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ToyamaHistoric DistrictsKurobe
Aimotobashi
A cantilever bridge that once spanned the Kurobe river, with a legend of a princess and a great serpent.
Tateyama
Nunobashi Kanjoe
A rite in which women crossed a cloth bridge blindfolded, in place of the climb they were barred from. Salvation without the ascent.
ToyamaArchitectureUozu
Uozu Shinkiro
A coast where mirages appear. With the buried forest, it was long an object of awe.
ToyamaArchitectureTateyama
Kurobe Dam
At 186 metres, the tallest in Japan. It took seven years to build, and 171 people died.
ToyamaNature & SceneryTateyama
Yuki no Otani
You walk between walls of snow 20 metres high, cut open by the ploughs.
ToyamaHistoric Districts
ToyamaCraft ExperiencesKurobe
Kurobe Gorge Railway
A line built to carry materials for the dam, later opened to passengers.
ToyamaNature & SceneryTakaoka
Amaharashi Coast
Across the water, the 3,000-metre peaks of the Tateyama range stand in a row.
ToyamaArchitectureToyama
Owara Kaze no Bon
For three days and nights the hill town dances in silence. The kokyu fiddle carries through the streets.
Himi
Himi Morning Market
Winter yellowtail taken in set nets. What comes in at dawn is on the counter that day.
ToyamaArchitecture
ToyamaHistoric Districts
IshikawaArt & CraftsNoto
Noto Kiriko
Huge votive lanterns move through the town at night. Recognised as Japan Heritage.
IshikawaArchitecture
IshikawaArchitectureKanazawa
Higashi Chaya
Latticed teahouse buildings stand in a row. Geisha still practise here.
IshikawaArt & Crafts
IshikawaCastles & HistoryKanazawa
Kanazawa-jo
Stone walls in the Ano-shu style. The Hishi turret and the Gojikken Nagaya have been rebuilt.
IshikawaNature & Scenery
IshikawaHistoric DistrictsWajima
Wajima Morning Market
Said to have run for a thousand years. Note: damaged in the 2024 earthquake; reopening is under way.