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on the Noetsu Expressway.

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40minutes.

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40minutes. onToyama
local roads

Kurobe Exit

Kurobe Exit

1hour. on the Hokuriku
40minutes. on local
1hour.Expressway
on the Hokuriku Expressway
40roads
minutes. on local roads

Perfect spot to view the Tateyama Mountain Range̶Tateyama live video camera

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11Tonami Tulip Fair

Ikuji Fish MarketApprox. three million tulips of300 varieties in full bloom fromlate April to early May

Freshly caught ﬁsh are sold on
the spot.

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52hours.

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to Takayama
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Shogawa Gorge

Kurobe Gorge Train

A beach with a view of thebeautiful Northern Japan Alps

Shogawa Gorge including Komaki Dam. You
can enjoy beautiful scenery during eachseason by crusing along the Shogawa River.

The deepest V-shaped gorge in Japan.
Visitors can enjoy the magniﬁcent
natural beauty from the trolley train.

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World Heritage Site, Historic Village of Gokayama

Fireﬂy Squid Marine Cruise

Tateyama Ropeway

Shomyo Falls

The interior of the retired ship,
Kaiomaru, is exhibited as if it isin service.

Houses with Praying Hands Thatched Roofs
in Suganuma and Ainokura located in a valley
where many houses of this style remainYou can see ﬁreﬂy squid ﬁshing
while on a cruise from late Marchto early May.

Japan s longest single-span line ropewaywith no aerial lift pylon, which operates along
the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route.

The tallest waterfall in Japan
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Owara Kaze no Bon

Sushi(Harvest Festival)

A great way to enjoy the freshest tastes
from Toyama Bay

Attracting visitors to charming hill towns with melancholic
music and passionate dance
The Etchu Yatsuo Owara KazeSeoul
no Bon festival is held over three days each year fromSapporo
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6 hrs. 30 mins.

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1hour 30minutes.

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20minutes.
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Toyama Tourist Information Center

40minutes. on local roads

40minutes. on local roads

Ishikawa
Prefecture

1-45 Honmaru, Toyama City, Toyama 930-0081 (In Toyama Castle Park)
Phone: 076-439-0800
Open 9:00-17:30 (9:00-17:00 from December 1 to March 15)
Closed on year-end and New Year holidays

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special seasonal delicacies of Toyama can be enjoyed such as glass
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82hours.

National Treasure Shokoji Temple

Himi Banya-gai Fish Market

An ancient temple of the Jodoshinshu
Sect, designated as a National Treasure

A tourist facility complex that provides
highlights of Himi, such as shopping, hotsprings, restaurants and great views

Toyama City toserves
as a gateway to this route, which is traversed by various means ofTakayama
on local roads
transportation, including
cable cars, trolley buses, and a ropeway,
connecting both Toyama
and24
Nagano Prefectures through the Northern Japan Alps. From mid-April to mid-June, a whole section
Gifuof the route Prefecture
becomes accessible to visitors, allowing them to get up close to the huge walls of snowthat line both sides of the road used by tourist buses. These walls, called Yuki no Otani, are createdthrough skillful snowplowing, and reach heights of almost 20 meters in parts, equivalent to theheight of a 7-story building, in years with very high snowfall. This snow-wall section is only
The Great Buddha of Takaoka
National Treasure Zuiryuji Zen Temple
accessible by bus, and gives passengers an opportunity
to participate in the uniqueandOne of the three great Buddha statues ofA large zen temple of the SotoToyama
Japan alongwithcan
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awe-inspiring event, Yuki Prefecture
no Otani Snow Wall Festival, in which
theybetween
thewalls.
well as a proud symbol of Takaoka City.
Treasure
For inquiries: 076-481-1500 Tateyama Kurobe Information Center
https://www.alpen-route.com/index.php

Amaharashi Beach

Shogawa Gorge

A beach with a view of thebeautiful Northern Japan Alps

Shogawa Gorge including Komaki Dam. You
can enjoy beautiful scenery during eachseason by crusing along the Shogawa River.

69Kaiomaru Park

World Heritage Site, Historic Village of Gokayama

The interior of the retired ship,Kaiomaru, is exhibited as if it isin service.

Houses with Praying Hands Thatched Roofs
in Suganuma and Ainokura located in a valley
where many houses of this style remain

14EasternRegion

An amazing number of ﬁreﬂy squid congregate
in shallow waters near the coast to spawn, andemit phosphorescent lights. This amazing sight
Tonami Tulip Fairis a famous springfeature of Toyama Bay.
Approx. three million tulips ofThey are cooked 300
in a varietiesvarietyinoffullways,
bloom suchfrom asto early May
boiled, in tempura,lateandApril
pickledin salt.

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the spot.
1012

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Gorge Train trout wrapped inThe beautiful
The deepest V-shaped gorge in Japan.
bamboo leaves
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Tateyama RopewayFish Paste
ShomyoFalls

Fireﬂy Squid Marine Cruise

You can see
ﬁreﬂy squidﬁshing
Japans longest
single-spanline ropeway
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The tallest waterfall in Jap
while on a cruise from late Marchwith no aerial lift pylon, which operates alongandcranes,
are famous within a 350m drop
to early May.such as sea bream, turtles
the Tateyama
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Toyama and are very important for special occasions.

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Himi Exit
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Kanazawa

ToyamaOyabe-Tonami Toyama
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Hida-Kiyomi Exit

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Airport Centrair■From TokyoFujioka
Junction

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Junction Omiya
Tokaido Shinkansen Bullet Train

Haneda Airport■From Nagoya

All Nippon Airways

1 hr.

JR train (Hokuriku Shinkansen

2 hrs. 58 mins.

Car (Kan-etsu, Joshin-etsu &4 hrs. 50 mins.

Highway bus (from Ikebukuro Station)

6 hrs. 30 mins.

Highway bus (from Shinjuku Station)

6 hrs. 55 mins.

Bullet Train)

Hokuriku Expressways)■From Osaka

JR train (Ltd. Express Shirasagi &Hokuriku Shinkansen Bullet Train)

3 hrs. 10 mins.

Car (Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway)

3 hrs.

Highway bus (from Nagoya Station)

3 hrs. 45 mins.

■From Sapporo

JR train (Ltd. Express Thunderbird& Hokuriku Shinkansen Bullet Train)

3 hrs. 10 mins.

Car (Meishin & Hokuriku Expressways)

4 hrs.

Highway bus (from Osaka Station)

5 hrs. 40 mins.

All Nippon Airways

1 hrs. 30 mins.

For tourist information:
Toyama City Tourist Information Center (Toyama City Tourism Association)
1-45 Honmaru, Toyama City, Toyama 930-0081 (In Toyama Castle Park)
Phone: 076-439-0800
Open 9:00-17:30 (9:00-17:00 from December 1 to March 15)
Closed on year-end and New Year holidays

Toyama Tourist Information Center
1-230 Meirin-cho, Toyama City, Toyama 930-0001 (Clarte 1F, Toyama Station)
Open 8:00-20:00
Open all year round

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