| Toyama Prefecture | |||
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| • Japanese | 富山県 | ||
| • Rōmaji | Toyama-ken | ||
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| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Chūbu, Hokuriku | ||
| Island | Honshū | ||
| Capital | Toyama City | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Takakazu Ishii | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 4,247.22 km2 (1,639.9 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 33rd | ||
| Population (Estimated as of February 1, 2008) | |||
| • Total | 1,104,239 | ||
| • Rank | 38th | ||
| • Density | 260/km2 (673.4/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] |
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| Website | pref.toyama.jp | ||
Toyama Prefecture (富山県 Toyama-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Hokuriku region on Honshū 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 due to abundant water resources.
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Historically, Toyama Prefecture was Etchū Province.[4]
The Itai-itai disease occurred in Toyama around 1950.
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.
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).
Ten cities are located in Toyama Prefecture:
Towns and villages in each district:
Toyama is a major producer of high quality rice making use of abundant water sources originating from Mount Tate.
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.[5]
The Kurobe Dam generates electricity for the Kansai Electric Power Company. It is located on the Kurobe River in Toyama Prefecture.
Population: 1,104,239 (estimated as of Feb. 1, 2008)
Tokyo: 3 hr 8 min via Joetsu Shinkansen, transfer to Hokuriku Main Line via the Hakutaka Limited Express at Echigo-Yuzawa Station
Osaka: 3 hr 5 min via Thunderbird Limited Express
Gokayama Historical Village (Nanto City)
Zuiryū-ji Temple (Takaoka City)
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
The sports teams listed below are based in Toyama.
Football (soccer)
Basketball
Baseball
Rugby Union
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