FUKUI

fukui, a town of japan in the province of echizen, nippon, near the west coast, 20 m. n. by e. of wakasa bay. it lies in a volcanic district much exposed to earthquakes, and suffered severely during the disturbances of 1891-1892, when a chasm over 40 m. long was opened across the neo valley from fukui to katabira. but fukui subsequently revived, and is now in a flourishing condition, with several local industries, especially the manufacture of paper, and an increasing population exceeding 50,000. fukui has railway communication. there are ruins of a castle of the daimios of echizen.