Toyama is the capital and largest city of Toyama Prefecture, with other major cities including Takaoka, Imizu, and Nanto.[3] Toyama Prefecture is part of the historic Hokuriku region, and the majority of 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.[4]
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]
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]
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).
List of governors of Toyama Prefecture (from 1947)
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
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.
^ abcd富山県の魅力・観光>シンボル. Toyama Prefectural website (in Japanese). Toyama Prefecture. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
^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.
^Nussbaum, "Toyama" at p. 991, p. 991, at Google Books.
^Matsutani, Minoru (April 6, 2012). "First glaciers in Japan recognised". The Japan Times. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
^Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780, p. 780, at Google Books.
^"General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
^"米の生産 〔2014年〕" (in Japanese). Retrieved May 11, 2015.
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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Toyama prefecture.
Official Toyama Prefecture Homepage
Toyama Prefecture International Center
National Archives of Japan Toyama Map (1891)
May 21, 2023
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Toyama Prefecture news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Toyama Prefecture 富山県 Toyama ken is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chubu region of Honshu 2 Toyama Prefecture has a population of 1 044 588 1 June 2019 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 Prefecture 富山県PrefectureJapanese transcription s Japanese富山県 RōmajiToyama kenFlagEmblemAnthem Toyama Prefecture Goes to TownCoordinates 36 43 N 137 9 E 36 717 N 137 150 E 36 717 137 150 Coordinates 36 43 N 137 9 E 36 717 N 137 150 E 36 717 137 150CountryJapanRegionChubu Hokuriku IslandHonshuCapitalToyamaSubdivisionsDistricts 2 Municipalities 15Government GovernorHachiro NittaArea Total4 247 61 km2 1 640 01 sq mi Rank33rdPopulation June 1 2019 Total1 044 588 Rank37th Density250 km2 640 sq mi ISO 3166 codeJP 16Websitepref toyama jpSymbols of JapanBirdPtarmigan 1 FishJapanese amberjackPasiphaea japonicaFirefly squid 1 FlowerTulip Tulipa 1 TreeTateyama Cedar Cryptomeria japonica 1 Toyama Prefectural Office Building Toyama is the capital and largest city of Toyama Prefecture with other major cities including Takaoka Imizu and Nanto 3 Toyama Prefecture is part of the historic Hokuriku region and the majority of 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 4 Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Municipalities 3 1 Mergers 4 List of governors of Toyama Prefecture from 1947 5 Economy 5 1 Agriculture 5 2 Manufacturing 5 3 Energy 6 Demographics 7 Transportation 7 1 Rail 7 2 Expressway 7 3 Air 7 3 1 Domestic 7 3 2 International 8 Culture 8 1 Tourist Sites 8 1 1 UNESCO World Heritage Cultural Sites 8 1 2 National Treasures of Japan 8 2 Festivals 8 2 1 Spring 8 2 2 Summer 8 2 3 Fall 8 2 4 Winter 8 3 Regional Foods 8 4 Regional Sake 9 Sports 10 International Links 11 Notes 12 References 13 External linksHistory EditSee also Historic Sites of Toyama Prefecture Historically Toyama Prefecture was Etchu Province 5 Following the abolition of the han system in 1871 Etchu 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 EditToyama 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 Chubu Sangaku and Hakusan National Parks Noto Hantō Quasi National Park and six Prefectural Natural Parks 6 Municipalities EditSee 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 Nyuzen入善町 Tateyama立山町class notpageimage Municipalities in Toyama Prefecture City Town Village Mergers Edit Main article List of mergers in Toyama PrefectureList of governors of Toyama Prefecture from 1947 EditTetsuji 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 EditAgriculture Edit 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 Edit 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 Edit Kurobe Dam Kurobe Dam generates electricity for the Kansai Electric Power Company It is located on the Kurobe River in Toyama Prefecture Demographics Edit Toyama prefecture population pyramid in 2020 Per Japanese census data 8 9 the population of Toyama has been relatively stable since 1950 Historical populationYearPop 1920724 000 1930779 000 7 6 1940823 000 5 6 19501 009 000 22 6 19601 033 000 2 4 19701 030 000 0 3 19801 103 000 7 1 19901 120 000 1 5 20001 120 851 0 1 20101 093 247 2 5 20201 044 588 4 5 Transportation EditRail Edit Tokyo 2 hr 7 min via Hokuriku ShinkansenOsaka 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 Edit Tokyo 5 hr Osaka 4 hr 10 min Nagoya 3 hr 15 min Niigata 2 hr 30 minAir Edit Toyama Airport TOY Domestic Edit Tokyo 1 hr Sapporo 1 hr 20 min Fukuoka 1 hr 30 minInternational Edit 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 AirlinesCulture EditTourist Sites Edit Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route kurobe Gorge Railway Unazuki Onsen Gokayama UNESCO World Heritage Site Mitsui Outlet Park Hokuriku OyabeUNESCO World Heritage Cultural Sites Edit Gokayama Historical Village Nanto City National Treasures of Japan Edit Zuiryu ji Temple Takaoka City Festivals Edit This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed December 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Spring Edit 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 17Summer Edit Sassa Narimasa Sengoku Era Festival Toyama City Late July Japan Wildlife Film Festival Toyama Prefecture Early AugustFall Edit Toyama Festival Toyama City Sept 1 Owara Kaze no Bon Toyama City Yatsuo Area Sept 1 3Winter Edit Nanto Toga Soba Festival Nanto City Toga Village Area Mid Feb Regional Foods Edit Trout Sushi Masuzushi White Shrimp Shiro Ebi Matured Yellow Tail Buri Firefly Squid Hotaru Ika Fish Paste Kamaboko Regional Sake Edit Tateyama 立山 Narimasa 成政 Masuizumi 満寿泉 Sanshoraku 三笑楽 Sports Edit 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 Links Edit China Liaoning Province May 9 1984 Brazil Sao Paulo State July 18 1985 United States Oregon State October 19 1991 Russia Primorsky Region August 26 1992 Switzerland Basel Stadt October 26 2009 10 India Andhra Pradesh State December 29 2015 11 Notes Edit a b c d 富山県の魅力 観光 gt シンボル Toyama Prefectural website in Japanese Toyama Prefecture Retrieved 9 September 2011 Nussbaum Louis Frederic 2005 Toyama prefecture in Japan Encyclopedia p 991 p 991 at Google Books Hokuriku at p 344 p 344 at Google Books Nussbaum Toyama at p 991 p 991 at Google Books Matsutani Minoru April 6 2012 First glaciers in Japan recognised The Japan Times Retrieved May 20 2012 Nussbaum Provinces and prefectures at p 780 p 780 at Google Books General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture PDF Ministry of the Environment Retrieved 29 June 2012 米の生産 2014年 in Japanese Retrieved May 11 2015 Toyama 1995 2020 population statistics Toyama 1920 2000 population statistics Toyama Prefecture Canton Basel Stadt Retrieved December 9 2022 Andhra Pradesh inks pact with Toyama Prefecture The Hindu December 29 2015 Retrieved February 17 2019 References EditNussbaum Louis Frederic and Kathe 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 Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Toyama prefecture Official Toyama Prefecture Homepage Toyama Prefecture International Center National Archives of Japan Toyama Map 1891 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Toyama Prefecture amp oldid 1154493592, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
