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Toyama

Toyama Prefecture (富山県, Toyama-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Toyama Prefecture has a population of 1,044,588 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,247.61 km² (1,640.01 sq mi). Toyama Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefecture to the south, Nagano Prefecture to the east, and Niigata Prefecture to the northeast.

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Prefecture
富山県
Toyama-ken

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Location of Toyama Prefecture
Coordinates: 36°43′N 137°9′E
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Chūbu (Hokuriku)
Honshu
Toyama
Districts: 2, Municipalities: 15
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4,247.61 km2 (1,640.01 sq mi)
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1,044,588
38th
250/km2 (640/sq mi)
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Japanese amberjack
Pasiphaea japonica
Firefly squid
Tulip (Tulipa)
Tateyama Cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)

Toyama Prefectural Office Building

Toyama is the capital and largest city of Toyama Prefecture, with other major cities including Takaoka, Imizu, and Nanto. Toyama Prefecture is part of the historic Hokuriku region, and the majority of prefecture's population lives on Toyama Bay, one of the largest bays in Japan. Toyama Prefecture is the leading industrial prefecture on the Japan Sea coast and has the advantage of cheap electricity from abundant hydroelectric resources. Toyama Prefecture contains the only known glaciers in East Asia outside of Russia, first recognized in 2012, and 30% of the prefecture's area is designated as national parks.

Culture and history info

UNESCO World Heritage Cultural Sites

Gokayama Historical Village (Nanto City)

National Treasures of Japan

Zuiryū-ji Temple (Takaoka City)

Festivals

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Spring

Tonami Yotaka Festival (June)

Uozu Tatemon Festival (August)
  • All Japan Chindon Competition (Toyama City (Toyama Castle Park), Mid April
  • Tonami Tulip Fair (Tonami City), May
  • Marumage Festival (Himi City), May 17

Summer

  • Sassa Narimasa Sengoku Era Festival (Toyama City), Late July
  • Japan Wildlife Film Festival (Toyama Prefecture), Early August

Fall

  • Toyama Festival (Toyama City), Sept. 1
  • Owara Kaze no Bon (Toyama City (Yatsuo Area)), Sept. 1-3

Winter

  • Nanto Toga Soba Festival (Nanto City (Toga Village Area)), Mid Feb.

Regional Foods

  • Trout Sushi (Masu Zushi)
  • White Shrimp (Shiro Ebi)
  • Matured Yellow Tail (Buri)
  • Firefly Squid (Hotaru Ika)
  • Fish Paste (Kamaboko)

Regional sake

  • Tateyama (立山)
  • Narimasa (成政)
  • Masuizumi (満寿泉)
  • Sanshoraku (三笑楽)
  • History

    See also: Historic Sites of Toyama Prefecture

    Historically, Toyama Prefecture was Etchū Province. Following the abolition of the han system in 1871, Etchū Province was renamed Niikawa Prefecture, but Imizu District was given to Nanao Prefecture. In 1872 Imizu District was returned by the new Ishikawa Prefecture.

    In 1876, Niikawa Prefecture was merged into Ishikawa Prefecture but the merger was void in 1881 and the area was re-established as Toyama Prefecture.[citation needed]

    The Itai-itai disease occurred in Toyama around 1950

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