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From the sea to the mountains—amazing sights abound here!
The Larger Toyama Core Partner City Region (Toyama Area) is home to themysterious Toyama Bay, known for its ﬁreﬂy squid and broad velvet shrimp, as wellas the Toyama Plain, which stretches out around the Bay, and the majestic peaks of
the Tateyama Mountain Range.
From the sea, to the city center, to the mountain peaks̶some rising as high as
3,000 meters̶there are plenty of sights and activities in this pamphlet exist only inthis area. This pamphlet shows the reader the ﬁne sightseeing spots in this area
(Toyama City, Namerikawa City, Funahashi Village, Kamiichi Town, TateyamaTown) broken down into the three categories of tradition, history and nature, andgives an overview of sightseeing packages in these three categories.
Why not see for yourself the charms this area has to offer?

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Regional Map/town Overview・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 1-2

Traditional Experiences Package

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Historical Exploration Package

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Recommended Cuisine/Souvenirs ・・・・・・・・・・・・

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Recommended Accommodations・・・・・・・・・・・・・

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Natural Beauty Package

ToyamaCity
Namerikawa
City
Funahashi
Village
KamiichiTown
Tateyama
Town

Core Partner City Spanning from the Sea to the Mountains

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Toyama has much to offer visitors: from the city center, the epitome of a compact city,and Iwase, the lasting legacy of an ancient Japanese shipping route, to the refined
elegance of Yatsuo with its Owara Kaze no Bon festival, to Kureha, the home of the
Glass City Toyama, to the outdoor adventures in the foothills of Mt. Tateyama.

City of Firefly Squid and Deep Sea Water
Namerikawa City faces Toyama Bay and is famous for its bountiful firefly squid (hotaruika)
catch. A number of attractions in the city allow the visitor to observe these delightful
marine creatures, such as the Firefly Squid Boat Tour and the Hotaruika Museum. In
addition, there is a place where you can purchase deep sea water from the bay.

The Smallest Village in Japan with Lotus and Cherry Blossoms
In summer, lotus blossoms bloom in lotus fields at the gates of temples of this small
village. There is also a row of cherry trees that stretch for a kilometer along the
Kyonotsubo River, making this spot quite lively in spring with the blooming of thecherry blossoms.

Home to Mt. Tsurugi, the Dream of Every Mountain Hiker

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Here visitors will find Mt. Tsurugi, which has been considered sacred since ancient
times, as well as temples and parks situated in lush natural surroundings with holywater said to help cure all kinds of illnesses. There are also many opportunities to use
this natural bounty to enjoy forest therapy and trekking.

A Key Tourist Spot on the Tateyama Alpine RouteAmong the more popular sightseeing locations for visitors from abroad are theimpressive and dynamic huge walls of snow, Midagahara wetlands, listed in the
Ramsar Convention, and Kurobe Dam, which served as a movie location.

What is the Larger Toyama Core Partner City Region?
In January 2018, Toyama City signed a partnership agreement to form the Larger Toyama Core Partner City Region
with the municipalities of Namerikawa City, Funahashi Village, Kamiichi Town, and Tateyama Town. Thisagreement forms a partnership between Toyama City and four surrounding municipalities to sustain the region’s
population and economy so that the area residents can live with more comfortably and with peace of mind asJapanese society faces an impending reduction in population, a declining birthrate, and increasing median age.
This pamphlet will showcase lovely tour routes and hands-on programs that make use of the tourism resources of
the Toyama Area to help promote long-stay tourism.

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Rare experiences make travel memories that last a lifetime!

Traditional Experiences Package

Oyabe River
Sho River

Waterfall meditation at Oiwasan Nisseki-ji Temple

Joganji River

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paper-making

15 min drive
50 mindrive

6SasarayaTateyama Main Store(Tateyama Town)

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Oiwasan Nisseki-ji Temple(Kamiichi Town)
Mt. Yakushi

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Toyama Bay Ainokaze Toyama Railway▶ Waterfall meditation/
tracing Buddhist images▶ Making rice crackers
30 min drive

Toyama Station

This course offers experiences especially characteristic of the Toyama Area, such as washing away yourworries with waterfall meditation as well as creating your own keepsakes with glassblowing and pottery. Why

Other Recommended Sights

not bring home a real piece of Japan?
Toyama Glass Art Museum

1 Toyama Glass Studio

4 Etchu Pottery Center Tonokan

This museum serves as the launching point for theglass culture and art designed by the Japanesearchitect Kengo Kuma. Visitors will encounter the
spatial art of the contemporary glass artist Dale
Chihuly, as well as other numerous outstanding
glass works from both Japan and abroad.
(5-1 Nishicho, Toyama ☎076-461-3100)

