TOYAMA
JAPAN―­日本の富山がよくわかる―­­All about TOYAMA in Japanごあいさつ一般社団法人富山県芸術文化協会
会 長

木下

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2020 年の初頭から、世界の人々は大きな衝撃を受けました。新型コロナウィルス感染症が世界各国で多くの人々を苦しめ、さまざまな社会活動を停滞させました。2020 年に予定されていた「とやま世界こども演劇祭」
も中止を余儀なくされました。
こうした中で、とやまでは 2020 年の秋以降、充分な感染症対策のもとで舞台公演や展覧会の安全な開催に成功し、芸術文化活動を待ち望んでいた人々に大きな希望の明かりを灯すことができました。また、ＷＥＢメディ
アを活用し、遠隔地や屋外に出ることができない方も多様な芸術文化活動の一端にふれることができるようになりました。
私たちは、今回の事態から多くのことを学びました。遠隔を余儀なくされたことで、直接会うことのかけがえのなさ、困難な状況にあって互いに相手を気遣う友情、そして共通の夢や目標に向けて手を携えた国際協力の大切さを胸に刻みました。
富山県は、日本唯一の氷河がある高さ 3000 ｍ級の立山連峰から、「世界で最も美しい湾クラブ」の富山湾まで変化に富んだ美しい自然のもと、人々の努力によって災害を克服し、人類の理想である「SDGs 未来都市」をめざす意欲的な自治体です。舞台芸術はもとより、美術・工芸などでも日本トップクラスの成果をあげています。
また、富山市はコンパクトシティ、レジリエンスシティをめざし、高岡市は 1300 年を超える伝統文化を有しています。皆さんには、伝統文化から時代の最先端まで、とやまの多彩な魅力にふれていただきたいと思います。

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Greetings Akira KINOSHITA President of Toyama Prefectural Artistic and Cultural Association……………… 1
Short History of PAT & TIATF ………………………………………………………………………………………… 2
Let's Talk about Toyama● Efforts to live in harmony with nature 自然と人間の共生の努力…………………………………………………… 6● Tateyama and Kurobe, treasures of Toyama 富山の宝 立山・黒部… …………………………………………… 8● Land, sea and air transportation networks 陸・海・空の交通ネットワーク… ………………………………… 10● Toyama, a prefecture of manufacturing ものづくり県富山… …………………………………………………… 12● The beauty of traditional buildings and their meaning in modern society 伝統建築の美と現代的な意義… …… 14● Rich local culture 豊かな郷土文化………………………………………………………………………………… 16● Etchu Man'yo Excellent waka poems which was loved for 1,300 years 1,300 年間愛された和歌……………… 18● A prefecture advanced in the arts 芸術の先進地富山……………………………………………………………… 20● One of the best places to live 住みよさ全国トップクラス… …………………………………………………… 22●Traditional culture of slow food 伝統が今に生きるスローフードの食文化… ………………………………… 24
Websites of TOYAMA………………………………………………………………………………………………… 25［表紙］

Toyama Bay inducted into “The Most Beautiful Bays in the World” Club.
Photo : TATEYAMA mountain range from AMABARASHI coast ©Toyama Prefectural Tourism Association
雨晴海岸から望む立山連峰（公社）富山県観光連盟より

Greetings
Toyama Prefectural Artistic and Cultural Association
President Akira KINOSHITA
From the dawn of the year 2020, people all over the world were greatly shocked. The newcoronavirus infection tormented many individuals in every country of the world, and social
activities stagnated. “The TOYAMA World Festival of Children’s Theatre in 2020” which wasplanned for 2020, unavoidably, also had to be canceled.
In these circumstances, under sufficient measures against infectious diseases, we had
successfully organized performing arts performances and exhibitions in Toyama from autumn
2020, and we had brought a big light of hope to the people who eagerly waited for artistic andcultural activities. Also, with the use of the Internet media, people who live in remote locations
or cannot go outside were able to experience parts of such activities.
We have learned a lot from this situation. By being forced to isolate, we have engraved in
our memory the importance and the irreplaceableness of meeting in person, the friendshipthat cares for each other in difficult situations and being hand in hand in the international
cooperation toward common dreams and goals.
The Toyama Prefecture is an ambitious local government that has overcome disasters withpeople’s efforts and is aiming for the ideal "SDGs Future City" for humankind. Everythingis happening under the beauty and changing richness of nature starting from the 3000m-highTateyama Mountain Range with Japan's only glacier, to Toyama Bay of the “World's Most
Beautiful Bays Club”. Our Prefecture has achieved top-class results in Japan not only inperforming arts but also in arts, crafts, and other fields. In addition, Toyama City aims
to become a Compact City Toyama and Resilient city, and Takaoka City has retained its
traditional culture of over 1300 years. We would like everyone to experience Toyama’s various
attractions, starting from traditional culture to the state-of-the-art era.

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Short History of PAT & TIATF
The very beginning スタートライン
In 1977 the Theatre Company BUNGEIZA of Toyama obtained the premium prize in Dundalk International Maytime Festival,
Ireland, which opened all the way to international artistic and cultural exchanges in Toyama.BUNGEIZA proposed to hold Toyama
International Amateur Theatre Festival (TIATF) in 1983 in memory of the 100th anniversary of inauguration of prefecture, which
was the first international festival ever held in Asia. Just before the opening of the festival, surprising enough, the airplane of
Korea was shot down by the Soviet Union Air Force off Sakhalin. In this strained situation of the whole world, Players Studio
Debrecen from Hungary took 5 days, traveling across Siberia taking a boat and managing to arrive in Toyama, finally to participate
in our Festival! Their exploit gave us tremendous courage, and at the same time it can be said to be a brilliant hint of bright andever-lasting future.

TIATF’
83 富山県置県百年記念 富山国際アマチュア演劇祭“Politics and religions separate us, while arts unite us.”

“政治と宗教は人を分けるが芸術は人を集める”

TIATF’85 国際青年年記念 富山国際高校演劇祭

Young men bearing “Mikoshi” in Toyama Festival.

富山まつりで TIATF 神輿を担ぐ若者たち

Strong figures of high school students 高校生たちの力強い姿
In 1985 we had Toyama International High School Theatre festival, where high school students from all over the world got
together in one place for the first time in the world history. The photo shows their strong features who were bearing on theirshoulder “Mikoshi” for the first time in their lives. In 1989, Toyama International Youth Theatre Festival was held, when more
and more applicants wanted to join, and we had much difficulty in deciding the chosen groups. In 1997 the second TIATF, and thismakes 4 times of international events in Toyama in total. Our criteria have always been participants’ localities and their qualities.

