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Fukui (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 36 04 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 36.0667 decimal degrees |
Long: 136 12 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 136.2000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located near coast; seat of daimyo in feudal period; became large industrial center after restoration; produces paper & textiles, notably habutai; destroyed by earthquake in 1948, but has since been rebuilt. |
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Fukui (preferred,C,V,O,Japanese (transliterated)-P)
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Fukuishi (C,U,Japanese (transliterated))
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Fukui-shi (C,U,Japanese (transliterated))
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Hukui (C,U,Japanese (transliterated))
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フクイシ (C,U,Japanese)
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フクイ (C,U,Japanese)
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ふくい (C,U,Japanese)
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福井 (C,U,Japanese)
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福井市 (C,U,Japanese-P)
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ふくいし (C,U,Japanese)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Fukui (prefecture) (P) |
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Fukui (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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city (C) |
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regional capital (C) |
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industrial center (C) |
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educational center (C) |
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