Japan Sea Takaoka Hot Pot Festival

Takaoka City

Early January

Nanto Toga Soba Festival

Nanto City

Nunobashi Kanjoe Ceremony

Tateyama Town

Blindfolded women dressed in white cross the crimson Nunobashi Bridge in a ceremony that recreates the ascension of Mt. Tateyama, which was once closed to women.

Areas on the map are linked to thesightseeing information pages inside using the same color.

To Matsuo Pass Observation Deck

Bijodaira Sky Road
Tollbooth

Murodog routeMt. Tateyama
These wetlands are located at an altitude of
2,000 m. Here you can see beautiful alpine
ﬂowers from June to September and colorful
autumn leaves from September to October.
Bus stop

Midagahara Hotel

Caldera Observatory(Uphill: approx. 20 min,
Downhill: approx. 15 min)Midagahara(1 h 20 min)ToyamaPrefecture

3,015 mTateyama-so(national lodge)

walkin2,678 mMt. Akazawa

Wetlands on the Ramsar list
Rokko Gakuin
Tateyama Hut

Tateyama caldera
observation route

Stone Buddha
statue No.28

Do not enter the Jigokudani area as there is adanger of accidents caused by volcanic gases.

Caution:Raichozawa

TEL.076-462-1001

Tateyama Town Tourism Association

TEL.076-462-9971

Tateyama Town Tourism Dept.

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Mt. Tateyama is reﬂected on the clear
surface of its largest volcanic lake.
The lakeʼs depth is 15 m, and its
circumference is 630 m.
means“a godʼs kitchen”.
Tateyama Town

Mikurigaike Pond

With a height of 350 m, this is
the tallest waterfall in Japan.
When the snow melts, the falls
combine with Hannoki Falls on
the right side to form a V shape.
Tateyama Town

Chi no Ike
Pond

Depending on the direction of the wind, volcanic
gas may be present. Be careful not to inhale it.

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Wheelchair-accessible
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Hotel
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Yuki-no-Otani

Tateyama Tamadono Spring
Hotel Tateyama
Tateyama Nature Conservation Center

Mikuriga-ike Pond
loop route

Tateyama Murodo Sanso
Murododaira
open space

Midoriga-ike
Pond

Mt. Murodoyama(observation deck)round trip route (1.5 h)

Tateyama Murodo Hut(National important
cultural property)

Mt. Tateyama summit(Oyama) round trip route(4 h)Tsurugigozen Hut
Mt. Bessan
2,880 mMt. Masago
2,861 mThe Murodo area is the highlight of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route,oﬀering walking courses featuring scenic beauty such as Mikurigaike
Pond. The mountain landscape consisting of Mt. Oyama, Mt. Jodo and
Mt. Bessan surrounding the Murododaira area makes visitors feel as
though they are in another world above the clouds.

Murododaira Area Map

This gondola travels a distance of 1.7 km from
Daikanbo to Kurobedaira in 7 minutes.

Tateyama Ropeway

Tateyama Town

Mt. Fuji no Oritate Mt. Oyama
3,003 m2,999 mTourism Information in Toyama

Sliced raw ﬁsh sandwiched with kelp

Local Toyama sake

Himi udon noodles

Squid salted and mixed with its ink Rice produced in Toyama

Unazuki Hot Springs Tourist Information Center

The main hot spring area in Toyama Prefecture. It features
an abundance of transparent spring water, which makes
your skin silky smooth. The natural seasonal landscapes
seen from the open air baths are marvelous.

●20 min drive from Toyama City
towards Hida on Route 41

TEL.076-443-2072

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Babadani Hot Springs
Sarutobi Gorge
Kanetsuri Hot Springs●80 min bus ride from Arimineguchi Station
50 min drive from the Hokuriku Expressway
Tateyama IC

TEL.076-482-1420●10 min drive from Johana Station.
10 min drive from the Tokai Hokuriku
Expressway Fukumitsu IC

TEL.0763-62-3360

Sakuragaike Park Jiyu no Mori

Arimine Forest Cultural Village

Toyama City Tourism Department

An artiﬁcial lake with a 3 km circumference.
Sakuragaike Kurgarden oﬀers visitors a niceview and pleasant time.

A dam lake located in a gorge
surrounded by virgin forest. There isa hiking course and a camping site.

Enjoy the seasonal beauty of a 15
km long gorge created by the Jinzu
River and nearby mountains.

Jinzu Gorge Toyama City

Lake Arimine Toyama City

Glass shrimp burger

Toyama black ramen

Takaoka croquette

Rice cooked with ivory shell meat

Decorated boiled ﬁsh paste

Toyama Pork

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TEL.0765-57-2850

This is a sightseeing course starting from Keyakidaira
Station, the terminal of the Kurobe Gorge train. A special
train runs through the tunnel to the tunnel elevator whichbrings you up to the observation site (200 m above thetunnel). Admire the magniﬁcent nature and learn about
the history of electrical power development.

Delicious local Toyama foods
quickly gaining popularity

Enjoy the natural beauty of each season!

Kurobe City

●70 min bus ride from Shin-Takaoka Station by World
Heritage bus and get oﬀ at Kaminashi. 10 min drivefrom the Tokai Hokuriku Expressway Gokayama IC

Keyakidaira Panoramic View RouteOne of the representative winter ﬂavors of
Toyama. Please enjoy the juicy and reﬁned tasteof red snow crab served as sashimi, boiled withsalt, vinegared, in miso soup, crab hot pot, etc.
The crab tomalley is excellent as well!

TEL.0763-66-2711

Sarutobi Gorge

A
thatched-roof house built
about 400 years ago with a 4-story structure.
Folk materials are on exhibit.

Mt. Jodo
2,831 m(National important cultural property)●90 min bus ride from Shin-Takaoka Station by World
Heritage bus and get oﬀ at Nishi-Akao. 3 min drivefrom the Tokai Hokuriku Expressway Gokayama IC(2.4 km, 2 h 30 min)

Murakami Family Residence Nanto City

TEL.0763-67-3338(600 m, 30 min)(1.7 km, 1 h)

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This transparent shrimp, resembling crystal, iscalled the jewel of Toyama Bay. Glass shrimp
sashimi with a reﬁned sweetness and crunchy
deep-fried dishes are delicious. You can savor
this shrimp in only Toyama.

Japanese glass shrimp

Restaurants where delicious Toyama ﬁsh isserved are introduced within the website.

(National important cultural property)

Toyamaʼs best-tasting ﬁsh campaign website

Iwase Family Residence Nanto City

Japanese amberjack caught from November to January are delicious
due to their fatty ﬂesh, and are known as the “Kings of Toyama Bay”.
You can enjoy a variety of amberjack dishes such as buri-shabu,
sashimi, salt-grilled, and simmered with radish.

4 h 50 min from Nerima IC of Kan-Etsu Expressway via Joshin-Etsu Expressway

By carFireﬂy squid

Tokyo(Haneda Airport)
Sapporo(New Chitose Airport)
Hokuriku Shinkansen(Tsurugi): 13 min

Kanazawa

Tateyama Town

High snow walls are created along
the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route.
At the beginning of the season, thewalls are 20 m high, and the buses
run between them.