Performances of high quality.

多くの質の高い舞台を披露

TIATF’89 富山・高岡市市制百周年記念

富山国際青年演劇祭

All are young who find themselves young.

自らを若いと思う人すべてが若者

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富山国際アマチュア演劇祭・とやま世界こども舞台芸術祭小史

TIATF’
92 富山国際アマチュア演劇祭

The first cruising performances in the world 世界初のクルージング公演
In 1996 we held Toyama International Theatre Festival combined with International Children’s Theatre Festival, which resulted
in many precious memories. Also for the first time in the world, we were cruising around Toyama Bay on the Shin-sakuramaru,
a large passenger boat (19,811 tons), giving the performances there, while His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince with Her
Imperial Highness gave us the honor of visiting Toyama and appreciating “The Marriage Proposal” (written by Chekhov andperformed by On-nyoro-za) at Niikawabunka Hall.

On the deck many performances were held.

新さくら丸甲板が劇場空間

TIATF’
96 第 11 回国民文化祭とやま記念富山国際演劇祭・国際こども演劇祭

The first international festival cruising in Toyama Bay.

富山湾クルージングによる世界初の国際演劇祭

His Imperial Highness the Crown Princeand Her Imperial Highness giving thehonour of seeing the festival (the current
HM the Emperor with HM the Empress)

皇太子殿下同妃殿下（現・天皇皇后両陛下）富山のろう者劇団やチェコのパントマイムをご高覧

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Short History of PAT & TIATF

2000 年 とやま世界こども演劇祭

The festival authorized by AITA/IATA asbl（International Amateur Theater Association）.

国際アマチュア演劇連盟の公式行事

Towards the future of children こどもたちの未来に向けて
In 2000, Toyama World Children’s Theatre Festival was held, officially being authorized by International Amateur Theatre
Association (AITA/IATA asbl). On this good occasion, we focused on children in organizing international performing arts
festivals. Thus after Asia-Pacific Children’s Theatre Festival in 2004, the first World Festival of Children’s Performing Arts in
Toyama (PAT) developed its frame into a larger domain of theatre, dances, music and musicals, etc. This also resulted in far more
successful performances with far more splendour, brightness and energy of children.

アジア太平洋こども演劇祭 2004

Many traditional performing arts in many countries
and regions being shown.

国や地域の伝統芸能が多く披露されるとやま世界こども舞台芸術祭 2008

The Robot ASHIMO appearing on stage.

ロボットのアシモ登場

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富山国際アマチュア演劇祭・とやま世界こども舞台芸術祭小史とやま世界こども舞台芸術祭 2012

Patty with many mascot characters in Toyama gathering together.

PAT ちゃんをはじめ県内のマスコットキャラクター集うCollaboration with foreign countries, finally bearing fruit 結実した海外との共同制作
After the World Festival of Children’s Performing Arts in Toyama, 2012, the World Festival of Children’s Performing Arts in
Toyama, 2016 sees our memorial 10th international event in total. On this special occasion, we would like to perform in frontof a large audience from abroad, our fruit of collaboration with foreign countries: folklore drama “Sannen Netaro” created by
BUNGEIZA and Griff Puppet Theatre from Hungary along with “The Little Match Girl”, wonderful collaborative effort of
KASAI Dancing Company and Bohemia Ballet from the Czech Republic.

TIATF and PAT the 10th memorial special performances, collaborated with foreign countries“The Little Match Girl” and “Sannen Netaro”.
とやま世界こども舞台芸術祭 2016
TIATF ＆ PAT 第 10 回記念

国際共同制作による特別公演

ダンスファンタジー「マッチ売りの少女」
演出・振付／可西晴香

民話劇「三年寝太郎」 演出／小泉博

Kasai Dancing Company with Bohemia Ballet.

可西舞踊研究所・プラハボヘミアバレエ団共同制作

The Bungeiza with Griff Pappet Theater.

ハンガリーグリフ人形劇団・富山劇団文芸座共同制作

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Let's Talk about Toyama
Efforts to live in harmony with nature
自然と人間の共生の努力

The first World Cultural Heritage site in which people's lifestyleharmonized with nature was recognized
人々と自然との共生が初めて評価された世界文化遺産

The historic village of Gokayama was registered as a World Cultural
Heritage site in 1995. Among the Gassho-style houses in the village, theoldest one was built about 400 years ago. Trees planted on the steep slope ofthe mountain have been bent for several decades because of heavy snow.
These trees peculiar to the area are utilized for Gassho-style houses, which
are characteristic of this area and are very strong.
It is very remarkable that people's lifestyle harmonized with nature in thevillage was appreciated in the selection of this site. This was the first time in
the history of the World Heritage project.

The white diamond and the dams in the plain fields
水を保つ機能「白いダイヤモンド」と「大地のダム」

Snow accumulated in the Tateyama mountain range is called “the whitediamond.” It is the source of water flow which never stops all year round.
People in Toyama have always utilized this abundant water for various
industries over the ages. In 2006, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries selected the 100 exquisite agricultural waterways. From Toyama Ainokura Village in Gokayama
五箇山の相倉合掌造り集落
Prefecture, 4 waterways were selected. The waterways in Toyama
Prefecture have expanded like a net. For the last several hundred years, they
have been playing important roles in providing water to fields for agriculture
including rice cultivation, preventing fires, melting snow on the streets, andconserving the ecological system. Especially, rice fields function as dams in
the plain fields where water penetrates into the soil slowly and is kept as
groundwater.

Activity to protect the forest of satoyama and the water sources
里山の森と水源を守る活動

The activity of Kusakari-jujigun(Grass Cutting Crusade) started in 1974. This
was the first proposal-based civil movement in Japan. It was an alternative
to aerial herbicide application to the forest in Toyama Prefecture. Toru
ADACHIHARA called people to help to cut grass, kusakari in Japanese. 252
young people came to Toyama from all over the country. Since then, for 40
years, this activity has been held every summer. People of various
generations cut grass for about 10 days. The work is very hard under theblazing sun. The activity has been accepted and conducted to protect theforests and water sources. It is also an opportunity for people to get a senseof accomplishment, meet and interact with each other, and understand theforest. The activity was made into a movement in 1997. This activity has
attracted a lot of appreciation all over the country and the world.
Reading Guide for Japanese
Gassho-style house 合掌造り（の家）Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 農林水産省
Kusakari-jujigun 草刈り十字軍
proposal-based civil movement 提案型の市民運動
Toru ADACHIHARA 足立原貫（草刈り十字軍提唱者）
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Sankyo-son in Tonami
砺波の散居村dialogue
Sakura and Emily, who is from New York, visit Gokayama, Nanto City

SakuraMany World Cultural Heritage sites arearcheological locations, but people
actually live their daily lives in
Gokayama.
There's so much green around here.

