Echizen (Fukui)

Echizen-chō 越 前 町
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Chūbu
Prefecture :	Fukui
Coordinates :	35 ° 56 '  N , 136 ° 4'  E Coordinates: 35 ° 56 '12 "  N , 136 ° 3' 37"  E
Basic data
Surface:	152.96 km²
Residents :	20,171 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	132 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	18423-3
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	bamboo
Flower :	daffodil
town hall
Address :	Echizen Town Hall 13 - 5 - 1 , Nishitanaka Echizen -chō, Nyuu-gun Fukui  916-0192
Website URL:	http://www.town.echizen.fukui.jp

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

Echizen is known for its ceramics. Along with Shigaraki , Bizen , Seto , Tamba (today: Konda , Sasayama ) and Tokoname , it is one of the so-called Six Old Kiln Sites in Japan ( 日本 六 古窯 , Nihon rokkoyō ). Therefore, this ceramic is highly revered by Japanese and international ceramic connoisseurs.