Snow Wall (Yuki no Otani)

A tourist spot
awarded with three stars
in the Michelin
Green Guidebook
Tateyama Town

Kurobe Gorge Railway

TEL.0765-62-1011

A 20.1 km trip from Unazuki to Keyakidaira. The Train runs through the deepest
V shaped gorge in Japan, surrounded by nature. The trip has a lot to oﬀer for
tourists, such as the 60 m high Atobiki Bridge, an open air bath at Kanetsuri
Hot Springs and perpetual snow. At Keyakidaira, you can enjoy trekking along
the Sarutobi gorge, the hot-springs at Babadani, and much more.

Kurobe Gorge Train
Special place of scenic beauty and natural treasure

Kurobe City

Hokuriku Shinkansen(Hakutaka): 35 min

Kanazawa
Omiya

Tokaido Shinkansen (Hikari): 23 min to Maibara andHokuriku Line (Shirasagi) 1 h 50 min

NagoyaKurobe-Unazukionsen

Kanazawa Hokuriku Shinkansen(Tsurugi): 23 min
Hokuriku Shinkansen
Kanazawa(Tsurugi): 23 min
Hokuriku Shinkansen(Kagayaki): 1 h 44 min

Hokuriku Line (Thunderbird): 2h 31 min

Osaka

By plane

The “World Heritage Bus” (city bus) runs from Shin-Takaoka Station via Johana Station.
※Contact Kaetsuno Bus for details (Tel: 0766-21-0950)●Ainokura village: 60 min bus ride from Shin-Takaoka Station. Get oﬀ at Ainokura-guchi and walk 3 min.
15 min drive from the Tokai Hokuriku Expressway Gokayama IC●Suganuma village: 80 min bus ride from Shin-Takaoka Station. Get oﬀ at Suganuma and walk 3 min.
3 min drive from the Tokai Hokuriku Expressway Gokayama IC

Gokayama Tourist Information Center TEL.0763-66-2468
Nanto City
60 min drive from Toyama Kitokito Airport
People still reside in thesethatched roof houses in Suganuma village,
located on a terrace along the river of a valley, and Ainokura village, consisting of 23
private houses. Both areas are registered as world heritage.
The beautiful mountain scenery created by rice paddies, ﬁelds, stone walls and thesethatched-roof houses is the original scenery of Japan. Lodging in the houses ispossible. Illumination events are also held in both Suganuma and Ainokura villages.

Hokuriku Shinkansen (Kagayaki) (seasonal train): 2 h 20 min

Shin-Takaoka

Historic Villages of Gokayama

World Heritage

Kurobe-Unazukionsen※Time for changing trains is not included in the times above. The required times indicated are the fastest times from the departure station.

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Natural Fish Tank

This is an internationally famous alpine route through theNorthern Alps of Japan, from Toyama City to Omachi
City. The route includes many spots to enjoy nature:
Bijodaira with beautiful virgin beech forests, Shomyo
Falls, the tallest waterfall in Japan, Midagahara Plateau
with beautiful alpine plants, the mysterious Mikurigaike
Pond, Jigokudani where sulfur gas blows out, the large
Kurobe Dam and Lake Kurobe. If you are lucky, you may
be able to see a rock ptarmigan, classiﬁed as a special
natural monument, around Murododaira.

ShinTakaoka

Tohoku Shinkansen(Hayabusa): 1 h 7 min

SendaiToyamaKitokito
Airport55 min by plane (ANA)Tokyo

Toyama Bay Sushi
This tourist spot has
been awarded three stars
in the Michelin
Green Guidebook

1 h 30 min by plane (ANA)
Hokuriku Shinkansen (Kagayaki): 2 h 8 min

Buri-shabu / Sashimi
Trout sushi

Tateyama
KurobeAlpine RouteToyamaIC

3 h from the Tokaido Expressway Ichinomiya IC

Tokyo

Pale pink trout sushi covered
with bamboo leaves is wellknown as a souvenir or giftfrom Toyama. You can enjoy
the distinctive taste of sushi
and compare the products
served by each shop.
●25 min from Shin-Kurobe Station (1 min walk from Kurobe-Unazukionsen Station)
and walk 5 min, 20 min drive from the Hokuriku Expressway Kurobe IC◎Nagoya: Toyama Prefecture Nagoya Oﬃce
Chunichi Bldg. 4F, 4-1-1 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya 460-0008
tel.052-261-4237 fax.052-263-7308◎Osaka: Toyama Prefecture Osaka Oﬃce
Kinki Toyama Kaikan Bldg. 3F,
1-9-15 Utsubo-honmachi, Nishi-ku, Osaka 550-0004
tel.06-6445-2811 fax.06-6445-2611

4 h 15 min from the Meishin Expressway Toyonaka IC

Suganuma village

Kurobe Gorge /UnazukiHot Springs◎Hakkaido: Hokkaido Toyama Kaikan
Sapporo MT Bldg 1F.
2-6 Kita-sanjo-nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-0003
tel.011-251-4291 fax.011-221-4419◎Toyama Tourism Promotion Bureau
Prefectural Oﬃce South Annex 3F,
1-7 Shinsogawa, Toyama 930-8201
tel.076-441-7722 fax.076-431-4193
NagoyaWhen you feel like eatingﬁsh caught in Toyama,check the pages below.
Fireﬂy squid have many bioluminescentorgans. A mysterious scene is created
when they emit their blue light on the sea
surface during springtime nights. Squidcaught early morning are boiled anddressed with vinegar and miso.

Tateyama Town

The Train passing through the Shin-Yamabiko Bridge

Traﬃc Information◎Japan road traﬃc Information
Toyama road-traﬃc information tel.050-3369-6616
Nation-wide number tel.050-3369-6666
Nation-wide expressway-number tel.050-3369-6700◎Toyama Airport Terminal Building tel.076-495-3101◎Toyama Raku-raku traﬃc navigation system◎Tokyo: Nihonbashi Toyama-kan
Nihonbashi Daiei Bldg. 1F, 1-2-6 NihonbashiMuromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0022
Representative tel.03-6262-2723
tel.03-3516-3020
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timetables and connecting transportation)※The required times indicated are subject to change due to weather and traﬃc conditions.

Thisthatched-roof
house, the largest in Japan, wasconstructed as a residence for nitratemining managers about 300 years ago.

This 186 m high arch-shaped dam was completed
in 1963. It is one of the largest dams in Japan.

Kabura-zushi (amberjack placed between slices
of winter turnip then pickled in cultured rice)

Ainokura village

Shomyo Falls

Tateyama-Kurobe Kanko, Sales Promotion Dep. TEL.076-432-2819

Inn and hotel information◎Toyama Prefecture Hotel and Inn Association tel.076-441-4796◎Tokyo: Toyama Antena Shop Iki-iki Toyama
Tokyo Kotsu Kaikan B1F,
2-10-1 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0006
tel.03-3213-1244 fax.03-3287-1722◎Toyama Tourist Information Center
Clarte 1F of Toyama Station, 1-230 Meirincho, Toyama 930-0001
tel.076-432-9751◎Totoyama (Specialties and crafts of Toyama)CiC 1F (in front of Toyama Station) 1-2-3 Shintomicho, Toyama 930-0002
tel.076-444-7137

Kurobe/Unazukionsen Tourist Board

KeyakidairaSearchhttp://foreign.info-toyama.com/en/

Shogawa Spa Tonami City

Unazuki Hot Springs Inn and Hotel Association

To Goshikigahara /Mt. Yakushi
Ichinokoshi Hut

Kurobe Dam

There is a row of hot spring inns
and hotels along the Shogawa
River. Fresh ﬁsh dishes such as
grilled sweetﬁsh are served.