SakuraThose trees were planted by village
people. They can be utilized as fuel. Whena tree is big enough, it is used for a pillarof the houses here.
People's lives harmonize well with nature.
I want to have a lot of experiences inToyama's nature.

SakuraEmily

No, no. That's a volunteer activity toprotect the forest and water sources.
Volunteers stay in the mountain for 10
days during summer to cut grass to
avoid the use of herbicide. Their
activities were made into a movement.
Interesting!

SakuraEmily

Then, why don't you join Kusakarijujigun, a Grass Cutting Crusade.
It was started in Toyama
Crusade? Against whom?

Sakura

Emily

Emily

It is surely hard work, but you can learn a
lot of things on site, I heard.

NOWPAP, the UN organization to protect theenvironment
NOWPAP stands for “Northwest Pacific Action
Plan.” Its head office was established in Toyama
City in 2004. This is the first UN office on theJapan Sea. NOWPAP Toyama Office is working onprotecting the marine environment together with
its partner, the Busan Office, in Korea.

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Tateyama and Kurobe, treasures of Toyama
富山の宝 立山・黒部

The world-famous tourist site in the mountain
世界有数の山岳観光地

The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is a tourist route from Toyama
City to Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture, through the Northern Alps. You
take various means of transportation, such as a cable railway, a highlandbus, a trolley bus, and a ropeway. On the way you can enjoy the beautiful
scenery of a primeval forest and the permanent snow.
There is a waterfall, Shomyodaki, which is the highest in Japan at 350m.
Only in the snow melting season there is another waterfall, Hannokidaki,at the right side of Shomyodaki. Its drop is 500m. These two falls, together,look like a V shape.
In Bijodaira there is a primitive forest with over 1,000 year-old trees.
Midagahara and Dainichidaira, registered wetlands under the Ramsar
Convention, are very rich in alpine flora. At the final station of thehighland bus, Murodo, there are mountains over 3,000meters high before
your eyes. You see a very beautiful reflection of Tateyama on the surfaceof the pond, Mikurigaike. There are many sightseeing spots.

Shomyodaki 称名滝とやま観光ナビより

The wonderful nature and artistic beauty
素晴らしい自然と造形美

The Kurobe Gorge Railway starts from Unazuki Onsen and reaches
Keyakidaira. The track is about 20.1kilometers long and runs halfway
through the mountains, looking down at the deepest V-shaped valley inJapan at 1,500meters On the tram, which was once used as a railroad car
for construction of tunnels and dams, you will feel a breeze and enjoy
the nature of Kurobe Gorge, such as verdure in early summer, thepermanent snow in summer, and colored leaves in autumn.
The track has many tunnels and bridges. One of the bridges is 60meters
high. Along the track, there are wonderful spots for colored leaves andthe permanent snow. You can enjoy magnificent landscapes one after
another. There is an open air spa on the riverside where hot water
springs dynamically.

Otani area of snow
雪の大谷（美女平 天空ロード）

The only glaciers in Japan
立山にある日本唯一の氷河

The three snow ravines in the Tateyama mountain range wereconfirmed academically as existent glaciers for the first time in Japan.
Experts presume that in Gozenzawa Gorge, on the east face of Mountain
Oyama, there is ice formed more than 1,000 years ago.
This discovery was made by the experts of Tateyama Caldera Sabo
Museum through research. In the Far East region, Tateyama is thesouthern limit of the glacier. A glacier is a large body of ice formed byaccumulation of snow and ice, and moves very slowly over many years.
Compared to other mountains with glaciers in the world, Tateyama isrelatively low in latitude and its temperature is relatively high. However,it has satisfied all the conditions for forming a glacier, such as a lot of
accumulated snow and avalanches.

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Kurobe Gorge Railway
黒部峡谷鉄道Cross sectional view of theice body in
San-no-mado Snowy Gorge

dialogue
dialogue
Mike and Kenta talk about going to Tateyama

Kenta

Why don't we go to Tateyama thisweekend? We can take a cable car and ahighland bus on the Tateyama Kurobe
Alpine Route.
That sounds interesting! I like mountains
and vehicles very much.

Mike

I'm thinkin g of climbing Mountain
Kenta

Oyama from Murodo, the final station of
the bus. How about it?
OK! I heard that we can see a glacier from
Oyama. Is it true?

Kenta

Yes. That is the first glacier in Japan. I
thought glaciers existed only in the Alpsin Europe or the Himalayas, but there is aglacier in Toyama in Japan. It is a big
surprise.
I want to see it. It's so interesting!

Kenta

Mike

I've got an idea. You like vehicles, so let's
take a trolley train in the Kurobe Gorge.
Some cars are canopy trucks. It goes to thevery deep valley, about 1,500meters deep.
You can enjoy a lot of beautiful landscapes.
It sounds like a really interesting
adventure!

Mike

Mike

Difficulties ofconstructingKurobe Dam
The history of constructing Kurobe Dam is fullof unprecedented hardships. Whileconstructing the 3rd dam, the structure was
swept away by an avalanche and dynamite
was ignited spontaneously by high heat.
Furthermore, while constructing the 4th dam,
there was a crushed zone from which a hugeamount of water sprang. There were certainly
many problems, however, they were solved by
new technology every time. It was a reallyhuman drama. The story of the construction
has been told in novels and movies.
Kurobe 4th Dam discharging water for tourists 黒四ダム観光放水
Japan’s largest arch-style dam is impressive!

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Land, sea and air transportation networks
陸・海・空の交通ネットワーク

An improving expressway network 充実する高速交通網

Toyama is located at almost the same distance from Tokyo, Osaka, andNagoya. In the spring of 2015 the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train
started operation. By Shinkansen, it takes about 2 hours from Toyama toTokyo. It is expected that the Shinkansen will greatly influence tourism
and industry, increase interaction between Toyama people and others,
and draw more people to the prefecture.
The Hokuriku Shinkansen
There is an expressway network directly with the Capital region,
北陸新幹線
Chukyo region, and Kansai region.
In addition, there are links from Fushiki Toyama Port to neighboring
countries. It functions as a gateway in the region along the Japan Sea.

