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Awara City
Fukui Prefecture · City
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Awara City, at the northern tip of the prefecture, borders Ishikawa Prefecture. Awara Onsen, which began to flow in the Meiji era, is one of Hokuriku's leading hot spring towns. The city centers on Kanazu, a former post town on the Hokurikudo road, and the hot spring town. It has the site of Yoshizaki-go-bo Temple, connected with the priest Rennyo, and Lake Kitagata. Its six-row barley ranks 4th in Japan.
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Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Neighboring municipalities
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Other municipalities in Fukui Prefecture
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