The Toyama Glass Studio, which is home to local artisanalglassmakers, offers glass blowing sessions andpaper-weight making. Even beginners will feel comfortable
trying glassblowing under the careful instructions of theirartisanal glassmakers.
(85 Nishikanaya, Toyama ☎076-436-3322/Reservations)

Here visitors can experience Etchu Seto-yaki ceramics withTateyama traditional techniques. Using either Etchu Seto
clay, sourced from the Seto district where the techniques
originated, or Shigaraki clay, visitors can make a dish, mug,or teacup.
(31 Setoshin, Tateyama-machi ☎076-462-3929)

2 Keijusha (Japanese Traditional Paper Exhibit)

5 Tateyama Shizen Fureai Kan

Hikiyama Festival Float Center/
Yatsuo Owara Museum

Insect Kingdom Tateyama/

The Float Center has three gorgeous hikiyama(floats) on display from the Etchu-Yatsuo Hikiyama
Festival, which is held on May 3rd every year. The
Museum offers the chance to learn the history
behind another amazing festival in the area, theOwara Kaze no Bon Festival.
(2898-1 Yatsuomachi Kamishinmachi, Toyama☎076-454-5138 / Hikiyama Festival Float Center)(2105-1 Yatsuomachi Higashimachi, Toyama☎076-455-1780 / Yatsuo Owara Museum)Ganmokuzan Ryusen-ji Temple

Etchu-Yatsuo Japanese paper is a durable, yet beautiful
material that was formerly used to make medicine bags inToyama. At the Keijusha studio, visitors will have theopportunity to make a one-of-a-kind sheet of Japanese
paper using ancient paper-making technaiques.
(668-4 Yatsuomachi Kagamimachi, Toyama☎076-455-1184)

At the Insect Kingdom Tateyama, visitors not only handle
insects, they can even purchase them. There is also a
farmers’ market where local produce and specialty items canbe purchased.
(177 Shidanio, Tateyama-machi ☎076-462-8555)

3 Oiwasan Nisseki-ji Temple

6 Sasaraya Tateyama Main StoreThis temple of the Soto Sect of Zen Buddhism wasbuilt in 1370, and is believed to have been
established by a mountain god and a dragon god.
The ancient Japanese hemlock trees (designated
Natural Monument by the prefecture) lining theapproach to the temple gates have become famousin recent years among those seeking “forest
therapy.”(15 Sakka, Kamiichi-machi ☎076-472-0699)

Daikanbo Nature Park

Waterfall meditation here is famous for the cold-water
ascetic practices in the coldest days of winter and for thewaterfall opening ceremony in the summer. Visitors canborrow white ceremonial robes at the temple to try waterfall
meditation. Visitors may also calm their minds as they trace
the image of Acala (Fudo Myo-o), a designated important
cultural property of Japan.
(163 Oiwa, Kamiichi-machi ☎076-472-2301)

Here visitors can enjoy the process of cooking a special
Toyama snack, shiroebi senbei rice crackers. After cooking
the rice crackers over a brazier for around 15 minutes, thecrackers are dipped in a vat of soy sauce to add the finishing
touch. The taste of freshly cooked rice cracker is unbeatable.
(21 Sawahata, Tateyama-machi ☎076-463-6011)

Located at 325 m above sea level, the lookout spotin this park offers a magnificent panoramic view of
the Uwadan Plateau and the Toyama Plain to thewest with the Shiraiwa River and Joganji River andmany other rivers snaking through the terrain before
flowing into Toyama Bay.
(Shidanio, Tateyama-machi ☎076-462-1001/
Tateyama Town Tourism Association)

Fine Cuisine

Fine Lodging

Oiwa Somen

Green Park Yoshimine

These cold noodles made with delicious Toyama water, go
down so easy, you’ll want more.
(Somen Kinryu ☎076-472-2311
Oiwakan ☎076-472-2307 Dangoya ☎076-472-2306)

This park has a spa that uses natural hot spring water, offering
visitors a host of relaxation options, including outdoor baths,
a sauna, herb baths, and much more.
(12 Yoshiminenobiraki, Tateyama-machi ☎076-483-2828
Yoshimine Heights 1 night & 2 meals from ¥10,900 (taxes incl.)
IN 15:00 / OUT 10:00)

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Many stories make for a great trip!

Historical Exploration Package

Oyabe River
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Former Baba
Family Residence(Toyama City)

Mt. Yakushi

Muryo-ji Temple
Takeuchi Tenjindo
Ancient Tomb
(Funahashi Village)

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Ainokaze Toyama Railway

25 mindrive

Tateyama Museumof Toyama
Mandala Yuen Park
(Tateyama Town)

50 min drive

Toyama Station

The Tateyama Mountain Range—the very symbol of the Tateyama folk belief. This region is filled with places
that transcend time and space, including museums that unlock the history of the area, a theme park that lets

Other Recommended Sights

visitors experience the hell and paradise of Shinto and Buddhist lore, and the shipping agent houses thatremain as the legacy of the prosperous ancient shipping routes. Explore the many stories of this region.

