Flag of Fukui
Officially Fukui Prefecture
Locally Fukui-ken · 福井県
What the flag looks like
A white disc on a dark navy field, holding the katakana フクイ (Fukui) drawn as a young sprout between two leaves.
What it means
The prefecture says the sprout rising between two leaves carries its hope for growth.
How to remember it
Fukui's
white disc on navy holds a sprouting leaf spelling フクイ (Fukui); Ibaraki's
white disc holds a spiral rose bud.
Fun facts
- Sabae, in Fukui, makes about 95% of Japan's eyeglass frames.
- Fukui has yielded more dinosaur fossils than anywhere else in Japan.
Fukui at a glance
- Type
- Prefecture (ken)
- Island
- Honshū
- Capital
- Fukui
- Region
- Chūbu
- Population
- 729,386
- Area
- 4,191 km²
- Languages
- Japanese
- Currency
- Japanese yen (¥)
- Flag adopted
- 1952
Flags often confused with Fukui
- Ibaraki: Ibaraki and Fukui both have a white disc on blue. Ibaraki's disc holds a blue spiral rose bud at the top; Fukui's is a ring holding a sprouting leaf, on darker navy.