaintiffs and defendants, visited the reactor to gather information for a lawsuit filed by a citizens' group that is trying to close down Monju (DY 26 Jan).
		According to officials in Fukui Prefecture, operators at Monju were not trained to deal with the type of accident that occurred.
		The Fukui Prefectural Assembly has rejected a government plan to burn MOX fuel in the prefecture's light water reactors, but another meeting will be held when the government makes its formal request for approval.
	home.att.net /~jdurbin/Nuclear.htm (4575 words)

	Fukui travel guide - Wikitravel
		Fukui (福井, [1]) is the southernmost prefecture in the Hokuriku (北陸) part of the Chubu area of Honshu, Japan.
		Fukui — seat of government in the northern part of the prefecture in Fukui Ken, an important crossroads historically and today.
		Fukui is well know for its beef grown in the Wakasa area of Western Fukui Prefecture.
	wikitravel.org /en/Fukui_(prefecture) (385 words)

	Fukui travel guide - Wikitravel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Fukui (福井; [1]) is the eponymous capital of Fukui prefecture, Japan.
		The nearest airport to Fukui is in Komatsu.
		Fukui is a major station on the JR Hokuriku line, which links Toyama with Maibara.
	wikitravel.org /en/Fukui (433 words)

	Kumamoto Prefecture - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Historically the area was called Higo province and was renamed to Kumamoto prefecture during the Meiji Restoration as part of the abolition of the feudal system.
		Kumamoto Prefecture is located in the center of Kyushu, the southernmost of the four major Japanese islands.
		It is bordered by the Ariake inland sea and the Amakusa archipelago to the west, Fukuoka Prefecture and Oita Prefecture to the north, Miyazaki Prefecture to the east, and Kagoshima Prefecture to the south.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Kumamoto_Prefecture (224 words)

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		A similar percentage of Takefu's population is engaged in farming as the rest of the prefecture (26.5% Takefu, 26.8% Fukui, 14% Japan, T:40).
		Fukui Newspaper, 27 February 1993 Takefu Runesans (TR, or Takefu Renaissance) is a remarkable group of townspeople; a phenomenon shaped both by its time and more generally by the values and conventions found in Japanese culture.
		One of the curators at the Fukui prefectural museum, who knew of TR quoted an acquaintance on Takefu's Education Board who thought the group urusai (shrill, a nuisance); preferring instead they would realize their goals in a quiet, more reserved manner.
	www.geocities.com /sjmiy/witt_dst.txt (21593 words)

	Oita Prefecture - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Oita Prefecture is located on the north-eastern coast of the island of Kyushu.
		Surrounded by the Suo Channel and Honshu Island to the north, the Iyo Channel and Shikoku Island to the east, it is bordered by Miyazaki Prefecture to the south, and Fukuoka Prefecture and Kumamoto Prefecture to the west.
		Oita Prefecture is famous for its hot springs, particularly those in and around the city of Beppu, known as the 'hells', or jigoku.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Oita_Prefecture (436 words)

	Fukui, Fukui - TheBestLinks.com - April 1, Island, Population, Tokyo, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Fukui, Fukui, Fukui, April 1, Island, Population, Tokyo, United States...
		Fukui is proud of its sister city relationships with Fullerton, CA, and New Brunswick, NJ, in the United States.
		The JR (Japan Railways) Hokuriku shinkansen (bullet train) line from Kyoto through Fukui, Kanazawa, Toyama, and Nagano to Tokyo is far along in construction and will be completed in the next few years.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Fukui.html (265 words)

	Fullerton Sister City Association - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Fukui is located in central Japan, on the the Japan Sea (northern) side of the island, approximately __ miles northwest of Kyoto.
		It is a city of 250,00, occupies an area of 130 square miles and is the "capitol" of Fukui Prefecture - which has a population of approximately 850,000.
		Fukui castle - built in 1601, the tallest castle at its time, but destroyed shortly afterwards during the great civil war by Hideyoshi; surrounded by a huge moat, its grounds consist of a park, and housing for city and prefecture administrations.
	www.fullertonsistercity.org /fukui.htm (335 words)

	SW-2004
		While I have explained that many prefectures have a very easily identifiable regionality to them, and have shown what contributes to that, as well as what detracts from that, I perhaps have neglected to point out that there are some prefectures with no true thread of distinction or identity running through their sake.
		Fukui Prefecture is a prime example of this point.
		I was recently invited out to Fukui to give a speech to the brewers of that region, known as Hokuriku, and comprised of three prefectures: Fukui, Ishikawa and Toyama.
	www.sake-world.com /html/sw-2004_9.html (3818 words)

	Pana Wave group ignores request from Fukui Prefecture to stay out (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Fukui -- A mysterious sect that dresses all in white, calls itself the Pana Wave Laboratory and has been closely watched by police and the media as it drove around central Japan in a caravan of all-white vehicles returned to Fukui Prefecture on Friday.
		Members of the group told the Fukui Prefectural Government in the afternoon that the convoy of about 20 vans would head for a "facility" owned by the sect in Fukui city.
		The group had left Fukui Prefecture on April 25 after repeated requests from residents of Izumi that it leave.
	www.rickross.com /reference/pana_wave/pana_wave28.html (508 words)