Toyama City Tourist Information
CenterMuryo-ji Temple

1 Toyama Folk Museum

4 Takeuchi Tenjindo Ancient Tomb

This information center, located within Toyama
Castle Ruin Park, offers visitors interesting andunique opportunities, such as trying on a helmet orother items of battle dress, or even a full set ofarmor. They can also try horseback riding andfeeding horses when there are events on. *Someattractions require reservations.
(1-45 Honmaru, Toyama ☎076-439-0800 /Toyama City Tourism Association)

This museum is housed within the tower of Toyama Castle.
Visitors can learn of the 400-plus-year history of Toyama
Castle through a variety of displays, including documents,
models and videos. The 140 cm helmet said to have beenworn by Toshinaga Maeda is also a must-see.
(1-62 Honmaru, Toyama ☎076-432-7911)

Muryo-ji Temple, founded during the Kamakura period(1185-1333), is popular for the lotus blossoms best seen
during the Obon period in early- to mid-August. Visitors canalso see the 38.4 meter-long tomb, said to be built by adespotic king during the early Kofun period (300-538).
(323 Takenouchi, Funahashi-mura☎076-464-1305 / Takenouchi, Funahashi Village)

2 Matsu River Boat Cruise

5 Nishida Museum of Art

Shusui Museum of Art

This museum houses a collection, mainly focusing
on paintings and crafts from the 12th century
onwards. Its highlights include a National Important
Cultural Property, The Satake Book of The
Thirty-Six Immortal Poets by Shigeyuki Minamoto;works of prominent artists of modern Japanesepainting; and swords made by swordmakers from
Etchu Province.
(1-3-6 Sengokumachi, Toyama ☎076-425-5700)

Nunobashi Bridge

This sightseeing cruise passes under seven bridges thatspan the Matsukawa River, giving visitors wonderful scenerythroughout the four seasons. The 500 cherry-blossom-tree
tunnel in spring, the dazzling greenery of summer, and theblazing colors of autumn are certain to spellbind visitors at
any time throughout the year.
(1-34 Honmaru, Toyama ☎076-425-8440 / Reservations)This museum displays a wide variety of outstanding artworks
from its collection, including pottery and porcelain works
created in regions along the Silk Road, Buddhist images andChristian icons, as well as works of the mandala artist,
Josaku Maeda. It also holds special or themed exhibitions, inaddition to its regular displays.
(1, Gokakizawa, Kamiichi-machi ☎076-472-4352)

3 Former Baba Family Residence

6 Mandala Yuen Park

Tateyama Museum of Toyama

Women were forbidden from climbing Mt. Tateyama
during the Edo period (1603-1868), so the
Nunobashi Kanjoe ceremony was held on
Nunobashi Bridge serving as the border between
this world and the next so that women could bereborn in the Buddhist paradise. This ceremony islisted with UNESCO Japan as a property for the
future.
(Ashikuraji, Tateyama-machi ☎076-462-1001 /Tateyama Town Tourism Association)

Tateyama Museum of Toyama
Tenji-kan HallThis residence was once owned by the Baba family whose
patriarch was a successful trader ship proprietor in the shipping
agency for Kitamae-bune ships during the 19th century. This
house exhibits some distinctive features of the time, such as
the 30 m-long earthen floor hallway and the huge 33 tatami-mat
room.
(107-2 Higashiiwasemachi, Toyama ☎076-456-7815)

This is a theme park that offers three-dimensional
representations of the world of Tateyama Mandalas. It’scomprised of four areas in total, including Chi-kai (hell),Hi-no-michi (path to Mt. Tateyama’s peak), and Ten-kai(heaven). Anyone can experience hell, paradise, and re-birth.
It’s really stimulating!
(93-1 Ashikuraji, Tateyama-machi ☎076-481-1216)

This museum researches and displays findings on
the relationship between the humans and thenatural surroundings of Tateyama, the home of the
Tateyama folk religion of the past. This expansive
premises contains a variety of facilities apart fromthe Tenji-kan Hall.
(93-1 Ashikuraji, Tateyama-machi☎076-481-1216)

Fine Cuisine

Fine Lodging

Aozora Marche Vegeboat

Tsurugi Koizuki:

This is a marketplace where you can try healthy meals that use
locally-grown rice and vegetables. Fresh vegetables brought inby local farmers are also available for purchase.
(86-1, Higashiashihara, Funahashimura ☎076-464-3470)

A Hidden Retreat in Etchu Tsurugi Onsen
This acclaimed natural hot springs will leave your skin feelingsmooth. Their adult hideaway provides delicate culinary creations.
(1 Yuuwano, Kamiichi-machi ☎076-472-6333
1 night & 2 meals from ¥16,500
Bathing tax ¥150 IN 15:00 / OUT 10:00)

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Encounters with the mysteries of nature make for a thrilling trip!

