Toyama Prefecture

Prefecture of Japan

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Prefecture in Chūbu, Japan

Toyama Prefecture

富山県

Prefecture

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

Tateyama Mountain Range and Toyama Bay

Snow wall in Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route

Gokayama

Tonami Tulip Fair

Kurobe Dam

Bon Dance of Owara's Wind

Winter mirage in Toyama Bay and Tateyama Mountain Range

Flag

Emblem

Anthem: Toyama kenmin no uta
Coordinates: 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
Subdivisions| Districts: 2, Municipalities: 15
Government

• Governor| Hachiro Nitta
Area

• Total

| 4,247.61 km2 (1,640.01 sq mi)
• Rank| 33rd
Population

(June 1, 2019)

• Total

| 1,044,588
• Rank| 37th
• Density| 250/km2 (640/sq mi)
GDP

[1]

• Total| JP¥ 4,910 billion
US$ 45.0 billion (2019)
ISO 3166 code| JP-16
Website| pref.toyama.jp
Symbols of Japan

Bird| Ptarmigan[2]
Fish| Japanese amberjack
Pasiphaea japonica
Firefly squid[2]
Flower| Tulip (Tulipa)[2]
Tree| Tateyama Cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)[2]
Toyama Prefectural Office Building

Toyama Prefecture (富山県, Toyama-ken; Japanese pronunciation: [toꜜ.ja.ma, to.ja.maꜜ.keɴ][3]) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu.[4] Toyama Prefecture has a population of 993,848 (1 January 2025) 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.

Toyama is the capital and largest city of Toyama Prefecture, with other major cities including Takaoka, Imizu, and Nanto.[5] Toyama Prefecture is part of the historic Hokuriku region, and the majority of the 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.[6]

## History

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See also: Historic Sites of Toyama Prefecture

Historically, Toyama Prefecture was Etchū Province.[7] 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

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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.[8]

## Municipalities

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See also: List of cities in Toyama Prefecture by population

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).

Himi氷見市

Imizu射水市

Kurobe黒部市

Namerikawa滑川市

Nanto南砺市

Oyabe小矢部市

Takaoka高岡市

Tonami砺波市

Toyama (capital)富山市

Uozu魚津市

Asahi朝日町

Funahashi舟橋村

Kamiichi上市町

Nyūzen入善町

Tateyama立山町

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Municipalities in Toyama Prefecture      City      Town      Village

### Mergers

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Main article: List of mergers in Toyama Prefecture

## List of governors of Toyama Prefecture (1947–present)

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* Tetsuji Tachi (館 哲二) (19 April 1947 to 15 November 1947)
* Takekuni Takatsuji (高辻 武邦) (16 November 1947 to 30 September 1956)
* Minoru Yoshida (吉田 実) (1 October 1956 to 1 December 1969)
* Kōkichi Nakata (中田 幸吉) (30 December 1969 to 18 September 1980)
* Yutaka Nakaoki (中沖 豊) (11 November 1980 to 8 November 2004)
* Takakazu Ishii (石井 隆一) (9 November 2004 to 8 November 2020)
* Hachirō Nitta (新田 八朗) (9 November 2020 to present)

## Economy

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### Agriculture

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In 2014 Toyama contributed approximately 2.5% of Japan's rice production[9] and makes use of abundant water sources originating from Mount Tate. It also has many fisheries along its Sea of Japan coastline.

### Manufacturing

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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

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Kurobe Dam

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

## Demographics

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Toyama prefecture population pyramid in 2020

Per Japanese census data,[10] the population of Toyama has been relatively stable since 1950.

Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

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1920 | 724,276| —
1930 | 778,953| +7.5%
1940 | 822,569| +5.6%
1950 | 1,008,790| +22.6%
1960 | 1,032,614| +2.4%
1970 | 1,029,695| −0.3%
1980 | 1,103,459| +7.2%
1990 | 1,120,161| +1.5%
2000 | 1,120,851| +0.1%
2010 | 1,093,247| −2.5%
2020 | 1,034,814| −5.3%

## Transportation

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### Rail

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* JR West
* Hokuriku Shinkansen (Tokyo to Tsuruga via Kurobe, Toyama City and Takaoka)
* Takayama Main Line (Inotani to Toyama City)
* Himi Line
* Jōhana Line
* JR Central
* Takayama Main Line (Gifu to Inotani)
* Ainokaze Toyama Railway (Kurikara, Ishikawa to Ichiburi, Niigata via Takaoka and Toyama City)
* Manyōsen (Third-sector tram system in Takaoka)
* Shinminatokō Line
* Takaoka Kidō Line
* Toyama Chihō Railway
* Main Line
* Tateyama Line
* Fujikoshi Line
* Kamidaki Line
* Toyama City Tram

### Expressway

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* Hokuriku Expressway
* Nōetsu Expressway
* Tōkai-Hokuriku Expressway

### Air

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* Toyama Airport (TOY)

#### Domestic

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* Tokyo: 1 hr
* Sapporo: 1 hr 20 min

#### International

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* Dalian: 2 hr 30 min via China Southern Airlines
* Shanghai: 2 hr 30 min via Shanghai Airlines

## Culture

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### Tourist sites

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* Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
* Kurobe Gorge Railway
* Unazuki Onsen
* Gokayama (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
* Mitsui Outlet Park, Hokuriku Oyabe

#### UNESCO World Heritage Cultural Sites

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* Gokayama Historical Village (Nanto City)

#### National Treasures of Japan

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* Zuiryū-ji Temple (Takaoka City)

### Festivals

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#### Spring

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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

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

#### Fall

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

#### Winter

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

### Regional foods

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* Trout Sushi (Masuzushi)
* White Shrimp (Shiro Ebi)
* Matured Yellow Tail (Buri)
* Firefly Squid (Hotaru Ika)
* Fish Paste (Kamaboko)

### Regional sake

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

## Sports

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Toyama Stadium

The sports teams listed below are based in Toyama.

Football

* Kataller Toyama (Toyama City)

Basketball

* Toyama Grouses (Toyama City)

Baseball

* Toyama Thunderbirds (Toyama City)

Rugby Union

* Takaoka Mariners (Takaoka)

## International relations

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* Liaoning Province, since May 9, 1984
* São Paulo State, since July 18, 1985
* Oregon State, since October 19, 1991
* Primorsky Region, since August 26, 1992
* Basel-Stadt, since October 26, 2009[11]
* Andhra Pradesh State, since December 29, 2015[12]

## Notes

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1. ^ "2020年度国民経済計算（2015年基準・2008SNA） : 経済社会総合研究所 - 内閣府". 内閣府ホームページ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-05-18.
2. ^ a b c d 富山県の魅力・観光>シンボル. Toyama Prefectural website (in Japanese). Toyama Prefecture. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, ed. (24 May 2016). NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 (in Japanese). NHK Publishing.
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ Nussbaum, "Toyama" at p. 991, p. 991, at Google Books.
6. ^ Matsutani, Minoru (April 6, 2012). "First glaciers in Japan recognised". The Japan Times. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
7. ^ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780, p. 780, at Google Books.
8. ^ "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
9. ^ "米の生産 〔2014年〕" (in Japanese). Retrieved May 11, 2015.
10. ^ "Statistics Bureau Home Page". www.stat.go.jp.
11. ^ "Toyama Prefecture". Canton Basel-Stadt. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
12. ^ "Andhra Pradesh inks pact with Toyama Prefecture". The Hindu. December 29, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2019.

## References

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* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
* Prefecture, N. (2022). Toyama Prefecture- The East Asia Local and Regional Government Congress. Retrieved 1 July 2022, from https://www3.pref.nara.jp/eastasia_e/1080.html
* McClean, C. (2022). 10 Fun Facts About Toyama Prefecture, Japan - Multicultural Kid Blogs. Retrieved 1 July 2022, from https://multiculturalkidblogs.com/2021/11/15/toyama-prefecture/

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Toyama prefecture.

* Official Toyama Prefecture Homepage
* Toyama Prefecture International Center
* National Archives of Japan Toyama Map (1891)

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* Imizu
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* Nanto
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