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Discover TOYAMA◎ Tourism Information in Toyama (oﬃcial site) ◎Toyama sightseeing application

TEL.0765-62-1515
UnazukiPublished by: Toyama Prefecture Tourism, Transportation,
Regional Promotion Bureau, Tourism Promotion oﬃce
Toyama Prefecture Tourism Information Desk tel.076-444-3200

Yumedokoro Unazuki

Mt. Ōnanji
3,015 mMikurigaike Pond round trip route
Mikurigaike Pond loop route
Raichozawa round trip routeTonami City Tourism Association

Okado somen noodles

Unazuki Hot Springs

Inquiries:

Oﬀers information for sightseeing via the internet.
(smartphone accessible)

TEL.0763-33-7666

TEL.0765-62-1021
Unazukionsen

Murodo-yama
observation deck

To Tsurugizawa /Ike no Taira /Sennin Pond
Mt. Tsurugigozen
2,777 mParking

Tamadono Cave

Raicho-zawa round trip routeRock
Ptarmigan

To Murodo

Rindo
Pond

Raichozawa Campsite

MurodoTerminal

To Toyama

Information

No entry

Jigokudani

Raicho Spa Emmadai
Mikurigaike
Raichoso (hut)
Lodge
Pond
Tateyama Renpo
Mikuriga-ike
Spa
Raichozawa
No entry Hut
No entry(May-June is therecommended time ofyear for viewing)(40 min)

NaganoPrefecture

Mikuriga-ike Pondround trip route

Mt. Tsurugi
2,999 mis amaTo Itoigawa

2,316 m2,450 mMidagahara

Midagahara walking
route: Long route1,828 mDaikanbo

Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route Diagram
NatureHeld once every
three years

Midagahara walking routebru

You can see snow statues, stage performances and ﬁreworks while eating soba noodles.

A largeillustration
map
Area index for quick reference
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the app now!

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Fresh seafood and local vegetables are cooked in 2 m large pots.

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sightseeing spots

Nanto City

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Mid-January

One million cosmos ﬂowers cover the Yume no Taira ski slopes. Enjoy the local autumn ﬂavors.

Tateyama Town

Toyama City

Midagahara walking
route: Short routepte

Tonami City

Stone Buddha
statue No.26

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Earlymid Oct.

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Imizu City

Thirteen ﬂoats, the largest number in the prefecture, are carried through the town. The scene of ﬂoats turning at the corners of narrow streets is very impressive.

To Bijodairatob

Shinminato Hikiyama Festival

Activate the AR application on yoursmartphone or tablet. If you hold the device
over an illustration in themap or on a photo, youwill be able to see avideo about it.

To Ichinotani

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The oldest folksong in Japan, originating from dengaku dancing, is played with sasara, a unique instrument made of wooden plates. Festival-goers pray for a bountiful harvest.

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Kokiriko Festival

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Kamiichi Town

Takaoka
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City TonamiCity2,300 m

●10 min drive from Tomari Station,
5 min drive from the Hokuriku Expressway Asahi IC

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Nanto City

There is Mugiya dancing to a sorrowful song at the Shimonashi Jinushi Shrine.

Accessing information
about Toyama Prefectureusing the AR application

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TEL.0765-83-3700

Gokayama Mugiya Festival

Nyuzen
Town
Himi
City

ToyamaTEL.076-481-1216●30 min drive from the Hokuriku Expressway Tateyama IC

23-24

Nanto City

Hokuriku
Shinkansen●10 min walk from Johana Station

Takaoka City

Crafts made with vegetables, fruits and ﬂowers are exhibited all over the town.

Toyama●50 min by bus from Takaoka Station, getoﬀ at Kanjo-ji-guchi, and walk 5 min. 15
min drive from the Hokuriku Expressway
Tonami IC, 10 min drive from theTokai-Hokuriku Expressway Nanto Smart IC

TEL.0763-62-0026

This is the best place to learn
about aspects of Mt. Tateyama,
such as the nature and religion
related to the mountain.

Nanto City

Here you can experience making
pottery and glass works.

Fukuoka Town Tsukurimon Festival

Oito
Line

●10 min walk from Takaoka Station,
10 min drive from the Noetsu Expressway Takaoka IC

TEL.0763-82-5158

Nanairo-Kan Asahi Town

23-24

1,470 mTEL.0766-22-3078

Inami Wood Carving Composite Hall

Johana Mugiya Festival

Kurobe Dam

Important cultural asset:
Sugano Family Residence

Tateyama Museum Tateyama Townof Toyama

Nanto City

●1 min walk from Tateyama Station,
40 min drive from the Hokuriku Expressway Tateyama IC

Owara Kaze no Bon Festival /Kokiriko Festival / Mugiya Festival /Tatemon Festival / Tonami Tulip Fair /Takaoka Mikurumayama Festival /Johana Hikiyama Festival and more etc.

People perform many types of dances such as Yosakoi and Etchu Owara in the streets on hot summer days.

1,455 mHere there are ﬁreproof earthen
warehouses built from the Meiji
period to the early Showa period.

TEL.0763-82-5757

This 500-year-old temple shows architectural
styles of various periods. Cultural assets are
exhibited in the treasure house.

●1 min drive from Tateyama IC of Hokuriku Expressway

TEL.076-481-1160

Seasonal Festivals

Kurobedaira(rows of earthen warehouses)

Inami Soyukan

Nanto City

TEL.076-463-6011

This museum features the cratersof Mt. Tateyama and soil erosion
control carried out throughpeopleʼs eﬀorts and intelligence.

Toyama City

2nd or 3rd
Nanto City
Sat. and Sun.
The festival ﬁlls the town with a moving atmosphere and strengthens the relationship between Gokayama and Johana. People are charmed by the sorrowful melody.
of Sept.

Tateyama Caldera Tateyama Town
Sabo Museum

You can see the factory andexperience baking rice crackers,in addition to buying freshly
baked crackers.

Toyama Festival

Toga Festival SCOT Summer Season●10 min walk from Johana Station,
15 min drive from the Tokai Hokuriku Expressway Fukumitsu IC

Tateyama Town

Oyabe City

This festival features a dynamic, courageous race based on the Kagyu surprise attack by Kiso Yoshinaka in the battle of Kurikara.

Tengudaira

Asahi Town Tourism Association TEL.0765-83-2780●1 min walk from Etchu Miyazaki Station,
15 min drive from the Hokuriku Expressway Asahi IC

Zentoku-ji Temple

Sasaraya Tateyama main shop

TEL.0763-62-8880

Märchen Oyabe Genpei Kagyu Festival

1,930 mToyama Prefecture●6 min drive from Himi Station,
10 min drive from the Noetsu Expressway Himi IC

Sugisawa Cedar Museum TEL.0765-72-1710●10 min drive from Nyuzen Station,
15 min drive from the Hokuriku Expressway Nyuzen Smart IC

Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings●40 min drive from the Tokai Hokuriku Expressway Gokayama IC

People here learnt carving techniques to reconstruct theburnt-down Zuisen-ji Temple in the middle of the Edo
period. Many young people came from all over Japan tolearn the advanced techniques. The number of craftsmen
is now 200, and this place is the biggest production site
for carvings. Inami Soyukan contains shops selling local
products, a restaurant, and Inami Wood Carving Hall.