A hub of international transportation 国際的交通の拠点

Toyama Airport was opened in 1963. This is the only airport
established in a dry riverbed in Japan. It is very accessible. It takes only 15
minutes from the airport to the center of Toyama City by car. Its nickname
is “Toyama Kito Kito Airport.” (“Kito Kito”means“fresh”in Toyama dialect)
From the airport, domestic flights are available to Tokyo and Sapporo.
International flights are also available to Dalian, Shanghai, Taipei, andSeoul. The airline network is formed with neighboring countries along theJapan Sea and of East Asia.

Toyama Kito Kito Airport
富山きときと空港

The main gateway in the area along the Japan Sea
日本海側の総合的拠点港
Fushiki Toyama Port has functioned and prospered as a major port
facing the Japan Sea for a long time. In 1986, the port was designated as
one of the Special Major Ports since it was evaluated as an important port
for international trade. In 2011, the port was also selected as aComprehensive Hub Port.
There is a route for commodity distribution, called “Siberian Land
Bridge,” which connects Japan with Europe by maritime transportationfrom Fushiki Toyama Port across the Japan Sea and the Trans-Siberian
Railway. It is expected to greatly reduce the number of days fortransporting commodities to Europe.

Siberian Land Bridge
Fushiki Toyama Port is thelast port of call of Japan in aforeign route.

Toyama Bay is a member of “Most
Beautiful Bays in the World” Club
富山湾は、「世界で最も美しい湾クラブ」に加盟している。

Reading Guide for JapaneseSpecial Major Port 特定重要港湾
Comprehensive Hub Port 総合的拠点港
Siberian Land Bridge シベリア・ランド・ブリッジ
Trans-Siberian Railway シベリア鉄道
航の港
the last port of call of Japan 日本での最終寄
航の港
Kaiwomaru and Sinminato Ohashi Bridge / Photo by Fusikitoyamakou
Kaiwomaru org. 海王丸と新湊大橋 写真：伏木富山港・海王丸財団提供
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dialogue
Sakura and Mike talk about transportation networks in Toyama
Prefecture and Japan
I feel Tokyo and Toyama are very close bytaking an airplane.

Mike

I n 2015, the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet
train started operation. By Shinkansen, it
takes about 2 hours from Toyama to Tokyo

Mike

Mike

Mike

How do you go to the Kansai region?
Toyama is equally accessible from thesecities.
You can go to Osaka or Nagoya by car on
the expressway or by train. The distancesfrom Toyama to Tokyo, Osaka, andNagoya are almost the same.
How about access to overseas from
Toyama?
From Toyama there are flights available
directly to Korea, China, and Taiwan.
It's convenient. The tram running inToyama City is very cool.
You know, the one from JR Toyama
Station to the north is called Portram andthe other one running in the center of thecity is called Centram.
We can live here without a car.

SakuraSakuraSakuraSakuraMike

Building a city, a place to live easily

As one of the strategies of Toyama City tobuild a compact city where people can live
without a private car, the first full-scaled
LRT (Light Rail Transit) was introduced in
Toyama City in 2006. The LRT has been
evaluated so highly that it received various
awards, including the Good Design Award.

Toyama Light Rail

富山ライトレール11

Toyama, a prefecture of manufacturing
ものづくり県富山Toyama's power of manufacturing
富山のものづくりの力
Toyama is one of the leading prefectures of industrial accumulation along theJapan Sea. There are many companies, some of which occupy a high share of themarket at home and abroad, and some of which have excellent technologies andproducts. These include the world's top makers of zippers and electronic parts forcomputers. Such top quality goods produced with high technology in Toyama are in
demand overseas. Today, there are new challenges in the fields of medical care,biotechnology, airplanes, new generation cars, and robotics.

Water jet machineウォータージェットマシン

Toyama Brand recommended by Toyama Prefecture
富山県推奨 とやまブランド
Among various attractive goods produced in Toyama, excellent goods aredesignated as “The Toyama Brand recommended by Toyama Prefecture.”
Masuzushi is a symbolic food of Toyama. It is always very popular in railway box
unchfairs held nationwide. Toyama produces the largest number of tulip bulbs.
lOkado Somen, which looks like women's traditional hair style marumage, is madeon cold winter days. It has a resilient texture. Toyama is proud of various items suchas yellowtail fish and Takaoka copperware, which are listed as the Toyama Brand.

New developments in traditional technology
伝統の技の新たな展開
In Toyama Prefecture there are 5 traditional craft industries designated by thenational government. Today, these traditional craft industries are more and more
inclined to develop new products to match modern lifestyle. One example is anelectric guitar, named “Dragon Sword,” designed with wood carving at Inami. In the
Etchu paper industry, Japanese paper is used for lamp shades to produce soft light.
Furthermore, water-repellent Japanese paper is developed in the industry. In thelacquerware industry in Takaoka, there are various products to match modern
trends, such as cups for beer and ornaments for cell phone straps.

Toyama Brand Parade

Dragon Sword, an electricguitar designed by Inami
wood carving
井波彫刻のエレキギター「龍剣」

Reading Guide for Japanese
resilient texture
コシの強い食感
water - repellent 撥水性のlacquerware 漆器
The “Toyama Brand” are the special
products of Toyama.
・Masu-zushi, pressed trout sushi, is famousthroughout Japan.
・Toyama tulips are top-product in Japan.
・Toyama hoshi-gaki are the high-quality
dried persimmons.
・O-kado somen are traditional hand-madedried noodles.
・Toyama Bay buri are high quality yellowtail
in Japan.
・Toyama Bay shiro-ebi, white shrimp, arecalled “The Jewel of Toyama Bay”.
・Toyama Bay hotaru-ika are firefly squid .
・“Paro” is the therapeutic robot.
・Water jet machines are used for industries.
・Inami wood carvings are an applied fineart.
・Takaoka copperware is used in a large
variety of items.
・Toyama Koshi-hikari are tasty rice.

photo: Toyama Just Now

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Sakura and Mike are shopping to look for a souvenir of Toyama

Mike

My cousin will come to Toyama.
What's good as a souvenir of Toyama?
How about goods designated as the
Toyama Brand. For food, I recommend
masuzushi, or okado somen. Processed
yellowtail or white shrimp are also good.

Mike

Is there anything good among the
traditional crafts?
How about a lacquerware or copperware
item of Takaoka? A tin cup is beautiful.

Mike

SakuraSakuraIt might be wonderful to have something
made by traditional skills with a modern
design.
You know there is an electric guitar
designed with Inami wood carving.

SakuraThat's cool!
Mike

Mike

By the way, Mike, your jacket is great.
Do you know the zipper of that jacket is
produced by a company in Toyama?

SakuraI bought this one in San Francisco. Thiskind of zipper is used around the world.
I'm surprised!

