Toyama

  • Toyama is the only prefecture in Japan where all municipalities have railway stations.
  • Toyama Bay is a member of the "Most Beautiful Bays in the World Club." Its steep underwater slope reaches depths within 12km, hosting diverse fish species.
  • Toyama boasts one of Japan's highest homeownership rates and average floor space, with extended family culture remaining strong.
  • The door-to-door medicine sales practice, spread nationwide by Toyama merchants, remains a core industry today.
  • The Northern Alps Tateyama Range contains Japan's only confirmed existing glaciers.
  • Buri-okoshi, the custom of gifting a whole yellowtail, is a year-end tradition in Toyama.
  • Approximately 30% of the prefecture's area is designated as national or quasi-national parks.
  • During the Tulip Fair season, over 3 million flowers color the Tonami Plain.