Sakai, Fukui

Sakai
坂井市

Sakai's location in Fukui, Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu
Prefecture	Fukui
Physical characteristics
Area	209.91 km² (81 sq mi)
Population (as of October 1, 2006)
Total	95,331
Density	454.15/km² (1,176.2/sq mi)
Location	36°10′N, 136°14′E
Symbols
Sakai Government Office
Mayor	Norio Sakamoto
Address	〒919-0592 1-1 Shimoshinjō, Sakai-chō, Sakai-shi, Fukui-ken
Phone number	0776-66-1500
Official website: City of Sakai

Sakai (坂井市, Sakai-shi^?) is a city located in Fukui, Japan. It lies to the north of Fukui City. It was founded on March 20, 2006, by the merger of the towns of Harue, Maruoka, Mikuni, and Sakai of the former Sakai District, which was dissolved in this merger. As of October 1, 2006, the city has an estimated population of 95,331 and a density of 454.15 persons per km². The total area is 209.91 km². The population of the city is the second largest in Fukui Prefecture. Harue and Maruoka, in the southern part of the city, functions as commuter towns of the city of Fukui. Accordingly its population growth rate is much higher than any area in Fukui Prefecure.

Places of interest

• Tojimbo — a place of scenic beauty along the coast
• Maruoka Castle — the oldest standing castle in Japan

Education

Senior High Schools

• Harue Technical Senior High School
• Maruoka Senior High School
• Mikuni Senior High School
• Sakai Agricultural Senior High School
• See also: List of high schools in Fukui Prefecture

Junior High Schools

• Harue Junior High School
• Maruoka Junior High School
  • Takeda Branch School of the Maruoka Junior High School
• Maruoka Minami Junior High School
• Mikuni Junior High School
• Sakai Junior High School

Transportation

Airport

• Fukui Airport

Railroad

• The Nearest Station to the City Hall: Maruoka Station
• Connection to Adjacent Area
  • JR West (West Japan Railway Company)
    • JR Hokuriku Main Line: (Fukui-shi) - Harue Station - Maruoka Station - (Awara-shi)
  • Echizen Railway
    • Mikuni Awara Line: (Fukui-shi) - Tarōmaru Station - Nishi-Harue Station - Nishinagata Station - Shimohyōgo Station - Ōzeki Station - (Awara-shi) - Mizui Station - Mikuni-Jinja Station - Mikuni Station - Mikuni-Kō Station

Road

• Expressway
  • Hokuriku Expressway: Maruoka Interchange
• National Highways
  • Highway 8, Fukui Bypass
  • Highway 305 (overlapped with Highway 365)
  • Highway 364

External links

• (Japanese) Official website
• {{{2}}} travel guide from Wikitravel

Fukui Prefecture
Cities
Awara | Echizen | Fukui (capital) | Katsuyama | Obama | Ōno | Sabae | Sakai | Tsuruga
Districts
Imadate | Mikata | Mikatakaminaka | Nanjō | Nyū | Ōi | Yoshida
See also: Towns and villages by district edit