TOYAMA MONOZUKURI
Research and Development Centre
The centre is a base facility with themost advanced equipment to promote
the manufacturing industry in Toyama
Prefecture.
It is open for companies or universities.
With industry - academia - government
collaboration, the centre aims to
support the development of new goods
and technology.
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The beauty of traditional buildings and their
meaning in modern society 伝統建築の美と現代的な意義
Temples of people's prayers 人々の祈りが込められた寺院群

In Takaoka City there are two Buddhist temples with cultural significance. One
is Zuiryuji and the other is Shokoji. The former is a national treasure and thelatter is an important cultural property.
Zuiryuji was built as the family temple for the 2nd lord of the Kaga domain,
Toshinaga MAEDA, by the 3rd lord, Toshitsune. It took 20 years for the temple tobe completed in 1663. The characteristic feature of the temple is that the main
Zuiryuji, a national treasuregate, the temple gate, the Buddha hall, and the lecture hall are arranged in a
国宝瑞龍寺
straight line.
Shokoji was built about 420 years ago as a temple of the Honganji school of thePure Land Buddhism. The location of the temple is believed to be the place of thecentral office of Etchu in ancient times. With the appearance of the main gate,
which was built in a wide place, and the arrangement of the buildings, the temple
looks like a castle.

Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Historic
Buildings Kanaya- machi, Takaoka, a town of metal casting
and traditional crossing lattices
千本格子の鋳物の町 高岡・金屋町の重伝建地区
In Kanaya- machi of Takaoka City there is a row of traditional townhouses.
Typically, these houses have an arrangement of crossing lattices, called samanoko,
in their facades. In the early 17th century, the feudal lord of the Kaga domain
invited 7 craftsmen of metal casting to Kanaya- machi to produce housewares.
Then, Kanaya-machi prospered as a town of met al casting.
Kanaya - machi in Takaoka
In Kanaya- machi, buildings related to metal casting have been conserved very
City 高岡市金屋町
well, such as main houses, dozo (traditional storehouses built from timber,stone and clay), workplaces, and tiny shrines. Craftsmen of metal casting keep
their tradition there. In Kanaya-machi, you can see the history of the traditional
industry and the lifestyle of craftsmen in the Edo Period.

A traditional style of house, Azuma-dachi and kainyo
伝統家屋アズマダチとカイニョ
In the Tonami Plain there is a unique settlement, called sankyo-son, in whichhouses are built with some distance between them. The house is typically builtwith a traditional architectural style, Azuma-dachi. To avoid snowstorms in
winter and sunlight in summer, trees such as cedars are planted surrounding a
residence. This residential wood is called kainyo. Fallen leaves or branches fromkainyo were used as fuel, too. People had an ecological lifestyle. Along withchanges in lifestyle, the number of the residential woods is decreasing. Various
efforts have been made to preserve this traditional landscape of Japan.

Reading Guide for Japanese
lecture hall 法堂
Honganji school of the Pure Land
Buddhism 浄土真宗本願寺派
Important Preservation Districts forGroups of Historic Buildings 重要伝
統的建造物群保存地区（重伝建地区）
tiny shrine 祠（ほこら）
residential wood 屋敷林
Azuma-dachi アズマダチ

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Sakura and Mike visit Zuiryuji, a national treasure

Mike

We visited Shokoji the other day. It's awonderful temple, and Zuiryuji is also
terrific. It's so large that we have walked
straight and passed through two gates.
Yes, we have. Zuiryuji is a temple for Zen
practice and is a national treasure. Well,
let's go to Kanaya-machi next. It is famous
for metal casting. The stone pavements
and a row of traditional houses there havea lot of charm of their own.

SakuraBuildings in Toyama are very interesting.
Mike

Yes, they are. In Tonami City there are
traditional houses surrounded by tall trees
in rice fields.

SakuraIt sounds like there are houses in the woods.
Mike

That's right. There are houses scattering in
the district and that is why the district iscalled sankyo-son, a dispersed village. Whenthe rice fields are filled with water, eachhouse surrounded with trees looks like anisland on a lake.

SakuraWow, wh at a beautiful landscape it must be!
Mike

Next time, let's go on a trip to visit various
buildings all over Toyama, shall we?

SakuraSounds great!
Mike

Yamachosuji, a beautiful dozo street in the castle town

In 1609 Toshinaga MAEDA, the 2nd lord of the Kaga
domain, established a castle and a town for his life after
retiring. Along with them a town of merchants graduallyformed. That is Yamacho. The name of Yamacho originatedin Takaoka Mikuruma-yama. Yamachosuji is a beautiful
street with dozo(storehouse with earthen) in the atmosphereof a castle town. The town is designated as “Important
Preservation Districts for Groups of Historic Buildings.” Thehistorical landscape has been conserved in the town.

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Rich local culture 豊かな郷土文化
Traditional dances in Festivals 住民が踊り継ぐ祭り
Etchu-owara-bushi, Mugiya-bushi, and Kokiriko-bushi are three major folksongs of Toyama. Owara-Kaze-no-Bon, held in Yatsuo, Toyama City, isaccompanied by kokyu, a traditional string instrument, with a melancholic tone.
Dancers wear braided hats. Men dance dynamically and women dance elegantly forthree days and nights. Mugiya-bushi is performed in the Gokayama Mugiya
Festival in Nanto City, and in the Johana Mugiya Festival. Dancers do a dynamic
dance with sedge hats in hand. Kokiriko-bushi is performed in a festival in the
Gokayama region in Nanto City. Dancers dance while playing the sasara, a
traditional instrument.
In the local performing arts club of Nanto-Taira High School, students learn andpass down the folk songs and dances of the Gokayama region. They achieve a very
good result at the All-Japan High School Cultural Festival every year.

Festivals, great and beautiful 華やかで豪快な祭り
Toyama is one of the prefectures where there are many floats for festivals. In thepast, floats indicated economic potential or the culture of each town. Each float isdecorated gorgeously with the essence of craftsmanship of lacquerware, carving, andmetalwork. For example, Takaoka Mikuruma-yama has umbrella-like decorations
formed by bamboo sticks with many flowers. When seven beautiful floats get
together, it is very spectacular.
Another type of float is seen in the festivals in Johana, Nanto City, or Yatsuo,
Toyama City. This type of float has a small palatial home, called yakata, and dolls
are put there. The floats with a lot of lanterns parade shine the town at night. It is interesting
to see how floats change direction in a narrow street. A Tatemon float in Uozu Cityis 16meters high and has many lanterns hung from a pillar, which makes the float
triangle-shaped. The floats light up the night sky by hundreds of lanterns.