Nanto City Tourism Association, Inami Branch TEL.0763-82-2539●50 min by bus for Inami/Shogawa from Takaoka Station,
15 min drive from the Hokuriku Expressway Tonami IC

Yamachosuji Street Takaoka City

TEL.0763-68-2034、0763-68-2324

Late July

Toyama Bay Sushi

Shomyo Falls●8 min walk from Namerikawa Station,
10 min drive from the Hokuriku Expressway Namerikawa IC

The Japanese cedar is a natural monument of Japan. This
forest shows the distinctive ecology of the Japanese cedar;
fallen tree trunks grow roots in water, growing new trees.
Various other kinds of plants can be seen here as well.

The temple is the birthplace of Inami
woodcarving and one of the largest temples
in the Hokuriku region. Carving studios line
the cobblestone street of the old town.

●Take a tram from Toyama Station, get oﬀ at Nishi-cho and walk 2 min,10 min drive from the Hokuriku Expressway Toyama IC

Takaoka City

You can enjoy the scene of gorgeous ﬂoats in the daytime, and energetic ﬁghts with swaying lanterns in the evening.

Takayama
Line

TEL.076-476-9303

TEL.0766-72-4800

This coast is called “Jade Coast”,
since raw jade stones are carriedby the tidal waves.

The birthplace of Takaoka casting
features traditional latticed houses
and streets of stone pavement
containing copper pieces.

This place has ﬂourished as a production site forsilk fabric since the Edo period.
The building contains a coﬀee shop, and you canexperience weaving fabric if you have 30 min.

Fushiki Hikiyama Festival (Kenkayama)

Nanto City
Late Aug.early Sept. Theatrical troupes from foreign countries perform at the thatched-roof theater in Toga Art Park.

Johana Oriyakata Nanto City

Here you will ﬁnd exhibits ofitems related to soba noodles andinformation about places where
you can experience soba making.

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Japanese Amberjack /Red Snow Crab / Glass Shrimp /Fireﬂy Squid / Trout Sushi etc.

Natural Fish Tank

ToyamaChihouRailway

You can feel the miracle ofdeep-sea water from Toyama Bay.

Nyuzen deep water oysters

The original cartoon pieces andcopies of Fujiko FujioⒶ are
exhibited.

Asahi Town

Nanto City
Zuisen-ji Temple
and Yokamachi Street●10 min walk from Johana Station,
10 min drive from the Tokai Hokuriku Expressway Fukumitsu IC

Over 50 women with traditional marumage-style hair walk around the city elegantly.

1,433 mThe world s ﬁrst place toexperience deep-sea water

Jade Coast

Kanayamachi Takaoka City

TEL.0763-62-2165

Marumage Festival

Himi City

ToyamaKitokito
Airport(Fujiko FujioⒶ Art Collection)

Japanese cedar of Nyuzen Town
Sugisawa Swamp

Namerikawa City

(rows of latticed houses)

Toga Soba no Sato Nanto City

Unazuki Hot Springs public bathThalassopia

Himi City Shiokaze Gallery Himi City

●15 min drive from Kamiichi Station and
10 min walk from the parking lot.

TEL.0763-68-2028●40 min drive from the Tokai Hokuriku Expressway Gokayama IC

TEL.076-425-1871

Inami
Woodcarving

TEL.076-472-4711

Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings

Takaoka Casting Museum TEL.0766-28-6088●20 min walk from Takaoka Station,
10 min drive from the Noetsu Expressway Takaoka IC●12 min drive from Toyama Station.
20 min drive from the Hokuriku Expressway Toyama IC

Experience drug manufacturingwith a traditional hand-poweredmachine here. Enjoy medicinal
food on the second ﬂoor.

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Toyama Brand

You can see processions of showy advertisers, both professional and amateur, from all over Japan, demonstrating their skills and ideas.

Hinatayama
Kogen●20 min walk from Shimao Station,
10 min drive from the Noetsu Expressway Himi IC

TEL.076-433-1684

Ikedaya Yasubei Shop

Japan Chindon Competition

KITOKITO

Toyama City

Kurobeko

Namerikawa City Tourism Association TEL.076-476-9200●8 min walk from Namerikawa Station,
10 min drive from the Hokuriku Expressway Namerikawa IC

This site has been consideredholy since ancient times, and thespring water from the side of the
cave is valued as holy water.

The Kanaoka Family were wealthy medicine
merchants. They started business at the endof the feudal period. This is the only building
for medicine dealers remaining in Toyama.

Toyama City

This mecca of drama and theatrical arts is
known for the Toga Festival, and as thebase location for the theatrical group SCOT.

Here you will ﬁnd an exhibition ofgorgeous ﬂoats used in the Johana
Hikiyama
Festival,
listedas
UNESCO intangible cultural heritage.

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TEL.0766-91-0100

Deep-sea Waterfrom Toyama Bay

Anantan Holy Site Kamiichi Town

●Take a tram from Toyama Station, get oﬀ at Kokando-mae and walk 3 min,15 min drive from the Hokuriku Expressway Toyama IC

Johana Float Museum Nanto City

Amaharashi Coast / Jade Coast etc.

977 m

You can see ﬁreﬂy squid ﬁshing
while on a cruise from late Marchto early May.

●5 min walk from Fushiki Station,
15 min drive from the Noetsu Expressway Takaoka-Kita IC

Kanaoka Family Residence

Oyabe City Tourism Promotion Dept. TEL.0766-67-1760●20 min drive from Isurugi Station,
20 min drive from the Hokuriku Expressway Oyabe IC

TEL.076-424-2310

Toyama City

●25 min drive from the Tokai Hokuriku Expressway Gokayama IC

Toga Art Park of Nanto City
Toyama Prefecture

TEL.0765-62-1126

The largest mangrove forest in Japan,
as well as seashore plants from thetropical and subtropical zones, aregrown in the gardenʼs greenhouses.

TEL.0766-44-0037●10 min bus ride from Toyama Station.
20 min drive from the Hokuriku Expressway Toyama IC●15 min walk from Tonami Station,
5 min drive from the Hokuriku Expressway Tonami IC

TEL.0763-66-2403●25 min from Shin-Kurobe Station (1 min walk from
Kurobe-Unazukionsen Station) and walk 5 min. / 20 min
drive from the Hokuriku Expressway Kurobe IC

Fireﬂy Squid Namerikawa City
Marine CruiseThis temple was the base for the
Etchu Ikko riot in the age of civil
wars. All of the 12 buildings arenational important cultural assets.

TEL.076-433-8270

This museum is housed in the building of an old
pharmaceutical company that was establishedin 1876. Important items related to the drugtrade in Etchu Province are on display.

TEL.0763-33-7716

You can learn about paper andexperience making it in athatched-roof building.

Toyama Bay

Uozu City

Huge 16 m high lanterns are carried,
producing a lively, splendid scene.
Designated as an important intangible
folk-cultural asset of Japan.

There are many other festivals in Toyama.

NaganoHimi Seaside
Himi City
Botanical Garden

Toyama Bay is over 1,000 m deep ̶ it is
one of the deepest bays in Japan.
Because the deep-sea water from a depthof 300 m contains a lot of minerals, it isused for health beverages and cosmetics.
In Thalassopia in Namerikawa City, you
can experience thalassotherapy andrelaxation, using deep-sea water.

Nyuzen jumbo watermelons●8 min walk from Namerikawa Station,
10 min drive from the Hokuriku Expressway Namerikawa IC

Shoko-ji Temple Takaoka City

Tulips can be viewed all year
round. You can learn about
tulip-related history and culture.

Tatemon Festival

Nanto CityThe Shinmeigu Shrine Festival dates back to the Edo
period. Six ﬂoats are decorated with gorgeous handiwork
and carvings. This festival is designated as an important
intangible folk-cultural asset of Japan.

