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Sulphurous steam rises from the ground. In Tateyama belief this was taken to be an actual hell.
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Inside the castle park, built around a businessman's gift of tea utensils and Asian antiquities.
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TakaokaAmaharashi Coast
Across the water, the 3,000-metre peaks of the Tateyama range stand in a row.
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TateyamaKurobe Dam
At 186 metres, the tallest in Japan. It took seven years to build, and 171 people died.
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FEATUREToyama now (autumn)Rich autumn colors sweep across the Tateyama Range and Kurobe Gorge.See the feature くろふね · CC BY 3.0Recommended information
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01Cross the Alpine RouteCross the Northern Alps using cable cars, buses and a ropeway.See related entries →Shift · CC BY-SA 3.0
02Ride Kurobe GorgeRide a small railway past steep cliffs, forests and a clear mountain river.See related entries →Yasu · CC BY-SA 3.0
03Explore GokayamaWalk through thatched villages and learn how people adapted to heavy snow.See related entries →tsuda from Tsushima, Aichi, Japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
04Taste Toyama Bay SushiSavor sushi made with seasonal seafood landed in Toyama Bay.See related entries →Alpsdake · Public domain
05Discover Glass ArtVisit museums and studios showcasing Toyama's contemporary glass culture.See related entries →Wpcpey · CC BY 4.006View Peaks from AmaharashiLook across Toyama Bay for the celebrated view of the Tateyama Range.See related entries →そらみみ · CC BY-SA 4.0NEED TO KNOW
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- AirportToyama Kitokito Airport
- ShinkansenToyama and Shin-Takaoka stations
- From TokyoAbout 2 hr 10 min by Hokuriku Shinkansen (Tokyo–Toyama)
- Best seasonAll year (highlights change by season)
- Local specialtiesMasu-zushi · White shrimp · Firefly squid
- Typical temperatureSummer: around 27°C / Winter: around 3°C
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Fumihiko Ueno · CC BY 3.0Spring
MAR–MAYSee the Snow Walls, firefly squid and Tonami's brilliant tulips.
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コヲダ · CC BY-SA 4.0Summer
JUN–AUGHike amid cool alpine scenery in Tateyama and the Kurobe Gorge.
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くろふね · CC BY 3.0Autumn
SEP–NOVRich autumn colors sweep across the Tateyama Range and Kurobe Gorge.
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Smiley.toerist · CC BY-SA 4.0Winter
DEC–FEBSnow-covered thatched houses create a dreamlike scene in Gokayama.
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LOCAL FOOD / 12
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Masu-zushi
Pressed sushi in which bamboo grass leaves are laid out in a radial pattern in a round bentwood container, vinegared rice is spread over them, slices of vinegar-cured trout are placed on top, and the whole is wrapped in the leaves and pressed under a weight. Its original form is said to have come from reworking a sushi made with sweetfish in the Edo period.
Area：Throughout the prefecture
Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), "Our Regional Cuisines"
Hotaruika no sumiso ae
Firefly squid boiled in salted water have their eyes removed, are served with boiled wakegi scallions, and are topped with a mustard vinegar miso made from miso, vinegar, mustard and sugar. Wakame seaweed or myoga ginger is sometimes served alongside.
Area：Throughout the prefecture
Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), "Our Regional Cuisines"
White Shrimp Kakiage
Kakiage fritters made from shiroebi white shrimp caught in Toyama Bay, with the heads, whiskers and tails removed, combined with thinly sliced onion and julienned carrot, and fried in a thin batter while keeping the oil at a steady temperature. They are fried with their shells on.
Area：Toyama, Imizu
Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), "Our Regional Cuisines"
Buri daikon
Yellowtail trimmings, blanched to remove the dark bloodline and the sliminess, and thickly sliced rounds of daikon are brought to a boil in sake and simmered with soy sauce and sugar until the flavor soaks in. Some households make it with miso instead.
Area：Throughout the prefecture
Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), "Our Regional Cuisines"
Kabura zushi
A pickle in which salted rounds of turnip are slit open and filled with salted yellowtail or mackerel, then layered alternately in a barrel with amazake koji, carrot, yuzu and ginger, pressed under a weight and fermented for about two weeks.
Area：Western part of the prefecture
Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), "Our Regional Cuisines"
Buri Shabu
A hot pot dish in which thinly sliced yellowtail together with mizuna greens, green onion and mushrooms are swished through a pot of kombu dashi seasoned with sake and salt, and eaten with ponzu or sesame sauce.
Area：Throughout the prefecture
Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), "Our Regional Cuisines"
Kobujime
Fish sliced as sashimi is laid on kombu brushed with vinegar, covered with more kombu, lightly pressed under a weight and left overnight. Besides swordfish and sea bream, it is also made with wild mountain vegetables such as susutake bamboo shoots and bracken.
