Photo: 藤谷良秀 / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Echizen Town
Fukui Prefecture · Town
Official websiteFukui Prefecture page
Echizen Town faces the Sea of Japan at the western end of Reihoku and has Cape Echizen. It produces Echizen ware, one of Japan's Six Ancient Kilns, and many potters gather in Echizen Togeimura (pottery village). It is known for landings of Echizen crab, a winter delicacy, and has Tsurugi Shrine, connected with the Oda clan.
Key facts
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.
Live information
Current weather (observed)
Places to visit
Shinto shrineTsurugi ShrineShinto shrine in Fukui Prefecture, Japan
CapeCape Echizencape in Fukui prefecture, Japan
Buddhist templeOtanji TempleBuddhist temple dedicated to Eleven-Faced Avalokiteśvara in Echizen, Japan
MuseumSnow Crab Museum
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Echizenroadside station in Echizen, Nyu district, Fukui prefecture, Japan
Hot spring (onsen)Echizenkuriya Onsen (Hot spring)building in Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Buddhist templeFukutsu-ji TempleBuddhist temple dedicated to Avalokiteśvara in Echizen, Japan
LighthouseEchizen Misaki Lighthouselighthouse in Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Park-inn Nyugaokaroadside station in Echizen, Nyu district, Fukui prefecture, Japan
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Fukui Prefecture
The description was written for this site, picking out representative features.