Owara-Kaze-no-Bon in
Yatsuo Town
八尾町のおわら風の盆

Festivals, rooted in local towns 土地に根付いた祭り

In local towns in Toyama Prefecture, there are traditional annual eventsin which people pray for health, safety, good harvest, and prosperity.
Hatsu-uma in Toga, Nanto City, is a festival only by children. They visit
houses pretending to do works of agriculture or sericulture. Buriwake-shinji
is held in the Kamo Shrine in Kamo-Chubu, Imizu City. After buri, yellowtail,are offered to the god in the shrine, the fish buri are divided. People eatpieces of the buri as the gift from the god, in turn. Kishu-sai is a festival heldin many port towns in Himi City. People display tairyo-bata, a fisherman's
flag, offer a sea bream to the local god, and share a cup of sake.

Reading Guide for Japanese
float 山車
sericulture 養蚕
yellowtail ブリ
sea bream 鯛
share a cup of sake
酒をまわしのむ

Takaoka Mikuruma-yama Festival 高岡御車山祭
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Emily's mother wants to visit Toyama
Kenta explains to Emily about festivals in Toyama
Emily

My mother wants to come to Toyama thisSeptember. Where should I take her inToyama?
What does she like?
She likes music and dance in any country.

Emily

Emily

So, why don't you take her to some festivals.
Toyama has various traditional festivals. In
September, you should see Owara-Kaze-no-Bon.
A great number of tourists from all over thecountry come and see the festival. You can joinin the dancing, too.

Kenta

Kenta

They dance for 3 days and nights, don't
they?
Yes. There are also many float festivals.
Kenta

What is a float?
Emily

Emily

It is a big wheeled platform with gorgeous
ornamentation. Many people drag it to paradein the town. When many floats get together, it
is magnificent. Now you can see the floats at an
exhibition facility.

Kenta

It's exciting just imagining! I have to sendan email to my mother soon.

Chindon

The Chindon Contest was started in 1955 withthe wish for restoration of Toyama City, 99.5% of
which was burned down due to the bombing in
the war. A chindonman is a street performer who
advertises a shop or a fair by playing musicalinstruments such as a bell or a drum. In thecontest a couple dozen chindon-men from all overthe country show their performanceson the stage. The contest is held every year whencherry blossoms are in full bloom. Therefore, it isa beautiful and bright seasonal feature whichheralds the arrival of spring.

17Etchu Man'yo Ex cellent waka poems which was loved for 1,300 years
越中万葉 1,300年間愛された和歌

Man'yo-shu is the oldest existing collection of Japanese poetry (waka). Otomo no
Yakamochi was a statesman, a waka poet, and one of the compilers ofMan'yo-shu .
From 746 to 751 he was out of Nara, which was the capital at that time, and stayed in
Takaoka as the governor of Etchu province(old name of Toyama) . 473 waka fromhis works were collected in Man'yo - shu.
Among them, 223 waka were written during his 5 years in Etchu. He expressed
his deep emotions about the grand, beautiful and severe nature and climate in Etchu
in his many works. His works still appeal to people, about 1,300 years later.

Letʼs read three poems of Otomo no Yakamochi aloudThe spring garden,
glowing red,peach flowers,
and on the path they illuminate,
there appears a maiden.

Haruno sono

春の苑

Kurenawi nihofu

紅にほふMomo no hana

桃の花

Shitaderu michi ni

下照る道に

In the morning on my bed,
I hear very far away,on the Imizu River,
early in the morning while rowing,
the boatman singing.

Asadoko ni

朝床にKikeba harukeshi

聞けば遙けしImizukaha

射水川

Asakogi shitsutsu

朝漕ぎしつつUtafu funabito

歌ふ船人

On Tachiyama
snow that falls and stays
I never tire of seeing,
even during summer.
It is divine, it seems.

Tachiyama ni

立山にFuriokeru yuki wo

降り置ける雪を

Tokonatsu ni

常夏に

Miredomo akazu

見れども飽かず

Kamu kara narashi

神からならしIdetatsu wotome

Statue of Otomo no
Yakamochi

出で立つ少女The Memorial Performance of the
1,300 Anniversary of the Birth ofOtomonoYakamochi
waspresented in Toyama, on 28 July
2018.

A recital of the all 20-volume Man'yo-shu

万葉集全20 巻朗唱の会
This recital is organized in October every year as themain event of Takaoka Man'yo Festival.
More than 2,000 people who wear the traditional clothes ofthe Man'yo Period, recite a total of 4,516 waka of 1,300 years
ago, one after another for three days and nights, on a special
aquatic stage in Takaoka Kojo Park.
This is an event in which you can see the culture andhistory of Japan, and understand again how important it is.

18dialogue

Sakura explains to Emily about Man'yo-shu
Emily

What a beautiful flower! Is it a cherry
blossom?
No, it isn't. It is a peach flower. Some man a longtime ago depicted his girlfriend standing under
the tree in his poem.

SakuraYou know very well about ancient times.
Emily

Emily

It is because people left an anthology, named
Man'yo-shu, 1,300 years ago.

SakuraDo you understand such old language?
It is far longer ago than English wasdeveloped as we know it today.
Yes. It is certainly old Japanese, but by studying alittle we can understand what the poems mean.
By reading waka poems you can resonate
with people of 1,300 years ago. That's great!

SakuraEmily

The fatherofDoraemon
Fujiko F. Fujio HometownArt Gallery at
Takaoka Art Museum

The Koshi no Kuni Museum of Literature

ドラえもんの父、藤子・F・不二雄ふるさとギャラリー

One of the most well-known manga artists in Japan andaround the world, Fujiko F. Fujio is the creator of
Doraemon and countless other classics.
He spent his boyhood in Takaoka, where he began
nurturing his dream to become a manga artist. While
walking in his footsteps here in Takaoka, you can get toknow the origins of Fujiko・F・Fujio and experience his
playful works through many original drawings on display
at this gallery. (Tourism Information in Toyama)

The Doraemon area in the Takaoka Otogi no Mori Park

高志の国文学館
Toyama Prefecture is the home of Etchu Man'yo
poetry, as reflected in the 223 pieces written by Man'yo poet
Otomo no Yakamochi. It was also the birthplace ofauthors such as Yoshie Hotta, Keita Genji, and Genyoshi
Kadokawa, and formed the background for many literary
masterpieces, including Hotarugawa (Firefly River) by Teru
Miyamoto, Nagai Michi (The Long Road) by
Hyozo Kashiwabara, and Tsurugidake - Ten no Ki(Mt. Tsurugi - Tale of the Triangulation Point) by Jiro
Nitta. Other artists Toyama Prefecture has turned
out include filmmakers Yojiro Takita, Katsuhide
Motoki,and Mamoru Hosoda, and manga artists Fujiko
Fujio A and Fujiko F. Fujio.
The Koshi no Kuni Museum of Literature aims tospread the appeal of these Toyama based authors andtheir works far and wide, and enable everyone to easily
become familiar with and learn from this "hometown
literature," while providing a venue to encourage thecreation of new literary works.

