Toyama Prefecture

Toyama is the capital and largest city of Toyama Prefecture, with other major cities including Takaoka, Imizu, and Nanto. 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. The leading industrial prefecture on the Japan Sea coast and has the advantage of cheap electricity from abundant hydroelectric resources. 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.

• Name — Toyama Prefecture • Settlement Type — Prefecture • Translit Lang1 — Japanese • Translit Lang1 Type — Japanese • Translit Lang1 Info — 富山県 • Translit Lang1 Type1 — Rōmaji • Translit Lang1 Info1 — Toyama-ken • Image Flag — Flag of Toyama.svg • Flag Size — 100px • Image Blank Emblem — Emblem of Toyama Prefecture.svg • Blank Emblem Size — 75px • Blank Emblem Type — Emblem • Image Map — Map of Japan with highlight on 16 Toyama prefecture.svg • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Japan • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Chūbu (Hokuriku) • Subdivision Type2 — Island • Subdivision Name2 — Honshu • Seat Type — Capital • Seat — Toyama • Parts Type — Subdivisions • Parts Style — para • P1 — Districts: 2 • P2 — Municipalities: 15 • Leader Title — Governor • Leader Name — Hachiro Nitta • Area Total Km2 — 4247.61 • Area Water Percent — 0.1 • Area Rank — 33rd • Population Total — 1044588 • Population As Of — June 1, 2019 • Population Rank — 37th • Population Density Km2 — auto • Demographics Type2 — GDP • Demographics2 Title1 — Total • Demographics2 Info1 — JP¥ 4,927 billion US$ 36.4 billion (2022) • Iso Code — JP-16 • Website — pref.toyama.jp • Anthem — Toyama kenmin no uta • Illustration — Toyama Prefectural Office Building Toyama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Toyama Prefecture has a population of 993,848 (1 January 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,247.61 km 2 (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. 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.

Historically, Toyama Prefecture was Etchū Province. 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. 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. 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.

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. • Name — Area (km 2) — Population — Map • Rōmaji — Kanji • Himi — 氷見市 — 230.56 — 43,995 — • Imizu — 射水市 — 109.43 — 90,807 — • Kurobe — 黒部市 — 426.31 — 41,564 — • Namerikawa — 滑川市 — 54.63 — 32,728 — • Nanto — 南砺市 — 668.64 — 47,976 — • Oyabe — 小矢部市 — 134.07 — 30,328 — • Takaoka — 高岡市 — 209.57 — 173,086 — • Tonami — 砺波市 — 127.03 — 48,659 — • Toyama (capital) — 富山市 — 1,241.77 — 415,844 — • Uozu — 魚津市 — 200.61 — 42,224 —

These are the towns and villages in each district: • Name — Area (km 2) — Population — District — Map • Rōmaji — Kanji • Asahi — 朝日町 — 226.30 — 11,093 — Shimoniikawa District — • Funahashi — 舟橋村 — 3.47 — 3,304 — Nakaniikawa District — • Kamiichi — 上市町 — 236.71 — 20,827 — Nakaniikawa District — • Nyūzen — 入善町 — 71.25 — 23,875 — Shimoniikawa District — • Tateyama — 立山町 — 307.29 — 24,862 — Nakaniikawa District — Japan Toyama Prefecture

• 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)

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

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.

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

• Illustration — Toyama prefecture population pyramid in 2020 Per Japanese census data, the population of Toyama has been relatively stable since 1950.

• 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

• Hokuriku Expressway • Nōetsu Expressway • Tōkai-Hokuriku Expressway

• Toyama Airport (TOY)

• Tokyo: 1 hr • Sapporo: 1 hr 20 min

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

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

• Gokayama Historical Village (Nanto City)

• Zuiryū-ji Temple (Takaoka City)

• Illustration — Tonami Yotaka Festival (June) • Illustration — 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

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

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

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

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

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

• Illustration — 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)

• 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 • Andhra Pradesh State, since December 29, 2015