Natural Beauty Package

Ainokaze Toyama Railway

Toyama Bay

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Toyama Station

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Fugan Canal
Kansui Park

Joganji River

Oyabe River
Sho RiverShomyo Falls(Tateyama Town)

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60 min drive(Toyama City)

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5 min drive

Toyama Station

This course covers an extensive area stretching from the sea to the mountains and presents a variety of
attractions. These include thrilling mountain cart rides and a museum that explores the mysteries of Toyama

Other Recommended Sights

Bay. Why not enjoy the bounty that nature has to offer?
Healthian-wood The Workshop

1 Tateyama Mountain Carts

4 HOTARUIKA Museum

At The Workshop, essential oils and aromatic
distilled water are extracted from the many herbs
grown and harvested in its garden. Several
programs, such as seminars and workshops using
its products are offered, which allow visitors tofocus on their own physical and mental health.
(20-1, Nitchuuwano, Tateyama-machi)

A popular activity that allows you to drive down a ski slope inthe summer through a refreshing breeze. Have a thrilling
experience while testing your steering and braking skills.
(55 Hara, Toyama ☎076-482-1311/Oyama Kanko Kaihatsu
Co.Ltd.)This museum provides visitors with a fun learning experience
about the ecosystem of deep sea creatures, especially thefirefly squid. The very popular firefly squid show goes fromlate March until the end of May.
(410 Nakagawara, Namerikawa ☎076-476-9300)

2 Shomyo Falls

5 Fugan Canal Kansui Park

Firefly squid sea tours

Visitors leave Namerikawa fishing port on asightseeing craft before dawn to observe the fireflysquid fishing with set nets. This is the only tour
where visitors can observe the mysterious lightemitted by the firefly squid. The tour period goesfrom late March until early May.
(410 Nakagawara, Namerikawa☎076-476-9300 / WAVE Namerikawa Co., Ltd.)

Anantan Sacred Site

Sourced from the Tateyama mountain range, this four-tiered
waterfall has the highest drop in Japan at 350 meters. The
Hannoki Falls are also a sight to behold when they appear to
the right of the main falls after the snow melt in the spring ora heavy rain.
(Bunazaka, Ashikuraji, Tateyama-machi ☎076-462-1001 /Tateyama Town Tourism Association)

This park was created out of a former canal ship harbor. There
are many options here for visitors seeking places to relax. For
example, an observation deck that provides panoramic views of
the Tateyama Mountain Range and the Tenmonkyo Bridge
spanning the canal, what is said to be the most beautiful
Starbucks in the world, and a stylish French restaurant.
(Minatoirifunecho, Toyama ☎076-444-6041/Park Center)3 Toyama Bay Cruises

6 Art and Design

Toyama Prefectural Museum of

After climbing down a number of stone steps, you willreach the hall where an image of Yakushinyorai(Bhaisajyaguru) stands with a natural water springbehind it. This water has long been believed
nationwide as holy water that can help cure all kinds ofillnesses. It has also been selected as one of Japan’s
100 remarkable waters by the Ministry of theEnvironment.
(84, Kurokawa, Kamiichi-machi ☎076-472-4711/Anantan Koshinkai)

Fugan Suijo Line

Visitors can enjoy a sightseeing cruise around Toyama Bay
with views of the magnificent Tateyama Mountain Range, thetip of the Noto Peninsula, and Tateyama Kurobe Geopark.
From the spring until early summer the firefly squid set nets
are also visible. From late April to late November(410 Nakagawara, Namerikawa ☎076-476-9307 /Reservation telephone number)

Visitors can enjoy art and design at this museum in a veryrelaxed environment that feels more like going to a park thanan art museum. The Tateyama Mountain Range is visible
from both inside the museum and from the Onomatopoeia
Rooftop with its unique play structures.
(3-20 Kibamachi, Toyama ☎076-431-2711)

This is a canal cruise that links the Fugan Canal
Kansui Park with the port town of Iwase, and along
the route, you can experience the “water elevator”
at the Nakajima Komon gate. The canal uses a locksystem to raise and lower the water level, liftingboats 2.5 meters above sea level at the canal’s
main elevation point. The cruise offers a rareopportunity to experience the dynamic water power
used in this particular system.
https://fugan-suijo-line.jp

