Echizen, Fukui (town)

Echizen (Japanese越 前 町, -chō ) is a town in Nyu -gun in Fukui Prefecture in Japan.

Echizen is known for its pottery. It is next to Shigaraki, Bizen, Seto, Tamba (now Konda, Sasayama ) and Tokoname, one of the so-called Six Old Kiln Sites of Japan (日本 六 古窑, Nihon rokkoyō ). Therefore, this ceramic is revered by Japanese and international ceramic connoisseurs high.

Independent cities ( shi): Awara | Echizen | Fukui ( administrative seat ) | Katsuyama | Obama | Ōno | Sabae | Sakai | Tsuruga

Imadate -gun Ikeda | Mikata -gun Mihama | Mikata -gun - Kaminaka: Wakasa | Nanjo -gun Minami- Echizen | Nyu -gun Echizen | Ōi -gun Ōi | Takahama | Yoshida -gun Eihei

  • Place in Fukui Prefecture
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