Area：Throughout the prefecture
Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), "Our Regional Cuisines"
Kurozukuri
Salted squid in which the body of Japanese common squid is cut into thin diagonal slices, dressed with the liver that has been salted to draw out its moisture, mixed with squid ink and aged under refrigeration.
Area：Throughout the prefecture
Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), "Our Regional Cuisines"
Tororo Kombu Rice Balls
Rice balls whose surface is covered with loosened white and black tororo kombu shavings. Pickled plum or kombu simmered in soy sauce is used as the filling inside.
Area：Throughout the prefecture
Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), "Our Regional Cuisines"
Tara jiru
A miso soup in which Alaska pollock is cut into chunks with the innards left in and simmered together with the liver in water with miso dissolved in it, and burdock shaved into thin slivers is added. Chopped green onion is scattered on at the end.
Area：Asahi
Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), "Our Regional Cuisines"
Itokoni / Nizai
Red beans simmered until soft are cooked together with diced daikon, carrot, taro, burdock, fried tofu and konjac until the flavor soaks in. The trick is not to overcook them, so that the red beans do not fall apart.
Area：Throughout the prefecture
Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), "Our Regional Cuisines"
Genge no Misoshiru
A miso soup in which the deep-sea fish genge has its head and innards removed and is cut into chunks, simmered in dashi with miso dissolved in, and chopped green onion added.
Area：Toyama, Imizu, Uozu
Source：Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), "Our Regional Cuisines"
MICHI-NO-EKI / 16
Michi-no-Eki roadside stations
RestInformationLocal links
Rest facilities registered by Japan's national government. Each has parking and toilets open 24 hours, and by definition includes a facility that sells local products. This is where the making and the food of this prefecture can actually be bought.
- KamitairaNantoRegistered April 1993Official site
- InamiNantoRegistered April 1993Official site
- TogaNantoRegistered April 1993Official site
- TonamiTonamiRegistered April 1993Official site
- HosoiriToyamaRegistered April 1993Official site
- FukumitsuNantoRegistered April 1995Official site
- TairaNantoRegistered August 1996Official site
- UnazukiKurobeRegistered April 1997Official site
- ShogawaTonamiRegistered April 1997Official site
- Marugoto ImizuImizuRegistered April 1998Official site
- Wave Park NamerikawaNamerikawaRegistered April 1998Official site
- HimiHimiRegistered August 1999Official site
There are 16 stations in this prefecture in all (national registry).
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Takaoka Otogi-no-Mori Park ／ Takaoka Kojo Park (Takaoka Castle Ruins)
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Shrines & TemplesTateyama
Oyama Jinja
Three sites make up one shrine: the Maetate hall in the village, the Chugu prayer hall, and the Mine main hall at the 3,003-metre summit of Tateyama. In the Edo period women were not allowed on the mountain, and instead crossed a cloth-covered bridge blindfolded in the Nunobashi Kanjoe. A substitute mechanism: salvation without the climb.
Historic DistrictsArchitectureUozu
Uozu Shinkiro
A coast where mirages appear. With the buried forest, it was long an object of awe.
Nature & SceneryTateyama
Yuki no Otani
You walk between walls of snow 20 metres high, cut open by the ploughs.
Craft ExperiencesKurobe
Kurobe Gorge Railway
A line built to carry materials for the dam, later opened to passengers.
Art & CraftsToyama
Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design
Art and design treated as equals, with a vast poster collection and a rooftop playground facing the Tateyama range.
SMILE NEWS / 136
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Toyama park shows flock of ptarmigan chicks hatched this summer
Toyama Municipal Family Park began showing a flock of four young rock ptarmigans on October 5; the birds hatched at the park on July 6–7. Weighing under 20 g at hatching, they have grown to about 400 g. Viewing runs 10:00–15:00 until late February next year.
source: Toyama Municipal Family ParkToyama's city arena reopens as YKK AP Arena
The renovated Toyama City General Gymnasium opened on 1 October, with about 1,000 people attending the ceremony. Seating has grown to about 5,000, and suite rooms and a lounge have been added.
source: Kitanihon Shimbun (Yahoo! News)Women rangers return Darwin's rheas to the wild in Chile
In Chile's Patagonia National Park, a women-led ranger team returned 13 Darwin's rheas to the wild in April 2026. Working with the Rewilding Chile Foundation, they care for the birds around the clock; surveys once estimated only about 11 to 15 remained.
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Kansui Park Sweet Illumination
2026-10-09 ～ 2027-02-28
Daimon Hikiyama Festival
2026-10-11 ～ 2026-10-11
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