Fukui Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chûbu region on Honshû island. The capital is the city of Fukui.
The province faces the Sea of Japan, and has a western part (formerly Wakasa) which is a narrow plain between the mountains and the sea, and a larger eastern part (formerly Echizen) with wider plains including the capital and most of the population. The mountain side of the eastern part has much snow in winter.