	Fukui Prefectural Goverment
		Fukui prefecture is located near the center of the Japan Sea Coast, with Tsuruga City’s eastern section dividing the northern Reihoku area (formerly called Echizen) from the southern Reinan area (formerly called Wakasa).
		Fukui prefecture has four distinct seasons with winter’s north-westerly winds bringing heavy precipitation, making her a very moist place blessed with abundant water resources.
		Additionally, with her entire coastline being designated a quasi-national park our Fukui is truly one prefecture but many lands, a place of myriad natural wonders.
	www.pref.fukui.jp /english (176 words)

	eo Fukui urbo This article is about the... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		"Fukui" (福井市; -shi) is a city city located in the Hokuriku region Hokuriku region within the Chubu region Chubu region of Japan, which is on Honshu Honshu island island.
		It is the largest city and capital of Fukui prefecture Fukui prefecture.
		The city is located to the north of Lake Biwa Lake Biwa, near the coast of the Sea of Japan Sea of Japan.
	www.biodatabase.de /Fukui (246 words)

	Fukui - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Fukui, city in central Japan on Honshū Island, in north central Fukui Prefecture, about 16 km (about 10 mi) from the Sea of Japan (East Sea) coast....
		Fukui Kenichi (1918-1998), Japanese chemist and Nobel laureate.
		Fukui-ken: Japan – prefectures and prefecture capital cities (table)
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Fukui.html (87 words)

	Panawave :: Fukui Prefecture tells cult to stay out (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		FUKUI — Fukui Prefecture on Friday declared the white-robed Panawave Laboratory cult — which has been driving around central Japan in a caravan of all-white motor vehicles — persona non-grata and urged its members not to enter the prefecture.
		Fukui prefectural officials moved against the group after learning that their caravan of about 20 cars, which moved from Nagano Prefecture to Gifu Prefecture Thursday evening, told police officials they were heading toward Fukui, where the group has three facilities.
		The NPA has heightened vigilance over the group because it believes there are similarities between Pana Wave and the early stages of the AUM Shinrikyo cult, whose members committed the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin gas attack.
	www.religionnewsblog.com /00003257-.html (453 words)

	Hokuriku region - TheBestLinks.com - Honshu, Sea of Japan, Chubu region, Fukui prefecture, ...
		North Land) is the region confing the Sea of Japan within Chubu region, the central region of Honshu, the main island of Japan.
		The region either includes Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures or includes Niigata prefecture besides the three.
		In the former case, Niigata prefecture and Nagano prefectures form Shin'etsu region and with Hokuriku region, it becomes Hoku-shin'etsu (lit.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Hokuriku.html (120 words)

	Fukui Japan - Out of your way?
		Fukui is located on the Sea of Japan due west of Tokyo.
		The city of Fukui (Fukui-shi) was leveled during WWII by the allies and again by an earthquake.
		The city is located more-so center of the prefecture which gives it a good point of contact to the rest of the area.
	www.globosapiens.net /travel-information/Fukui-333.html (357 words)

	Bioethics and the Impact of Human Genome Research in the 21st Century (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Fukui was the gate of ancient Japan to the cultures of China and Korea.
		On behalf of the people of Fukui, I would like to extend a warmer welcome to all of you who have come to Fukui from overseas and from a around Japan.
		In Fukui prefecture to, in response to an aging population, changes in social conditions, and the diversification of the structure of diseases, we are undertaking a number of measures so that the people of Fukui can realize a lifestyle that is full of vitality and peace of mind.
	www2.unescobkk.org /eubios/bhgp/bhgp6.htm (917 words)

	MOX fuel unloaded in Niigata
		Niigata Prefecture is rapidly emerging as the front-runner to introduce MOX fuel for use in power stations in Japan.
		Fukushima Prefecture was expected to be the first prefecture to introduce MOX fuel.
		It is also unlikely that Fukui Prefecture will accept MOX fuel at the Takahama station within the next few years.
	www.nci.org /j/jpu-mox-jt32401.htm (545 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia - Fukui (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		States of stability: in Nobu Fukui's expansive allover canvases, heterogeneous elements--invented and found, figural and abstract, painted and collaged--coexist in fluctuating harmonies.(New York)
		The Greenspan of Japan; From 1994 to 1998, Fukui was responsible for the Bank of Japan's excessively deflationary policy, which was the cause of the long slump.
		Governor reliable: when Prime Minister Koizumi Junichiro named Fukui Toshihiko as the next Bank of Japan governor, he said he chose someone "with stability and credibility." What do other people think of his choice?
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/F/Fukui.asp (350 words)

	Gymn Forum: Gymn Digest - 11 September 1995
		It tells all about the fukui area (elevation, how it ranks in health, education, safety....), and about the Sun Dome (55 meters tall, with 8000 electronically moveable seats!), where the championships will be held.
		Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan, forms the waist part, as it were, where the main Japanese islands bend.
		The article was provided with a picture: Fukui which will be the main site for the World Gymnastics Championships in Octobers stands in the middle of rice fields on the border of Takefu and Sabae, Fukui Prefecture>.
	www.gymn-forum.com /Digests/1995/sep11.html (1605 words)

	Hotels in Fukui, Japan - asia-accommodation
		Fukui City - a city rich in history and a sense of romanticism.
		Apa Hotel Fukui Katamachi stands elegantly in downtown Katamachi, near the center of Fukui City.
		Fukui City prospered as the gateway to various cultures of the Asian continent.
	www.bookings.net /city/jp/fukui.en.html?aid=300404 (141 words)

	The Funky Drummer
		Interestingly, it wasn’t the slogan “baka inaka” (roughly meaning stupid/crazy countryside) that caused offence, it was the depiction of Fukui as a cloud of steam emanating from the cooling towers of a nuclear power plant, (of which Fukui has 14), that caused the negative reaction.
		Most of the English teachers in the prefecture have lapped up the design, which is reflected by the fact that there have been over 100 orders for the shirt.
		The Bold Kanji in the upper left reads Fukui, the small Kanji in the bottom right reads Nippon (Japan), and the “baka inaka” roughly translates as “stupid countryside” as Fukui is largely regarded by the rest of Japan as a rural back water.
	www.thefunkydrummer.blogspot.com (3192 words)

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