prefecture of Japan
(Redirected from Toyama prefecture)
Toyama Prefecture (富山県 Toyama-ken) is in the central Chubu region of the main Japanese island Honshu.
Understand
editTourist Information Site
editVisit Toyama is the prefecture's official multilingual guide site.
Cities
editOther destinations
edit- 1 Gokayama — World Heritage Site famous for its gassho-zukuri houses
- Kurobe Gorge -In Kurobe city. Notable for having a unique truck train that goes about half way up the gorge, but also for great hiking and hot springs. Access from Unazuki Onsen station.
- Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route - A remote link between Nagano and Toyama through a string of several unique forms of transportation constructed to give access to Kurobe dam. Access from Tateyama station (near Toyama) or Shinano-Omachi near Matsumoto.
Get in
editGet around
editSee
edit- Oyabe - a traditional field festival, onsen spot
- Namerikawa - water skiing and hang-gliding, scenic views
- Himi - secluded seaside fishing village with excellent fish market
- Gokayama - deep in the mountains near the border with Gifu, has a couple of well-preserved gassho-style thatched-houses villages
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