Fine Cuisine

Fine Lodging

Pumo Ri

Tofukujino Natural Park

This is a café/restaurant near the Tateyama Sanroku Ski Resort.
Their classic curry and homemade cake are popular.
(1-84 Hongu, Toyama ☎076-481-1057)

Inside the lush natural surroundings of this park spread across aplateau at an elevation of 300 meters, visitors can stay in a
locomotive house made from a restored steam locomotive.
(41 Tofukujino, Namerikawa ☎076-474-1141 1 room (4 person
max occupancy) from ¥10,000 IN 15:00 / OUT 10:00)

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Recommended Cuisine
Namerikawa City

Toyama City

Firefly squid dishes all year round

Try it once and you’ll definitely come back for more.

Firefly squid spaghetti

Toyama Black Soy Sauce Ramen

If you want to try firefly squid—
the specialty of Namerikawa
City—go to the restaurant on
the second floor of the
HOTARUIKA Museum. You’ll
be able to enjoy many dishes
there throughout the year as
you gaze out over the beautiful
Toyama Bay.

Panorama Restaurant KOUSAI
410 Nakagawara,
Namerikawa☎076-476-1370

Toyama City

Sushi restaurant tour by tram

Toyama sushi
There are numerous delicious sushi
restaurants alongside the tracks of thetram that runs from Toyama Station
and around the city center. Why not
get your fill of fresh fish from
Toyama Bay?

This ramen dish has earned
the top ranking 5 years running
in Japan’s largest ramen
festival—Tokyo Ramen Show.
The black broth is rich, but theactual taste is much lighter
than you would imagine.
Menya Iroha CiC Branch
1-2-3 Shintomicho, Toyama☎076-444-7211

Tram

Recommended Souvenirs

Tateyama Town

La France pear juice

Tateyama Town

Tateyama chiffon cakeThis chiffon cake is made from Koshihikari brand rice flour andeggs sourced in Tateyama Town. The healthy ingredients do
not include flour made from other grains, nor color additives
and preservatives.
(Komekko Club K. K./Inside Machinaka Farm, 100-3
Gohyakukoku, Tateyama-machi/☎076-463-2820)

These La France pears have been
carefully grown in the naturally-richlocation of Shidanio, Tateyama Town.
This juice is 100% made from thefruit, and is so rich in flavor and colorthat you might as well be drinking a
fruit. Supplies limited.
(Tateyama Shizen Fureai Kan /177 Shidanio, Tateyama-machi /☎076-462-8555）

Kamiichi Town

Kamiichi ginger syrup
This syrup is made from highly-aromatic ginger sourced from
Kamiichi Town. You can add it to hot water, soda, or hot milk
to make a delicious drink, use it to add that extra flavor toyour cooking, or use it anyway you please.
(Tsurugi no Ajikura / 2488 Hirono, Kamiichi-machi /☎076-473-3212)(Kamiichi Town Tourism Information Center / 3-3 Wakasugi,
Kamiichi-machi / ☎076-472-1515）
Namerikawa City

Toyama City

Namerikawa firefly squid

Masuzushi (trout sushi)

These squid have been flash frozen using
special freezing technology to ensure that
their fresh taste remains for as long as a year.
You’ll even be able to taste the squid’s
viscera, which normally can’t be eaten
without first being cooked.
(Namerikawa City Fisheries and Tourism
Division/☎076-475-1436)

This is common among lunch boxes
sold in Toyama Station. The pink trout
contrasts with its green bamboo leaf
wrapping. This traditional Toyama dishis certain to please the palate with themoderately-fatty trout, Toyama-grown
rice, and the scent of the bamboo leaf.
(Masunosushi Honpo Minamoto / 37-6
Nanocho, Toyama / ☎076-429-3100)

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Kamiichi Town

Tsurugi bamboo shoots
This product is 100% handmade locally fromyoung bamboo shoots that grow in Kamiichi Town,
with three kinds of flavors: soy sauce and kelp
stock, soy sauce and chicken stock, and yuzu
citrus and salted koji (rice malt). It is perfect as adish served with rice, a topping for ramen soup
noodles, and a snack to go with alcohol.
(Taketori Kitchen, Satonoeki Tsurugino Ajikura,
2488, Hirono, Kamiichi-machi/☎076-472-0170)

Recommended Accommodations
River Retreat Garaku☎076-467-5550

Hotel Morinokaze Tateyama
Toyama City

☎0120-111-680

This small, luxury hotel offers a range of extraordinary
experiences to its guests. There are a number ofartworks created mainly by contemporary artists on
display, as well as the gorgeous natural scenery ofJinzu Gorge to look out over. It also has a spa withlarge natural hot spring baths in which to relax yourmind and body, and serves cuisines featuring
delicacies from around the Hokuriku Toyama region.

