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1．Echizen, Fukui
Echizen (越前市, Echizen-shi) is a city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2018, the city had an estimated population of 83,078 in 20.341 households and the population density of 360 persons per km². The total area of the city was 230.70 square kilometres (89.07 sq mi). The modern city of Echizen was established on October 1, 2005, from the merger of the city of Takefu and the town of Imadate (from Imadate District); although the Echizen Basin has been an important regional center for over 1,500 years. The city is home to the largest number of cultural assets in Fukui Prefecture and has many former castle sites and prehistoric archeological sites.
population：78,888人 area：230.70km2
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Echizen, Fukui in Shrine

1．Ōshio Hachimangu  ・Shinto
Ōshio Hachiman Shrine (大塩八幡宮, Ōshio Hachimangu) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. This Hachiman shrine was established in 891 as a branch of the Iwashimizu Hachiman-gu in Kyoto as the primary shrine of Nanjō District. During the Genpei War, the shrine served as the headquarters for Kiso Yoshinaka in 1183, and was rebuilt by Shiba Takatsune during the Kenmu Restoration of 1334–38. The shrine was patronized by the Asakura clan in the Sengoku period and by the Matsudaira clan of Fukui Domain during the Edo period. In the former Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines, it was a prefectural shrine (県社, Ken-sha).
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Echizen, Fukui in Castle

2．Echizen-Fuchū Castle
Echizen-Fuchū Castle (越前府中城, Echizen-Fuchū-jō) was a flatland-style Japanese castle located in what is now part of the city of Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The castle fell into ruins during the Sengoku period and the site was completely built over in the modern era, so nothing remains today. By its name, the original Echizen-Fuchū Castle is thought to have been built on the "Fuchū", or site of the Nara period provincial capital of Echizen Province. This fortified residence was subsequently used by the Shugo, or military governors of the province in the Heian through Kamakura period. However, with the rise of the Asakura clan to power, the center of government for Echizen Province shifted to Ichijōdani, and the Asakura appointed a local magistrate who resided at Fuchū.
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3．Komaru Castle
Komaru Castle (小丸城, Komaru-jō) was a Japanese castle located in what is now the city of Echizen Fukui Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. Built in the Sengoku period by Sassa Narimasa, the ruins are now a Fukui Prefectural Historic Site. Komaru Castle was established in 1575 Sassa Narimasa, one of Oda Nobunaga's generals. Along Maeda Toshiie and Fuwa Mitsuharu, he was charged with keeping the peace and suppressing the Ikkō-ikki in Echizen Province.
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4．Shinzenkōji Castle
Shinzenkōji Castle (新善光寺城, Shinzenkōji-jō) was a flatland castle located in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Today, a memorial to the castle can be seen at what is now Shōgaku-ji. 35°54′09″N 136°09′49″E / 35.902445°N 136.163498°E / 35.902445; 136.163498
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Echizen, Fukui in station

5．Echizen-Takefu Station  ・Echizen, Fukui PrefectureJapan
Echizen-Takefu Station (越前たけふ駅, Echizen-takefu-eki)[1][2] is a railway station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen, in Echizen, Fukui, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It opened on 16 March 2024 with the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension to Tsuruga.[3][4][New source needed?]
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6．Ōshio Station (Fukui)  ・55-4 Shiromaru-cho, Echizen-shi, Fukui-ken 915-0857Japan
Ōshio Station (王子保駅, Ōshio-eki) is a railway station on the Hapi-Line Fukui Line in the city of Echisen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Hapi-Line Fukui.
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7．Kitago Station  ・2-3-20 Kitago, Echizen-shi, Fukui-ken 915-0802Japan
Kitago Station (北府駅, Kitago-eki) is a Fukui Railway Fukubu Line railway station located in the city of Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
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8．Sports Kōen Station  ・99-15 Iehisa-chō, Echizen-shi, Fukui-ken 915-0801Japan
Sports Kōen Station (スポーツ公園駅, Supotsu Kōen-eki) is a Fukui Railway Fukubu Line railway station located in the city of Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
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9．Takefu Station  ・1-1 Fuchu, Echizen-shi, Fukui-ken 915-0071Japan
Takefu Station (武生駅, Takefu-eki) is a railway station on the Hapi-Line Fukui Line in the city of Echizen, Fukui, Japan, operated by Hapi-Line Fukui.[1]
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10．Takefu-shin Station  ・3 Fuchū, Echizen-shi, Fukui-ken 915-0071Japan
Takefu-shin Station (たけふ新駅, Takefushin-eki) is a Fukui Railway Fukubu Line railway station located in the city of Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
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11．Iehisa Station  ・77-5-1 Iehisa-chō, Echizen-shi, Fukui-ken 915-0801Japan
Iehisa Station (家久駅, Iehisa-eki) is a Fukui Railway Fukubu Line railway station located in the city of Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
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Echizen, Fukui in Dishes

12．Volga rice
Volga rice (sometimes boruga rice) is a fried rice dish popular in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Sometimes classed as one of the Three Delicacies of Echizen alongside oroshi soba and ekimae chuka soba,[1] it is a variant of omurice[2] made of a base of fried rice which is then topped with an omelet and crumb-covered pork cutlet; the whole is then covered in rich sauce.[3] There is no proven explanation for the name "Volga rice", though there are various theories.[4][dead link]
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