Expressbus

TEL.076-476-9300●15 min walk from Takaoka Station,
15 min drive from the Noetsu Expressway Takaoka IC

Items related to the history of Toyama
medicine, which has a history of 300
years, as well as folklore items are
exhibited here.

Gokayama House Nanto Cityof Japanese Paper

Tonami Tulip Gallery Tonami City

Johana Hikiyama Festival

Shinano-Omachi

Himi City Tourism Association TEL.0766-74-5250●Within a 20 min drive from Himi Station

TEL.0766-20-1563

This historic battleﬁeld is famous for
the Kagyu tactics of Kiso Yoshinaka.
In spring, 6,000 double-blossom
cherry trees come into bloom.

●25 min drive from Tonami Station,
20 min drive from the Hokuriku
Expressway Tonami IC

Most Beautiful Bays in the World Club

1st Fri. and Sat. of Aug.

Ogizawa

You can learn about the ecologyofor ﬁreﬂy squid andfeel the mystery of the deep sea.

The ruins of Takaoka Castle, which
was built by the second lord Maeda
Toshinaga, contain a park and azoo, where you can enjoy nature.

●25 min by bus from Kamiichi Station,
15 min drive from the Hokuriku Expressway Tateyama IC

Kurikara historic Oyabe City
battleﬁeld

Takaoka Kojo Park Takaoka City

TEL.0763-33-1111

Tonami City

May 4-5

Bijodaira

There are many hot springs here, from which
you can enjoy the splendid view of the Sea
of Japan and the Tateyama mountain range.
You can also enjoy fresh seafood.

Fireﬂy squid is 4-6cm long, and it emits
pale light in the water. It usually lives at
a depth of 200 m, and comes onto shore
to lay eggs in spring.

●8 min walk from Shinmachiguchi ST of Man-yo Line

Dispersed settlement
viewing point●10 min walk from Higashi-Iwase on
the Toyama Light Rail PORTRAM

Kokando Museum Toyama City

Zuiryu-ji Temple (National Treasure) /Fugan Canal Kansui Park etc.

●2 min walk from Etchu Nakagawa Station,
15 min drive from the Noetsu Expressway Takaoka IC

Tonami City, Commerce,
Industry and Tourism Department

Toyama Municipal Toyama City
Folkcraft Village

History and Culture

TeradaHotaruika Museum Namerikawa City

TEL.0766-30-2552ⒸFujiko Pro

ToyamaMedicine

TEL.076-472-4950

Designated as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage in 2016

Historic Villages of Gokayama (Ainokura/Suganuma)

TEL.0766-20-1170

You can enjoy a beautiful view ofdispersed houses and rice ﬁelds
when the ﬁelds are ﬁlled with water.
The sunset is reﬂected on them,producing a fantastic scene. There isviewing spot with a square and an
observation deck at Yume no Taira.

Toyama medicine has a history of 300 years.
It is sold in a unique way: standard household medicine isbrought to peopleʼs homes, and people only pay later forthe medicine they have used. The colorful, nostalgic
packages make good souvenirs.

Designated as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage in 2016

World Heritage

The accomplishments of F. Fujiko
are exhibited here. You can see theoriginals and enjoy manga pieces.

TEL.076-438-8446

Miyajima Gorge Oyabe City

Himi Hot Spring Resort Himi City

●10 min walk from Takaoka Station,
15 min drive from the Noetsu Expressway Takaoka IC

Shinminato●17 min drive from Kurobe-Unazukionsen Station.
17 min drive from the Hokuriku Expressway Kurobe IC.

The seven ﬂoats decorated with gold craft and lacquer
techniques are magniﬁcent. It is one of the ﬁve properties
designated as both an important tangible asset and an
intangible folk-cultural asset of Japan.

Matsumoto●20 min drive from the Hokuriku
Expressway Kosugi IC

Riverside Station

Kamiichi Town

A main Shingon-sect Buddhist temple
founded by Gyogi. A Magai-fudomyo-ostatue (national cultural asset) is enshrined.

●8 min drive from Etchu Yatsuo Station●10 min walk from Toyama Station

Kurobe Tourism Co., Ltd. TEL.0765-54-8181

Takaoka City

Tonami City boasts the largest area of tulip ﬁelds in Japan.
Over three million tulips of 700 varieties color the ﬁelds inspring.

OmachiOnsenkyo

TEL.0766-82-5181

TEL.0765-24-4100

TEL.0766-23-9156

Imizu City

This place is referred to as the
Venice of Japan. Many boats aremoored on the winding river linedwith hirairi-style houses.

Ōiwa-san Nisseki-ji Temple

TEL.076-454-5138

Fujiko F. Fujio Hometown Takaoka CityArt Gallery

Takaoka Mikurumayama Festival

Tonami City

Tateyama

Fireﬂy Squid,
the Mysteryof Toyama Bay

This good-looking Buddha statue isthe symbol of Takaoka copperware,
representing all traditional casting
techniques.

Uchikawa townscape in Shinminato

TEL.076-432-7911●12 min walk from Takaoka Station,
12 min drive from the Noetsu Expressway Takaoka IC

May 1

475 m

TEL.0765-57-0192●30 min by bus from Kurobe-Unazukionsen Station,
15 min drive from the Hokuriku Expressway Kurobe IC

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Great Buddha of Takaoka
Takaoka City

Fresh seafood caught in themorning is sold and served here.

Fushiki Toyama Port /Kaiomaru Foundation●10 min drive from Uozu Station,
15 min drive from the Hokuriku Expressway Uozu IC or Namerikawa IC

Kurobe City

Iwase Canal Hall

Shogawa Gorge Tonami City

Seaside ﬁshstation Ikuji

Etchu Yatsuo Tourism Association

TEL.0766-30-2497

Tonami Tulip Fair

Local Bus

TEL.0765-24-4301●5 min drive from Uozu Station,
10 min drive from the Hokuriku Expressway Uozu IC

Toyama Municipal Folk Museum

Here you will ﬁnd an exhibit ofﬂoats and explanations of thecrafts and culture of Takaoka.

Refresh yourself with negative ionsfrom the two waterfalls, created byabundant fresh water ﬂowing down
the Konadegawa River.

The inside of the ship is open to
public. A picnic square and the Kaio
Bird Park are located nearby.

You can see many kinds of rare ﬁshfrom Toyama Bay and around theworld. The tunnel through the 240 t
large water tank is a must-see.

Fresh seafood is sold here. Local
products from Uozu are sold as well.

Here you can enjoy walking, looking
at old shipping-agency houses andtraditional latticed houses.

Toyama City

Takaoka City
Takaoka
Mikurumayama Museum

40 min (Ogizawa ‒ Shinano-Omachi) (18 km)

There are 33 shops and restaurants
featuring fresh seafood andprocessed farm products from Himi.

●1 5 m i n d r i v e f r o m S h i n - T a k a o k a
Station, 4 min drive from the Hokuriku
Expressway Takaoka-Tonami Smart IC

Latticed white clay houses stand along
the cobblestone slope. This street is oneof the best 100 nostalgic streets of Japan.