At the foot of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine
Route, this resort hotel provides you with theculinary pleasures of the mountains and sea
and offers a hot spring bath gentle on the skin.
If you’re after a bit of luxury, we recommend
the Tateyama Bettei Shikisai separate cabinswith hot spring-fed outdoor baths.
3-6 Hara, Toyama
1 night & 2 meals from ¥16,500 (taxes incl.)
Bathing tax ¥150
IN 15:00–19:00 / OUT 10:00

56-2 Kasuga, Toyama
1 night & 2 meals from ¥38,500 (taxes incl.)
Bathing tax ¥150 IN 14:00 / OUT 11:00

Namerikawa Granvilla Grappa☎076-474-0081

Sky Hotel Namerikawa
Namerikawa City

☎076-475-8833

This is a glamping facility where you can rent
a villa that provides a magnificent view ofToyama Bay with the Tateyama Mountain
Range as a backdrop. Each villa has a deck
and a barrel-type sauna, and is completely
secluded to ensure privacy. The sauna isalso available for one-day use.

Ebigen1375 Tatsuno, Namerikawa
1 night & 2 meals from ¥8,300
IN 14:00 / OUT 11:00

EbiyoshiNamerikawa City

☎076-475-0356

This ryokan inn is acclaimed for their kind
hospitality and their cuisine, which includes
copious amounts of fresh seafood, such as
firefly squid. The refined Japanese-stylerooms give you a wonderful place to relax
and unwind.

2155 Kamikoizumi, Namerikawa
1 night & 2 meals from ¥15,000
IN 16:00 / OUT 10:00

200-1 Tanakamachi, Namerikawa
1 night & 2 meals from ¥10,000
IN 16:00 / OUT 10:00

Ryori Ryokan Oiwakan
Kamiichi Town

☎076-472-2307

This inn combines kind hospitality with 300
year-old hot springs, lots of locally-sourced
fresh vegetables and seafood, and quiet
tatami-mat rooms to give you a place torefresh your mind and body.

Inn Dangoya

Kamiichi Town

This cuisine-centered ryokan inn served as
the location of a Japanese movie called“Tsurugidake Ten no Ki.” They offer somen
noodles made with pure Toyama water, wild
vegetable and char dishes (reservations
required), tokoroten jelly noodles, and rice
flour dumplings.

25 Yunomiko, Kamiichi-machi,
Nakaniikawa-gun
1 night & 2 meals from ¥16,500
Bathing tax ¥150
IN 15:00 / OUT 10:00☎076-472-2306

Namerikawa CityAt this culinary ryokan inn you can enjoy the
fresh seasonal culinary pleasures of the sea,such as firefly squid in spring, oysters insummer, crab in autumn, and amberjack inwinter. All rooms are in traditional Japanesestyle, inviting you to escape and unwind.

Yunomiko Onsen☎076-472-3111

Namerikawa City

This hotel is situated a minute’s walk from
Ainokaze Toyama Railway Namerikawa
Station. Views of the Tateyama Mountain
Range and Toyama Bay are visible from every
room. The complimentary breakfast service ispopular among guests (reservations required).

81-1, Obayashi, Namerikawa City
*For prices, please see the official websiteof the facility.
IN 15:00 / OUT 10:00☎076-475-5656

Toyama City

31 Oiwa, Kamiichi-machi, Nakaniikawa-gun*Please contact the hotel directly for details.

Mont-bell Tateyama Base Camp
Kamiichi Town

booking@montbell.com

Tateyama Town

Next to Oiwasan Nisseki-ji Temple, this old
inn has been operating for around 125 years.
Its 3-story wooden frame structure may beold, but it’s beautiful. The inn can be madeavailable for many types of occasions,
including banquets, ceremonies, andmeetings.

In addition to the existing 10 lodges, 5 lodges
furnished with a bath, a wooden deck and beds
will be added in July 2024 in Green Park
Yoshimine. This is the perfect accommodation
to stay in before you start your mountainclimbing adventure in Tateyama.

