Echizen was established on October 1, 2005, from the merger of the city of Takefu and the town of Imadate (from Imadate District); although the Echizen Basin...

Takefu (武生市, Takefu-shi) was a city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The city was established on April 1, 1948. As of 2003, the city had an estimated...

designed by Takefu Special Steel Co. Ltd., based in Takefu, Fukui Prefecture, Japan (the former cutlery/sword-making center of Echizen). Takefu also made...

Echizen-Takefu Station (越前たけふ駅, Echizen-takefu-eki) is a railway station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen, in Echizen, Fukui, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway...

Takefu Station (武生駅, Takefu-eki) is a railway station on the Hapi-Line Fukui Line in the city of Echizen, Fukui, Japan, operated by Hapi-Line Fukui. Takefu...

famous onsen in the north of the prefecture. Takefu Chrysanthemum Character Doll Exhibition, held in Takefu Central Park on every October to November, first...

steel) is a high Carbon (C) Molybdenum (Mo) stainless steel manufactured by Takefu Special Steel Co., Ltd. It is not the same steel as VG-10. VG-1 has a Carbon...

area was 194.7 km2. On October 1, 2005, Imadate, along with the city of Takefu, was merged to create the city of Echizen. Established in 1956, Imadate...

Fukubu Line, and is located 0.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Takefu-shin. The station consists of two ground-level side platforms connected...

line operated by Fukui Railway in Fukui Prefecture. The line runs from Takefu-shin Station in Echizen to Tawaramachi and Fukui-Ekimae stations in Fukui...