Toyama City

●8 min drive from Etchu Yatsuo Station,
15 min drive from the Hokuriku Expressway Toyama-Nishi IC

WalkingUozu Aquarium Uozu City

Kaiomaru Park

Imizu City

Roadside Station Uozu City
Shinkiro

Toyama dried persimmons

Wow!
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It s hug●10 min drive from the Hokuriku Expressway Kosugi IC

Himi Banya Street Himi City

Toyama Buri-kani Bus
from Toyama Station (direct bus service)□40 min to Shinminato Kittokito Market□1 h and 20 min to Himi City Fishing
Cultural Exchange Center□1 h and 30 min to Himi Banyagai Market※Contact Toyama Chihou Railway Telephone Center.

Three giant roots of the special
natural monument “Uozu buried forest”
are preserved and exhibited in water.

●11 min by bus from Takaoka Station, get oﬀ at
Kumano-machi, and walk 3 min. 10 min drivefrom the Noetsu Expressway Takaoka IC

Kureha pears

Uozu Buried
Uozu City
Forest Museum

TEL.0766-83-0111

TEL.0766-63-0001

Yatsuo Suwamachi Hondori Street Iwase TownscapeTonami City Tourism Association:●20 min drive from the Hokuriku Expressway Kosugi IC

TEL.0766-25-8283

The new building contains a castingstudio for tourists and a coﬀee shop.
A factory tour is available. Cuteoriginal goods are for sale.

Thirteen generations of lords of the
Toyama Domain lived here. The present
castle building was reconstructed in
1954, and is now used as the city
museum. Boat cruises can be enjoyedon the nearby Matsukawa River.

The Shogawa Gorge, including Komaki Dam, is designated as a
Toyama Prefecture prefectural natural park. You can enjoy beautiful
scenery during each season by cruising along the Shogawa River.

TEL.0766-84-1233

Takaoka City

Takaoka Area Local Industry
Promotion Center

Takaoka City

(New company building, factory)

Gorge Train / Keyakidaira /Panoramic View Tour

TEL.076-454-5138

Oyabe City Tourism Promotion Department

Dishes of glass shrimp and local products
are served and sold here. Hamburgers andrice bowls with glass shrimp are popular.

Nousaku

TEL.0766-67-1760

Fresh seafood from Shinminato Port
such as glass shrimp and red snow
crab is sold here. You can register fora ﬁsh auction tour of Shinminato Port.

Local products are sold andexhibited. Experience castingandlacquerware-making.

Kurobe Gorge andUnazuki Hot Springs

Gorgeous Yatsuo ﬂoats are
exhibited here. Owara dancing is
performed on the 2nd and 4th
Saturdays of the month.

Kurobe City

Introduces the mechanisms ofzippers and window frames, founder
Tadao Yoshidaʼs philosophy, andYKKʼs history.

Toyama City

Kazumi apples

Uozu City

Roadside Station Imizu City
Come on Park Shinminato

Toyama Castle Park

Gokayama tofu

Mirage Road
along Uozu Coast

Shinminato
Imizu City
Kittokito Market

Designated as the ﬁrst national traditional
craft, this craft accounts for over 90% of
the Japanese production volume. Products
made by skillful craftsmen include
stationery, vases, temple bells and great
Buddha statues.

YKK Center Park

Yuki no Otani (Snow wall walk) / Kurobe Dam etc.

Etchu Yatsuo Float Museum Toyama City

Kanden Tunnel
Trolley Bus

Japanese glass shrimp (Apr.〜Nov.)

TEL.076-425-5700●30 min bus ride from Tonami Station
12 min drive from the Tokai-Hokuriku
Expressway Tonami IC

Fireﬂy squid (Mar.〜Jun.)

Exhibits a Japanese sword collection(important cultural properties and art
treasures) as well as modern art works.

●Take a tram from Toyama Station, get oﬀ at Ote Mall,and walk 5 min.

●35 min bus ride from Tonami Station(Nov.〜Feb.)

Red snow crab (Sep.〜May)●5 min drive from Himi Station,
8 min drive from the Noetsu Expressway Himi IC

TEL.0765-22-1049

Takaoka
Copperware

Japanese Amberjack

TEL.0766-72-3400●5 min drive from Uozu Station,
10 min drive from the Hokuriku Expressway Uozu IC

August September October November December

Red snow crab (Sep.〜May)

TEL.0765-52-5777
Ishida Fish-Arena●15 min drive from Kurobe-Unazukionsen Station,
15 min drive from the Hokuriku Expressway Uozu IC or Kurobe IC© Fujiko Studio

July

TEL.0763-33-7666

In the Fish-Arena for leisureboats, you can enjoy easy ﬁshingon the pier.

June(Nov.〜Feb.)

A mirage can be seen on ﬁne spring days
oﬀshore from Uozu City and Namerikawa
City. The landscape on the opposite side andships on the sea look like they are ﬂoating,extending and reversed. The mirage lasts
from a few minutes to a few hours.

Kurobe City

May

Japanese Amberjack

Mirages inToyama Bay
Ishida coastal area

April

TEL.076-425-8440●20 min drive from Isugugi Station

January February March

The various attractive features of Toyama Bay, such as
the landscape of the Tateyama mountain range viewed
over the sea, the mysterious, remarkable natural
phenomena and ecosystem, and abundant aquatic
resources have been highly evaluated internationally, andthe bay joined the club in October, 2014. Other members
include the world heritage sites Mont-Saint-Michel and its
bay in France, and Ha Long Bay in Vietnam.

Toyama City
Mori Shusui
Museum of Art

Reservations/Inquiries: Reservation Center

Magniﬁtechn centiques!

※Approximate time for ﬁshing●Take a tram from Toyama Station, get oﬀ at Nishicho,
and walk one min.

“Kuronagi” footbath

Most Beautiful Bays in the World Club

Boat cruises are oﬀered from late March to the end of November.

TEL.076-461-3100

Designated as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage in 2016

Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route●8 min drive from Hayahoshi Station.
15 min drive from the Hokuriku Expressway Toyama IC.

Hot spring fountain

Seasons for eating ﬁsh from Toyama Bay

Matsukawa River Cruise Toyama City

Exhibits modern glass art as acore facility of the “City of Glass- Toyama”.

Late Apr.-early May

TEL.076-466-4187

15 minToyama Prefecture City Planning Dept. TEL.076-444-3348●9 min walk from Toyama Stationa Bay
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Toyama Glass Toyama City
Art Museum

Contact: Fugan Senpaku TEL.076-482-4116
Toyama Pref. Tourism Dept. TEL.076-444-4116

Etchu Yatsuo Tourism Association
TEL.076-454-5138(Float Museum)

7 min (1.7 km)

This park, which was constructed by using the previous
boat basin to the north of Toyama Station, provides aplace to rest in the urban area. You can enjoy a Fugan
Water Line canal cruise to the port town of Iwase.

●Take a tram from Toyama Station, get oﬀ at Toyama Toyopet Honsha-mae and walk 5 min.
20 min drive from the Hokuriku Expressway Toyama IC.

Fugan Suijo Line

Enjoy rainforest plants, plants fromYunnan Province of China, orchids,
tropical fruit trees, alpine plants,
etc. throughout the year.

There are no poles for scenic preservation.

Fugan Canal Kansui Park Toyama City

Botanic Gardens of Toyama Toyama City

“Omokage” footbath

Oh, Toyama Baynatural ﬁsh tan is ak!

●10 min walk from Toyama Station,
15 min drive from the Hokuriku Expressway Toyama IC.

TOYAMA

Bijodaira Sky Road

TEL.076-431-3719

This festival features a plaintive melody played with Chinese
ﬁddles and elegant dancing. The people of Yatsuo havepreserved this cherished festival. The fantastic scene ofgraceful dancers charms visitors. A pre-festival is held from
Aug. 20-30, and the festival reaches its climax from Sept. 1-3.