32 Oiwa, Kamiichi-machi, Nakaniikawa-gun
1 night & 2 meals from ¥13,200
IN 15:00 / OUT 10:00

12, Yoshiminenobiraki, Tateyama-machi
Cottage: From 20,000 yen, Lodge: from 9,500
yen
IN 15:00 / OUT 10:00* Amounts indicated do not include tax. Amounts that include tax are indicated with (taxes incl.). * The prices listed here are for reference purposes only. For more detailed pricing, contact each facility directly.
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DalianSapporoShanghai

Nagaoka

Oyabe-Tonami
JCT

Hokuriku
Expwy
Toyama Airport

3 hrs 20 min from Shanghai on China Eastern Airlines

Hida-Kiyomi IC

Takayama

3 hrs 55 min from Taipei on China Airlines

Fukui
Tsurugae

4 hrs 50 min from Tokyo (Kan-etsu, Joshin-etsu, Hokuriku Expressways)
L in

KansaiInternational
Airport

6 hrs 30 min from Tokyo (Ikebukuro)
6 hrs 55 min from Tokyo (Shinjuku)

Kyoto

Osaka

5 hrs 40 min from Osaka (Osaka Station)

Gero

Toki
JCT

Ko

3 hrs from Nagoya (Tokai-Hokuriku Expressways)

Highway bus

MinosekiJCTsei

4 hrs from Osaka (Meishin, Hokuriku Expressways)

Joetsu
Myoko

NaganoTokai-Hokuriku
Expwy

3 hrs 15 min from Dalian on China Southern Airlines

JoetsuToyama JCT
IC
Kamioka

MaibaraAbo Tunnel

Takayama Line

1 hr 50 min from Seoul on Air Seoul

Highway

ToyamaNagaokaJCT
Echigo-Yuzawa
越後湯沢
Echigo-yuzawa
Kan-etsu Expwy

1 hr 30 min from Sapporo on ANA

AirplaneShin-Takaoka

Kanazawash

Noetsu Expwy

1 hr from Tokyo (Haneda Airport) on ANA

NaoetsuJo

Himi ICypw

Taipei2 hrs 20 min (Limited Express Shirasagi/Hokuriku Shinkansen) from NagoyaEx

2 hrs 35 min (Limited Express Thunderbird/Hokuriku Shinkansen) from Osaka

Joetsu Shinkansen Line

2 hrs 5 min (fastest route) (Hokuriku Shinkansen) from Tokyo

JR

Hokuriku Shinkansen Line

Seoul

Required time is an estimate only.
The times indicated here are the shortest estimated times.

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et
in-

Access to Toyama *MatsumotoTakasakiFujiokaJCT

Omiya
Tokaido Shinkansen Line

Nagoya Tomei Expwy

Maibara Ichinomiya Komaki
JCT
JCT
JCT
Meishin Expwy

Tokyo

HanedaAirport

Chubu International
Airport [Centrair]

3 hrs 45 min from Nagoya (Nagoya Station)

NaritaInternational
AirportAinokaze Toyama Railway

Travel from Toyamaeki Station to
Iwasehama Station.

Goes from Toyama Station to Namerikawa Station and
Higashi-Namerikawa Station.

C
11 Sakurabashi

Shin-Ainoki

AinokiEtchu-Izumi

TeradaAsanamachi

ShitadanKamihori

Kamagafuchi

NunoichiKaihotsu● Fares: Adults 210 yen/children 110 yen (City Tram, City Tram Loop Line, Toyamako Linel)
Information current as of April 2024

Car Rentals

Enokimach

KosugiMinamitoyamaC
01 eki-mae

Route 6 (Iwasehama –– Loop Line)*Route 1, 2 and 4 bound for Minamitoyamaeki-mae
will not stop at Nakamachi(Nishicho-kita).

Minami-Toyama

Fujikoshi/
KamidakiLine

Limited express stop
Limit Express Alpen stop

Sawanakayama
Tateyama Line

Tateyama

Hokuriku Sinkansen
Line

Gohyakukoku

Hongu

27
28
Ryukokutoyamakoko-mae(Eirakucho)

Tazoe

Oizumi

ChigakiRoute 5 (Iwasehama –– Toyama-daigaku-mae)C

02 Omachi

C

Arimineguchi

Route 4 (Iwasehama –– Minamitoyamaeki-mae)

Toyama C
Station 15

C

Yokoe

Route 3 (Loop Line)

Oarks Canal Park Hotel C
Toyama-mae 26

CShin-Miyakawa
KamiichiFujikoshi

Iwakuraji

05 Nishinakano

03 Horikawakoizumi

Main Line

Naka-Kazumi

Chigozuka

Sakaemachi

C
Okuda-chugakko-mae 29
INTEC Honsha-mae

C

Daisenji

Route 2 (Minamitoyamaeki-mae –– Daigaku-mae)