© 高志の国文学館© 藤子プロ19

A prefecture advanced in the arts 芸術の先進地富山
Performing arts festivals to meet people and be more creative
交流・創造する舞台芸術祭
In the “World Festival of Children's Performing Arts in Toyama,” children fromaround the world show their performances, such as ballet, musicals, dance, orJapanese traditional dance, very brightly on the stage.
In Nanto City there is a park named “TOGA ART PARK of Toyama Prefecture.”
This is a place for creating new performing arts in the artistic atmosphere of Toga.
Every summer an international drama festival is organized there, including SCOT
Summer Season.
There is another international festival there. It is “SUKIYAKI MEETS THE
WORLD.” This is an event for international exchange and world music.

"An Inspector Calls" byPlayers Studio Debrecen,
directed  by Hiroshi KOIZUMI「夜の来訪者」利賀公演
プレイヤーズ・スタジオ・デブ
レツェン 演出 小泉博

A bridge between Eastern and Western arts 東西の美術のかけ橋

Tadamasa HAYASHI , born in Takaoka City, played an important role inintroducing Japanese arts, including ukiyo-e and other national artistic
treasures, to the Western world from the latter half of the 19th century to
the beginning of the 20th century. HAYASHI majored in French at the
University of Tokyo. He served as an interpreter in the Paris Exposition in
1878. Afterwards, he became an art dealer and deepened exchange with
Claude Monet and Édouard Manet. Although he was aprivate citizen, he
served as the secretary-general at the Paris Exposition in 1900. It was he
who introduced Impressionism to Japan for the first time.
An advanced group of museums 先進的な美術館群
Toyama Prefecture has several museums which keep unique collections. In the
Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design, Toyama, you can enjoy works of
Pablo Picasso, Georges Rouault, and other artists of Surrealism. Since Shuzo
TAKIGUCHI, a poet and an art critic from Toyama City, had personal exchanges with
Joan Miro, the museum was able to obtain these collections.
The Suiboku Museum, Toyama, exhibits ink-wash paintings, which show us thebeautiful nuance in tonality of shading. In the museum, ink-wash paintings of
excellent modern artists, including Akira KAHO, and Taikan YOKOYAMA, arepresented systematically.

Tadamasa HAYASHI(1853～1906) Japanese

art dealer

The Suiboku Museum, Toyama
Reading
Guide for Japanese富山県水墨美術館
World Festival of Children's
Performing Arts in Toyama
private citizen 民間人
Impressionism 印象派
Surrealism シュルレアリスム
tonality of shading 墨の色調

SCOT サマーシーズン 劇団 SCOT「リア王」（演出 鈴木忠志）於：新利賀山房
劇団主宰の鈴木忠志は、「第９回シアター・オリンピックス」（2019 年８月開催）芸術監督を務める。
SCOT Summer Season“King Lear”Directed by Tadashi SUZUKI. (Venue: Shin Toga Sambo)
The founder and director of the Suzuki Company of Toga“SCOT”, Tadashi SUZUKI, takes arole of the artistic director of the 9th Theatre Olympics in August 201920

dialogue

Emily tells Kenta and Sakura about the collection of the Toyama
Prefectural Museum of Art and Design

Emily

I was surprised to see paintings of Picassoand Miro here in Toyama.
Oh. You've been to the Toyama
Prefectural Museum of Art and Design

Emily

Kenta

It is so wonderful to see the tide of modern
art in the world all at once.
You know, Tadamasa HAYASHI introduced
Japanese arts to the Western world more than
100 years ago. He was from Takaoka City.

SakuraHe also introduced Impressionism to Japan.
Kenta

The museum in Toyama is a real one!
Emily

Emily

Yes, but not only that! We also have theWorld Festival of Children's Performing Arts
in Toyama, SCOT Summer Season, and
SUKIYAKI MEETS THE WORLD, one of thebiggest world music festivals in Japan.

SakuraI know the world famous hit song
named “Sukiyaki.”
The name“Sukiyaki” represents the fusion ofEastern and Western cultures.

Kenta

A unique international poster exhibition
for the open entry in Japan
日本で唯一、大規模な国際ポスター公募展
The International Poster Triennial in Toyama(IPT) is organized once every three years inToyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design.
This is a unique international poster exhibition
for the open entry in Japan. This is one of the five
major poster contests in the world. At the13th
contest in 2021, there were about 6,000 entries
from 64 countries and regions in the world.
This is an event which designers and artists
around the world are interested in.

On the“Onomatopoeia Rooftop”of Toyama Prefectural
Museum of Art and Design, you can see the playgroundwith some play equipment like“fuwa-fuwa(fluffy)dome”, inspired by sounds of onomatopoeia or imitative words ofJapanese language.
©Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design
オノマトペの屋上には、「ふわふわドーム」等、日本語の擬音語や擬態語から着想を得た遊具が並ぶ。

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One of the best places to live in

住みよさ全国トップクラス

The best place to work

安心して仕事ができる富山県の魅力
By taking a look at some statistics, you can understand how liveable Toyama is.
The employment rate is near the top in Japan. On the other hand, theunemployment rate is very low. Toyama is the best place to work with less anxiety.
Real income per household in Toyama City is one of the highest. Typically, a family
has more members and there are more dual-income families in Toyama. The rateof recipients of welfare was ranked the lowest, 47th, in 2017.

Very high level of well-being in Japan 幸福度日本トップクラス

Houses and rice fields
家屋と水田

Hosei University released the rankings of 47 prefectures in terms of well-being.
The study group of the university selected 40 indices and classified them in fourmain areas, namely, “life and family,” “labor and company,” “safety and security,”and “medical care and health.” According to the rankings, Toyama Prefecture is
ranked very highly overall. Toyama is ranked at or near the top on some indices,
including the homeownership rate and the total floor space per home. The
residential environment is generally better in Toyama. In addition, Toyama wasranked 5th (in 2010) in the rate of three-generation households and 3rd in the rateof dual-income (in 2005). There is no child waiting to go to a certified nurseryschool. Grandparents have higher awareness of raising children. This is one of thereasons for a couple to work outside. The most distinctive feature of the lifestyle inToyama is to realize a steady and diligent life and to cherish the family.