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Toyama Chihou Railway

Situated in a calm natural environment,
this museum allows you to appreciate
the beauty of Japanese culture,including ink wash paintings.

Toyama City

TEL.076-471-7791

Panoramic View

65 min (31.3 km) (Dentetsu Toyama - Tateyama)
95 min (67.7 km) (Unazuki Onsen - Tateyama)

The Suiboku Museum, Toyama City
ToyamaOwara Kaze no Bon

Tateyama Ropeway●Located in Fugan Canal Kansui Park

A café using ingredients producedin Toyama, a gallery and a shop
convey Toyamaʼs characteristic
charm.

Tateyama Tunnel
Trolley Bus

TEL.076-431-2711

Toyama Prefectural Museumof Art and Design

D&DEPARTMENT Toyama CityTOYAMA (Toyama Civic Hall)

10 min (3.7 km)Experienceart
anddesignthrough various exhibits, including
world famous paintings such as
Picassoʼs works.

●Take a tram from Toyama Station, get oﬀ at Kencho-mae
and walk 5 min.

Toyama with a

Tateyama Highland Bus

Toyama Prefectural Museum Toyama Cityof Art and Design (TAD)

TEL.0766-22-0179●15 min walk from Shin-Takaoka Station, 10 min walk from Takaoka Station,
10 min drive from the Noetsu Expressway Takaoka IC

SeasonalFestivals

TEL.076-431-5492

50 min (23 km)

Art Museums
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Enjoy a canalcruise by
the Suijo Line!

Oﬀers information about literature, comics
and animated ﬁlms related to Toyama
Prefecture. You can also enjoy reading
while viewing the museum garden.

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water and cold deep-sea
water, and is a natural ﬁshtank that produces over
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Kurobe Cable Car●5 min walk from Amaharashi Station,
15 min drive from the Noetsu Expressway Takaoka-Kita IC(National treasure)This Soto-sect Buddhist temple was constructed for Lord
Maeda Toshinaga, and has the solemn atmosphere of acastle. The butsuden, hatto and sanmon gate are nationaltreasures, and the somon gate and grand tea house arenational important cultural assets.

Koshinokuni Museum Toyama Cityof Literature

5 min (0.8 km) There are no poles for scenic preservation.

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Most Beautiful
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Zuiryu-ji Temple

7 min (1.3 km)

Toyama Bay,a Natural Fish Tank

Takaoka City

50 min (28 km) (Toyama Airport - Tateyama)
40 min (23 km) (Tateyama IC - Tateyama Station)

Amaharashi CoastThis is a scenic spot, from which the 3,000m-high Tateyama mountain range
can be seen above Onna-iwa (female rock) oﬀ the shore. This place is called
Ariso-umi in the list of nationally designated scenic spots along the Narrow
Road to the Deep North. The Yoshitsune Rocks on the shore are known as
the place where Minamoto Yoshitsune waited for the rain to stop when he
was escaping to Oshu Province. This is the origin of the name of the placename Amaharashi, which means “the rain stops”.

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Himi IC

Ichiburi

Nyuzen Hama Marché
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Glass Shrimp

Fireﬂy Squid

Nishi-Nyuzen

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Tonami City

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Pottery Studio
Takumi no Sato

Toyama Prefectural
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La Chance

Kurehayama Park

Family Park
Kosugi IC

Universityof Toyama

TaikoyamaLand

Nousaku(New company building, factory)

Takaoka PA

Tonami

Tonami Yotaka Festival●

Oyabe-Tonami JCT(2nd Fri. and Sat. of June)

Nukumori no Sato

Nanto City

●Shogawa Tourism Festival(1st Sat. and Sun. of June)

Inami Wood Carving
Composite Hall
Sightseeing

Zentokuji
TempleJohana SA

Climbing Center

Nanto City Creator Plaza
Sakuragaike
Kurgarden

Johana Float
MuseumJohana●Hikiyama
Festival

Shogawa Gorge

Kanjoji Park

JohanaZuisenjiTempleInokuchiTsubaki-kan
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Etchu Yatsuo●
Hikiyama Festival

Omaki Hot Springs(May 3)

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Kurobe Gorge

Railway Train

Anantan Sacred Water

Ganmokuzan
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Tochi no Yu Hot Springs

Oiwa Fudo no Yu

Kurobe Gorge

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Oiwa-sanNisseki-ji Temple

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Holy land for theater

Tateyama Museum of Toyama
Mandala Yuen

Oyama Historical Folk
Material Museum
Hongu Sediment Control Check Dam(Gokurakuzaka Area)

Kashimayari Ski Resort
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BijodairaTateyama

Tallest waterfall in Japan
Place of scenic beauty and natural treasure

Shomyo Falls

Wetlands on the Ramsar list

Zip Line
Adventure Tateyama

Midagahara(Raicho Valley Area) Awasuno Ski Resort

Mt. Oyama ●Glacier (Gozenzawa）

Jigokudani

Midagahara

Inotani

Bijodaira Sky Line

Tateyama Tamadono Spring

Snow Wall
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Mikurigaike Pond

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Dorodani Check Dams

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Daikanbo

Penal Hut

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Rock Ptarmigan

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Lake Aoki
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Keyakidaira panoramic sightseeing route

Mt. Dainichi

Tateyama Sanroku
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Inotani Checkpoint Museum

Meiken Hot Springs▲
Mt. Okukane

Tateyama Caldera Sabo Museum

Tateyama
Sanroku
Hot Springs

Nunobashi Bridge

Tokoniji Falls

Toga Art Park ofToyama Prefecture

Keyakidaira

Ashikura Oyama Shrine

Hosoiri

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Soba Festival

Footbath

Keyakidaira Visitor Center(held once every three years)

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Murakami Family Residence(National important cultural property)

Iwase Family Residence(National important cultural property)

Babadani Spa

Sarutobi Gorge

Meiso no Sato

World Heritage

Serow valley

Japanese serow

Kinshukan

Green Park Yoshimine

Jinzu Gorge

Historic Villageof Suganuma
Kamitaira

Kuronagi

Mt. Tsurugi

Iwakura Oyama
Shrine(Sep. 23-24)

TakanboSki Resort

Kuronagi Hot Springs

Place of special scenic beauty and natural treasure

Banba Island

Tateyama Town

Kasuga Hot Springs●Gokayama
Mugiya Festival

Toga
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Hakuba Goryu
Ski Resort

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HakubaYatsuo Owara Museum(Sep 1-3)

HakubaMt. Soga-dake

Mt. Kekachi

Nagaresugi Smart IC●Owara Kaze-no-Bon

Taira Ski Resort

World Heritage

Mt. Shirouma

Japanese monkey

Taira Gokayama Houseof Japanese Paper

Historic Village of Ainokura

Hakuba Happo-one
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Unazuki Onsen Ski Resort

SasazuAR

Historic Villages of Gokayama

Etchu Tsurugi
Hot Springs

Nagaresugi PA

Minamoto Trout
Sushi Museum

Fireﬂy Natural Park

Park

Selene Museum of Art

Iwakuraji(May 4-5)

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Yatsuo Suwamachi
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Hakuba Iwatake
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Kurobegawa River Canyoning
TeradaKamiichi Town

Keijusha JapanesePaper Museum

Inami Kiborinosato
SoyukanSacredFudo Falls●JohanaMugiyaFestival

Etchu Yatsuo
Float Museum

Toga

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Jinzu River Cherry Tree riverbank
Shio no Senbonzakura

Etchu Yatsuo

Unazuki-Onsen
UnazukiToyama Kitokito Airport

YamadaHot Springs

Shogawa Gorge Cruise

boat pierIOX-AROSA Ski Resort

Ushidake Onsen
Ski Resort

Kurobegawa
Electricity Museum

Kamiichi

Etchu
Funahashi

Joganjigawa
Park

Minami-Toyama

Toyama City

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Tonami Yume no
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Taira Ski Resort
Ushidake●Shogawa Water Festival
Onsen Health Center(1st Sat. and Sun. of Aug.)