Nishi-Kazumi

C

06 Kokando-mae

04 Koizumicho

Etchu-Funahashi

Shimo-okui 30

Etchu-SangoC

Etchu-Ebara

Awashima C(Osaka-ya supermarket mae) 31

Higashi-Shinjo

C

07 Kamihonmachi

Kamidaki

08 NishichoC

Route 1 (Minamitoyamaeki-mae –– Toyama Sta.)C
Etchu-nakajima 32

CToyama Station
Shinjo-Tanaka

Grand Plaza-mae

25

C
Jogawara 33

Nakamachi
09 (Nishicho-kita)
C

Osho

C

C
10 Aramachi

TsukiokaC

24

Shin-Toyamaguchi
C
Inujimashinmachi 34

Inarimachi

KokusaiC
23 Kaigijo-mae
Ote MallYasunoyaC

19

Suwanokawara

Daigaku-mae

Toyota Mobility Toyama G Square
Gofuku-mae

C

20

Higashi-Toyama

C
Hasumachi 35

西魚津C
12 Denkibiru-mae

Ainokaze Toyama Railway

電鉄魚津

C

21

C
Oohirota 36

Hama-Kazumi

13

C
Marunouchi 18
C

Higashiiwase 37

CC
Kencho-mae 17

22

C

Chitetsubiru-mae

Dentetsu-Toyama

C

Shintomicho 16

Namerikawa

Dentetsu Toyamaeki ESTA-mae
14

C

Goes from Toyama Station to Namerikawa City, Funahashi
Village, Kamiichi Town, and Tateyama Town.

Namerikawa

Keirinjo-mae 38

Toyama Chihou Railway

Naka-Namerikawa

C

Nishi-Namerikawa

Iwasehama 39

C15

MizuhashiC

Hokuriku Shinkansen Line

ToyamaStationEtchu-Nakamuraa

Toyamako Line

Runs from Toyama Station to Toyama city center.

Hayatsuki-Kazumi

City Tram, City Tram Loop Line

Higashi-Namerikawa

Transportation■ Toyama Station Area ■ Toyama Airport Area

■ Orix Rent-A-Car Toyama Eki Kita-guchi Rental Site

8-7 Ushijimacho, Toyama☎ 076-432-0543■ Sky Rent-A-Car, Toyama Station Branch■ Nippon Rent-A-Car Toyama Station North Exit Branch

24-5 Ushijimacho, Toyama☎ 050-1712-2541■ Toyota Rent a Car, Toyama Branch■ Eki Rent-a-Car West Japan, Toyama Branch

1-237, Meirincho, Toyama☎ 076-444-7544■ Toyota Rent a Car, Toyama Station Branch

1-1-7, Takaramachi, Toyama☎ 076-433-0100

1-4-7 Takaramachi, Toyama
1-3-16, Takaramachi, Toyama■ Nissan Rent a Car Toyama Station Shop
■ Budget Rent a Car, Toyama Station South Exit Branch

Chitets Bldg, 1-32, 1-chome, Sakuramachi, Toyama☎ 076-432-5688

4-1, 2-chome, Yayoicho, Toyama☎ 076-432-0100■ Toyota Rent a Car, Toyama Airport Branch

81-3, Akigashima, Toyama☎ 076-429-8888■ Nissan Rent a Car Toyama Airport Shop

155-6 Akigashima, Toyama☎ 076-428-2317☎ 076-442-2317■ Nippon Rent-A-Car Toyama Airport Branch

91-1 Akigashima, Toyama☎ 050-1712-2543☎ 076-482-3024■ Orix Rent-A-Car Toyama Airport Rental Counter

30 Akigashima, Toyama☎ 076-432-0543

For tourist information contact:
Toyama City Tourism Association

Namerikawa
Tourism Association

General Affairs Section,
Funahashi Village Office

Kamiichi Town
Tourism Association

Tateyama Town
Tourism Association

1-45 Honmaru,
Toyama☎076-439-0800
Open 9am to 5:30pm(9:00am to 5:00pm from
Dec. 1 to Mar. 15)
Closed End/start of year

410 Nakagawara,
Namerikawa☎076-476-9200
Open 9am to 5pm

55 Busshoji,
Funahashi-mura☎076-464-1121
Open 8:30am to 5:15pm

Inside Kamiichi Station,
3-3 Wakasugi,
Kamiichi-machi☎076-472-1515
Open 9am to 5pm

1F, Ekimae Plaza, 1209-18,
Maezawa, Tateyama-machi☎076-462-1001[Toyama City Tourist Information Center]

ClosedClosedTue from June 1 toMar. 19, End/start of year

Sat/Sun, Holidays,
End/start of year

ClosedEnd/start of year

Open 8:30am to 5:15pm
9:00am to 4:00pm on Sat)
Closed Apr. to Nov.: Sun, Holidays;
Dec. to Mar.: Sat/Sun, Holidays, End/start of year

* All information in this pamphlet is current as of April 2024. Changes may be made without notice. *All prices indicated do not include tax, except those indicating “taxes incl.” Issued August 2024 Issued by Toyama City Tourism Association