Short answers, pulled from the story.
Fukui Prefecture is known for producing ninety percent of Japan's domestically made glasses (in Sabae), holding the most nuclear reactors of any prefecture in Japan at fourteen, containing the oldest standing castle in Japan (Maruoka Castle, built in 1576), and being a world-famous center for traditional Echizen papermaking.
The Kitadani Dinosaur Quarry on the Sugiyama River in Katsuyama has yielded Fukuiraptor, Fukuisaurus, Nipponosaurus, Koshisaurus, Fukuivenator, Fukuititan, and Tambatitanis, as well as an unnamed dromaeosaurid. These fossils belong to the Kitadani Formation and Kitadani Family.
Maruoka Castle was built in 1576 and is recognized as the oldest standing castle in Japan. It survived the heavy bombing that destroyed Fukui Castle during World War II.
Eihei-ji Temple was founded by Dogen Zenji in 1244. It sits on a plot of about 33 hectares and continues to offer training and education to Buddhist monks.
Fukui Prefecture had a population of 737,229 as of the 1st of January 2025, making it one of Japan's less-populated prefectures. In July 2015-28.6 percent of residents were over 65, and the population fell by 2.6 percent between 2010 and 2015.
The Fukui Marriage-Hunting Cafe is an online dating service launched by Fukui Prefecture in August 2010 to address declining population growth. Couples who meet on the site and go on to marry receive monetary aid from the government as well as gifts.