Wakasa Bay ( 若狭湾 , Wakasa-wan ) is a bay located in the Chūbu region of Japan , and spans the coasts of Kyoto Prefecture , and Fukui Prefecture .
6-587: Wakasa Bay is the area south of the straight line from Cape Kyoga on the west of Tango Peninsula to Cape Echizen on the east Echizen town . This area covers about 2,657 square kilometres (1,026 sq mi). Obama Bay is a sub-bay of Wakasa Bay. Yura , Shono , Saburi , etc. Coastal area of Sea of Japan, the most important ports are located in Wakasa Bay, and the Ports of Tsuruga , and Kyoto Maizuru Port [ Wikidata ] . The Port of Maizuru contains
12-506: Is 2398 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.7 °C. Parts of the town are located within the extremely heavy snowfall area of Japan. Per Japanese census data, the population of Echizen was relatively stable throughout the late 20th century but has declined in the 21st. Echizen
18-653: Is located in the Nyū District of central Fukui Prefecture, bordered by the Sea of Japan to the west. Parts of the coastal area of the town are within the borders of the Echizen-Kaga Kaigan Quasi-National Park . Echizen has a humid climate (Köppen Cfa ) characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Echizen is 14.3 °C. The average annual rainfall
24-663: Is part of ancient Echizen Province . During the Edo period , the area was mostly part of the holdings of Fukui Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate . Following the Meiji Restoration , and the establishment of the modern municipalities it was organised into part of Nyū District in Fukui Prefecture. The villages of Shirosaki and Shikaura were founded on April 1, 1889. Shikaura was raised to town status on August 1, 1946. The town of Echizen
30-545: The naval bases of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force . Echizen, Fukui (town) Echizen ( 越前町 , Echizen-chō ) is a town located in Fukui Prefecture , Japan . As of 1 April 2018 , the town had an estimated population of 20,709 and the population density of 140 persons per km . The total area of the town was 153.15 square kilometres (59.13 sq mi). Echizen town
36-467: Was formed on March 1, 1955 by the merger of Shikaura and Shirosaki. On February 1, 2005 the towns of Asahi and Ota , and the village of Miyazaki , all from Nyū District, were merged into Echizen. The economy of Echizen town is mixed, with commercial fishing and agriculture prominent. Echizen is known for its production of high quality crab, rice, pottery, and daffodils. Echizen town has eight public elementary schools and four middle schools operated by
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