Uriwari Spring

Yokamachi
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Shogawa Aqua
Memorial Park

Shogawa

Toyama IC

Botanic Gardensof Toyama

Matsukura
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Munakata Shiko
Memorial Museum of Art
Aizen-en
Riugasai(May 1-3)

Funahashi Village

Yunomiko Hot Springs●Tonami Yume no
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Unazuki Hot Springse
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Dispersed settlement
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Lin e●Fukuno Yotaka Festival

Public bath
Yumedokoro Unazuki

Anantan Holy Site

NishidaSatoyama Station
Museum of Art Tsurugi no Ajikura

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Tsugaike Kogen
Ski Resort(early Apr.)
Toyama Castle
Matsukawazu

Nanto Ippuku Chaya

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Hakuba Norikura
Onsen Ski Resort

Dosugi cedar forest
Kitayama
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Kanaoka Family
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Inarimachi●Japan Chindon Competition

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Ikedaya Yasubei Shop
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Higashiyama Cylindrical water
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Masuyama
Castle Ruins

TonamiSankyoson Museum

Tonami IC

Alpine Stadium

Unazuki Beer Center
Unazuki Yugaku-kan

Kurobe City

Uozu IC

Gyoden Springand its springs(late Apr. - early May)

Nanto City Floral Park

Gyoden Park AR

Mizuhashi

Kurobe Pasture
Makiba no Kaze

Lover s Sanctuary

Namerikawa

Otari

UnazukiUozu Museumof History
and Folklore

Namerikawa City

Sewa Town
TownscapeToyamaMatsukawaRiver Cruise●Tonami Tulip Fair
Nanto Smart IC

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Museum of
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Isobe Riverbank

Toyama-nishi IC

Kureha PA

Hokuriku Coca-cola
Sawayaka Park

Takaoka Tonami Smart IC

Daigaku-mae

Higashi-Namerikawa

AR

Fugan Canal
Kansui Park

Toyama Toyama Municipal
Folkcraft
Glass Studio
VillageToyama Prefectural
University

Yuminoshozu spring water

Toyama Design Center

Demachi Children s
Kabuki Float Museum

Oyabegawa SA

Aino
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Toyam
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AR

Belles montagnes et mer(Johana-Himi)
Tonami Tulip Park

Tonamino
no SatoKosugi(3rd Sun. of May)

Wakatsuru Taishogura Brewery /Saburomaru Distillery

Oyabe ICTo Kanazawa/Osaka

Etchu Daimon

Zuiryu-ji Temple

Takaoka
Otoginomori Park

Cross Land Oyabe

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Shin-Takaoka Station

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Uchiyama Houseof Wealthy Farmers

Baden Akebi

Mirage Hall

Hotaruika Museum
Higashi-Toyama

Oshima Museum of Picture Books

Märchenbuildings

Wave Park
Namerikawa

Mori Family
Residence

Imizu City

●Japan Sea Takaoka Hot Pot Festival

Maeda Toshinaga s
grave site

Kurikara Genpei-no-sato
Hanyu entrance

Kagyu-no-kei

Hamakurosaki Bathing Beach

Iwasehama(Ginkakuji in Hokuriku)

Kintaro Hot Springs

Thalassopia(Late Mar.-early May)

Sho-o-kaku

Miyano Athletic Park

Deep ocean water
experience facility

Fireﬂy Squid Marine Cruise

Iwase Bathing Beach

Kurobe River Rafting
Row of pine trees along theformer Hokuriku Highway

Shin-Kurobe

Uozu

Uozu City

Aqua Pocket(Apr.-Nov.)(May 4)

Fukuoka IC

Hanyu Gokoku
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Takaoka

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Toyama Bay Cruising

Iwase Canal Hallv
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Birthplace of the rice riots

Rice storehouse

Deep ocean water
diversion facility Hayatsuki River●Iwase Hikiyama Float Festival

Toyama Port

Kurobe Unazukionsen Station
Kurobe City Sightseeing Gallery

Uozu Aquarium(May 17-18)

Ebie Marine Park

Takaoka Kojo Park

(Apr. 29)

Kurikara Fudoji
TempleYaezuhama Bathing Beach

Nizayama Forest
Art Museum

Kurobe IC

Mirage Land

Toya

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Fukuoka(late July)●Isurugi Hikiyama Festival

Kurikara Genpei no Sato
Battleﬁeld●Takaoka
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Tsukurimon Festival●

Ippuku Museum of Art

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Takaoka Art Museum
Fujiko F. Fujio Hometown Art Gallery

Great Buddha
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Kurobe(1st Fri. and Sat. of Aug.)

Iwase townscape of lattice houses

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Takaoka-Yabunami(Sep. 23-24)

Shinminato Marina

Toyama Shinko Port

Asahi Town

National special natural monument(Target ﬁnishing time: 6 hours)

Shinminato Ohashi Bridge
Koshinokata

Katakai River

Uozu Castle ruins

Shinminato Museum

Manyo no Sato
TakaokaMärchen Oyabe
Mitsui Outlet Park
Hokuriku Oyabe

Kaiomaru

Takaoka IC

Inabayama Farms
Fukuoka Camera Museum

Nyuzen PA
Nyuzen Smart IC

Toyama Chih
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Uozu Buried Forest Museum

Toyama Bay Cycling Course 88 km

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Miyajima
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Toyama Bay

Kaiomaru Parka

Yamachosuji Street(row of earthen warehouses)

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Mirage Road

Hokuriku Shinkansen

Asahi IC

Funagawa Riverbank

Seaside Station Shinkiro

Lover s Sanctuary

Oyab

Takaoka Area Local Industry
Promotion Center

Takaoka-kita IC(Ishikawa Pref.)Shinminato Kittokito Market

Fushiki Port

FushikiShokoji
Temple●Funagawa Spring
Quartet, Asahi Town
(early-mid Apr.)

Ishida coastal area

Shinminato
sightseeing boat

(May 15)

Takaoka ManyoHistorical Museum(early-late Apr.)

Spring / Public washing place in Ikuji(Oct. 1)

●Fushiki Hikiyama Festival(Kenkayama)ine●Nyuzen Flower Road

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Castle ruins

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Onnaiwa Rock

Matsudae-hama
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Kurobe Yoshida Science Museum

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Kurobe City Art Museum

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Himi Seaside Botanical Garden
Shimao Bathing Beach

Himi City

Himi-minami IC

Amaharashi

Himi City Museum

Itoigawa Seaside
Valley Ski Resort

Shiroyama Park

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Asahi Furusato
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Sugisawa Cedar Museum

Oyashirazu

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Sugisawa Japanese Cedar

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Itoigawa IC

Oyashirazu Pier Park
EchigoIchiburi no Seki
Oyashirazu IC

Miyazaki Kashima Forest

AR

Himi Lion Dance
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Colored leaves viewing spot

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