Emphasis on the community bond 地域のきずなを大切に
Community relations are strong in Toyama. Municipal activities are lively. The
participation rate in senior citizens' clubs was the highest in Japan in 2016. What
supports the better quality of life in Toyama is people's mind to help each other andto emphasize the relationship between family and community.

Computer class for elderly
people
地域の高齢者のためのパソコン教室Reading Guide for Japaneseunemployment rate 失業率
rate of recipients of welfare
生活保護率
indices（単数形 index）指標
municipal activity
自治体活動

The lowest incidence of fire and a lower crime
rate 火災発生率が最低、犯罪発生率が低い

Learning from the big fires in the past, people inToyama have higher awareness of fire protection.
In 2018 incidence of fire recorded the lowest inJapan. In addition, an ordinance on community
safety development became effective in 2011. Since
then, the concern for community security has been
higher. The crime rate in Toyama ranked 6th lowest
among 47 prefectures in 2011. Toyama is a secure
prefecture.

Patrol by residents
住民による防犯パトロール

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dialogue

Emily and Sakura talk about life in Toyama

Emily

Emily

Emily

You are so lucky to live in such a big
house.
In Toyama it's not special at all. Toyama
ranks at or near the top in Japan for
homeownership rate and average floor
space.

SakuraThe house is so big that you can live with
grandparents.
My parents say they can work withoutanxiety for us since my grandparents
live together with us.

SakuraMy host parents are also a dual-income
couple. People in Toyama work hard.
The average real income in Toyama is also
at or near the top in Japan.

SakuraI understand from statistics that Toyama
is a wonderful place to live.
Emily

According to the rankings of 47
prefectures in terms of well-being,
released by Hosei University, Toyama
ranks 2nd among the 47 prefectures.
That is a result of people's efforts.
I appreciate Toyama once again.

SakuraDiscover Toyama with statistics
Special thanks to Toyama
Prefectural Board of Education

This HANDBOOK depends on“English Handbook of TOYAMA forHigh School Students” (Let’s talkabout KITOKITO TOYAMA)

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Traditional culture of slow food
伝統が今に生きるスローフードの食文化

Food culture brought in by kitamae-bune, northern boundships
北前船がもたらした食文化
Kelp, konbu in Japanese, is not taken from Toyama Bay, but Toyama is ranked 1stin the annual consumption of kelp. In the Edo Period kitamae-bune, northern boundships, transported goods like rice to Hokkaido and came back with kelp or herring.
Baiyaku-san,medicine paddlers, sold kelp to China through the Satsuma domain andbought materials for medicines from China. It is said that Satsuma could improve its
finances by this trade and play an important role in the Meiji Restoration. In
Toyama, people use kelp not only for soup stock but also for various dishes, such as
kombumaki, kombujime, kombumaki-kamaboko, and tororokombu-onigiri. There
are many kinds of traditional foods with kelp to enjoy as specialties of Toyama.

Toyama-wan-zushi
Sushi of TOYAMA BAY

Kombujime
昆布じめ

Healthy traditional dishes developed in the local climate
風土が生んだヘルシーな伝統料理
In Toyama there is a lot of snow in winter. To survive the severe winter, people
tried to find the best way to preserve foodstuffs, which resulted in a variety of
traditional dishes.
One of them is kaburazushi. This is a typical dish of the Hokuriku region in thewinter time. Winter yellowtail or winter mackerel is salted. A piece of them issandwiched in a sliced turnip. Then, it is preserved together with fermented rice.
Kurozukuri is a delicacy which is produced only in Toyama. It is made from squid,
squid ink and liver. The ancient wisdom, not to waste any of the harvests from theocean and to preserve them as long as possible, has been passed down to the present.

Promoting local production for local consumption and slow food
地産地消・スローフードの推進
Slow food is an ecological movement in which less transportation of food isrequired. Toyama Prefecture has promoted “local production for local consumption.”
For example, “a point system for purchasing local food of Toyama” was started.
Produce of Toyama is recommended as good ingredients for school lunches.
Furthermore, there is a list of companies or individuals that support “Toyama noshun (delicacies in seasons in Toyama).” They positively consume the local food. By
these approaches, fresher and safer food becomes more available. These approaches
are also expected to reduce food miles, leading to less environmental load.

Kaburazushi
かぶら寿しShinminato fishery
The auction of seafood at thedaytime 新湊漁港 昼競り

Reading Guide for Japanesemackerel サバ
turnip かぶ
local production for local
consumption 地産地消
food mile フードマイレージ

An ecological fishing method getting
attention in the world世界が注目するエコロ
ジカルな定置網漁An Etchu-style fishing method with a fixed
net has a history of 400 years in Toyama Bay
from the Edo Period. People fix the net andwait for fish to get in the net. Little fish can go
through it. It has a smaller impact on theocean ecology. The fishing area is along thecoast, so a ship does not require much fuel. It
is an energy saving method. In Toyama there
was a conference on the fixed net fishingmethod. Technical guidance has been given
to distribute the method to South-East Asia
and Africa.

Fixed net fishing method in Himi 氷見沖の定置網漁
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“PAT 2016”

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A variety of performances
was held with performers
as well as audience who
wished for the re-start ofstage performances under
the limited situation causedby newcoronavirus.
“Into the New Stage!”
Event by Toyama Prefectural Artistic and Cultural Association (17~18 Oct 2020)

7 1 mu s e u ms i n To y a ma
join this association. You
can search the interestingmuseums of TOYAMA.

You can get interesting
travel information from thiswebsite.

Spring in Toyama

Winter in Toyama
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Etchu Man’yo Creative Dance “Man’yo
Koshi no Kuni” Memorial Performanceof the 1,300 Anniversary of the Birthof Otomo no Yakamochi
大伴家持生誕 1300 年記念
越中万葉創作舞踊「万葉高志の国」
（Refer to  p.18 ／ 18 頁参照）

HANDBOOK TOYAMA JAPANThe Executive Committeeof The World Festival of Children’s Performing Arts in Toyama
Toyamaken Kyoiku Bunka Kaikan : 7-1 Funahashi-Kitamachi,Toyama City,930-0096 Japan
Telephone:+81-76-445-5626 Fax:+81-76-442-4635 E-mail:info@pat.or.jp
Dramatic Dance “The Snow Queen”Opening Performance of PAT2016
ドラマチックダンス「雪の女王」富山県洋舞協会合同公演