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Toyama prefecture (富山県 Toyama-ken) is in the central Chubu region of the main Japanese island Honshu.

Culture and History

Cities

  • Toyama - the prefectural capital
  • Takaoka - beautiful city-by-the-sea and home to the Takaoka Great Buddha Statue (高岡大仏 Takaoka Daibutsu)

Other destinations

  • Gokayama — World Heritage Site famous for its gassho-zukuri houses

Talk

Travel to Toyama (prefecture) - Visa Requirements

Flights and airtickets to Toyama (prefecture)

By train

Buses to Toyama (prefecture)

123bus [1] is company which provides daily night time bus services between Tokyo and Toyama. With online bus booking service in English.

Tours and Getting around Toyama (prefecture)

Toyama (prefecture) tourist attractions and sightseeing

  • Namerikawa - skiing and hang-gliding, scenic views
  • Himi - secluded seaside fishing village with excellent fish market
  • Gokayama - deep in the mountains near the border with Gifu, has a couple of well-preserved gassho-style thatched-houses villages

Toyama (prefecture) city tours

Toyama (prefecture) Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive

Toyama (prefecture) nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs

Get out

Destinations in Toyama (prefecture):

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