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Eiheiji

Fukuitown

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Total population

20,423

Air quality index

35Good
Coordinates36.09°, 136.30°

Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Within Fukui, Japan, Eiheiji stands as a town. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 20,423. Its coordinates of 36.093°, 136.300° place it in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Based on its warm temperate position, residents likely encounter warm summers and cool winters. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
36.0928
Longitude
136.2995
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
35
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
11.6
PM10 (µg/m³)
18
Ozone (µg/m³)
101
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.9

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,666
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    72
  • Green-winged Teal
    Anas crecca Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    46
  • Great Cormorant/European Shag
    Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    44
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    44
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    43
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow
    Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    40
  • White-cheeked Starling
    Spodiopsar cineraceus (Temminck, 1835) · Aves
    38
  • Oriental Turtle-Dove
    Streptopelia orientalis (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    36

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
139
Largest magnitude
6.1
Largest event
2024-11-26

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Y
Yoshiteru Hirobe
Japanese badminton player
Y
Youka Nitta
Japanese manga artist
M
Mikiyo Tsuda
Japanese manga artist
J
Jun Naito
Japanese association football player
Nishizō Tsukahara
Nishizō Tsukahara
Japanese admiral (1887-1966)
K
K-Ske Hasegawa
Japanese writer
Asakura Yoshikage
Asakura Yoshikage
daimyo of the sengoku period; 11th head of Asakura clan (1533-1573)
S
Seiichiro Okuno
Japanese association football player
H
Hiroyuki Hasegawa
badminton player
M
Masaru Hirayama
Japanese association football player
T
Taira Honda
Japanese mathematician (1932-1975)
M
Mamiko Takai
Japanese idol, singer
H
Hideo Nanbu
Japanese film director
Kōyō Ishikawa
Kōyō Ishikawa
Japanese photographer (1904-1989)
H
Hideaki Tominaga
Japanese association football player
M
Makoto Kimura
Japanese soccer player (1979-)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Japanese Carpenter Ant
Japanese Carpenter Ant
Camponotus japonicus
Seen 2026-06-19
White-eyebrowed Jumping Spider
White-eyebrowed Jumping Spider
Evarcha albaria
Seen 2026-06-19
Japanese five-lined skink
Japanese five-lined skink
Plestiodon finitimus
Seen 2026-06-19
Japanese Ratsnake
Japanese Ratsnake
Elaphe climacophora
Seen 2026-05-18
Golden Orchid
Golden Orchid
Cephalanthera falcata
Seen 2026-05-09
Lilac Pyralid
Lilac Pyralid
Palpita nigropunctalis
Seen 2026-05-04
Hierodula patellifera patellifera
Hierodula patellifera patellifera
Hierodula patellifera patellifera
Seen 2026-05-04
Euonymus Leaf Notcher
Euonymus Leaf Notcher
Pryeria sinica
Seen 2026-05-04
Yellow-footed Ant
Yellow-footed Ant
Nylanderia flavipes
Seen 2026-05-04

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan

JIS code
183229
Population (Wikidata)
18,921
Wikidata
Q1303631

JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • e-Stat / Statistics Bureau of Japan — JIS X 0402 dantai code via Wikidata P429 (prefecture, municipality)
  • • e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan — JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429