Fukui Prefecture

Country: Japan

Area: 4,190 sq km

Population: 766,066 (as of March 2020)

Sister-city relations with Zhejiang established Oct 6, 1993

Fukui Prefecture is located on the coast of the Sea of Japan. It boasts strong cultural tourism, rice agriculture, maritime fishing, and machinery and textile manufacturing industries. The prefecture's average lifespan for both men and women is the longest among all prefectures in Japan.