Toyama Prefecture




Prefecture of Japan


Prefecture in Chūbu, Japan




























































































Toyama Prefecture


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富山県

Prefecture
Japanese transcription(s)
 • Japanese
 富山県
 • Rōmaji
 Toyama-ken




Flag of Toyama Prefecture
Flag
Official logo of Toyama Prefecture
Symbol
Location of Toyama Prefecture
Coordinates: 36°43′N 137°9′E / 36.717°N 137.150°E / 36.717; 137.150Coordinates: 36°43′N 137°9′E / 36.717°N 137.150°E / 36.717; 137.150
Country Japan
Region
Chūbu (Hokuriku)
Island Honshu
Capital Toyama
Government

 • Governor
 Takakazu Ishii
Area

 • Total 4,247.22 km2 (1,639.86 sq mi)
Area rank 33rd
Population
(Estimated as of March 1, 2018)

 • Total 1,053,555
 • Rank 38th
 • Density 248.06/km2 (642.5/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code JP-16
Districts 2
Municipalities 15
Flower
Tulip (Tulipa)[1]
Tree Tateyama Cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)[1]
Bird
Ptarmigan[1]
Fish
Japanese amberjack
Pasiphaea japonica
Firefly squid[1]
Website pref.toyama.jp



Toyama Prefectural Office Building


Toyama Prefecture (富山県, Toyama-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Hokuriku region on the main Honshu island.[2] The capital is the city of Toyama.[3]


Toyama is the leading industrial prefecture on the Japan Sea coast, and has the industrial advantage of cheap electricity from abundant hydroelectric resources. It also contains East Asia's only known glaciers outside Russia, first recognized in 2012.[4]




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Geography


  • 3 Municipalities


    • 3.1 Cities


    • 3.2 Towns and villages


    • 3.3 Mergers




  • 4 Economy


    • 4.1 Agriculture


    • 4.2 Manufacturing


    • 4.3 Energy




  • 5 Demographics


  • 6 International links


  • 7 Transportation


    • 7.1 Rail


    • 7.2 Expressway


    • 7.3 Air


      • 7.3.1 Domestic


      • 7.3.2 International






  • 8 Culture


    • 8.1 UNESCO World Heritage Cultural Sites


    • 8.2 National Treasures of Japan


    • 8.3 Festivals


      • 8.3.1 Spring


      • 8.3.2 Summer


      • 8.3.3 Fall


      • 8.3.4 Winter




    • 8.4 Regional Foods


    • 8.5 Regional sake




  • 9 Sports


  • 10 Sister Regions


  • 11 Tourism


  • 12 Notes


  • 13 References


  • 14 External links





History


See also: Historic Sites of Toyama Prefecture

Historically, Toyama Prefecture was Etchū Province.[5] 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.



Geography



Toyama-tateyama.png


Toyama Prefecture is bordered by Ishikawa Prefecture to the west, Niigata to the northeast, Nagano to the southeast, Gifu to the south and Sea of Japan to the north.


As of April 1, 2012, 30% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks, namely the Chūbu-Sangaku and Hakusan National Parks; Noto Hantō Quasi-National Park; and six Prefectural Natural Parks.[6]



Municipalities




Map of Toyama Prefecture
     City      Town      Village


Due to the mergers in the 2000s, Toyama has the fewest municipalities of any prefecture in Japan with 10 cities, 2 districts, 4 towns, and 1 village (before the mergers took place, the prefecture had 9 cities, 18 towns, and 8 villages).



Cities


Ten cities are located in Toyama Prefecture:




City of Toyama









Towns and villages


These are the towns and villages in each district:









Mergers


Main article: List of mergers in Toyama Prefecture


Economy



Agriculture


In 2014 Toyama contributed approximately 2.5% of Japan's rice production [7] and
makes use of abundant water sources originating from Mount Tate. It also has many fisheries along its Sea of Japan coastline.



Manufacturing


Toyama is famous for its historical pharmaceutical industry which remains a top manufacturing industry in the prefecture in terms of manufacturing shipment value followed by electronic parts and devices (industrial robots, general machinery, etc.), and metal products (aluminum, copper etc.) manufacturing.



Energy





Kurobe Dam


Kurobe Dam generates electricity for the Kansai Electric Power Company. It is located on the Kurobe River in Toyama Prefecture.



Demographics


As of 2010, the population of the prefecture was 1,090,367.[8]



International links




  •  China, Liaoning Province - May 9, 1984


  •  Brazil, São Paulo State - July 18, 1985


  •  United States, Oregon State - October 19, 1991


  •  Russia, Primorsky Region - August 26, 1992


  •  India, Andhra Pradesh State- Dec 2015



Transportation



Rail


Tokyo: 2 hr 7 min via Hokuriku Shinkansen


Osaka: 3 hr via Hokuriku Shinkansen and Thunderbird Limited Express


  • The Hokuriku Shinkansen line is scheduled to extend to Osaka in the future, and will shorten the Osaka-Toyama trip to approximately 1 hr 40 min.


Expressway




  • Tokyo: 5 hr


  • Osaka: 4 hr 10 min


  • Nagoya: 3 hr 15 min


  • Niigata: 2 hr 30 min



Air



  • Toyama Airport (TOY)


Domestic




  • Tokyo: 1 hr


  • Sapporo: 1 hr 20 min


  • Fukuoka: 1 hr 30 min



International




  • Shanghai: 2 hr 30 min via Shanghai Airlines


  • Dalian: 2 hr 30 min via China Southern Airlines


  • Seoul: 1 hr 50 min via Asiana Airlines


  • Vladivostok: 2 hr 40 min via Vladivostok Airlines



Culture



UNESCO World Heritage Cultural Sites


Gokayama Historical Village (Nanto City)



National Treasures of Japan


Zuiryū-ji Temple (Takaoka City)



Festivals



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）



Sports


The sports teams listed below are based in Toyama.


Football (soccer)



  • Kataller Toyama (Toyama City)

Basketball



  • Toyama Grouses (Toyama City)

Baseball



  • Toyama Thunderbirds (Toyama City)

Rugby Union



  • Takaoka Mariners (Takaoka)


Sister Regions




  •  People's Republic of China, Liaoning Province[9]


  •  United States, Oregon[10]


  •  Russia, Primorsky Krai[9]



Tourism


  • Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route


Notes





  1. ^ abcd 富山県の魅力・観光>シンボル. Toyama Prefectural website (in Japanese). Toyama Prefecture. Retrieved 9 September 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Toyama prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 991, p. 991, at Google Books; "Hokuriku" at p. 344, p. 344, at Google Books.


  3. ^ Nussbaum, "Toyama" at p. 991, p. 991, at Google Books.


  4. ^ First glaciers of Japan recognised


  5. ^ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780, p. 780, at Google Books.


  6. ^ "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 29 June 2012.


  7. ^ "米の生産　〔2014年〕" (in Japanese). Retrieved May 11, 2015.


  8. ^ "Location - Area - Population". Toyama Prefecture. Retrieved December 26, 2017.


  9. ^ ab Sister/Friendship Affiliation


  10. ^ Oregon State Archives Copy, Governor's Office Press Releases




References


  • Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
    ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128


External links







  • Official Toyama Prefecture Homepage

  • Toyama Prefecture International Center

  • National Archives of Japan Toyama Map (1891)











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