Toyama Prefecture

is a prefecture in the Chūbu region of Japan on the island of Honshū.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Toyama prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 991; "Hokuriku" at p. 344. The capital is Toyama.Nussbaum, "Toyama" at p. 991. 

 History 
The area of Toyama Prefecture comes from Etchū Province.Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures," p. 780. 

The Itai-itai disease, whose origin is from polluted water with cadmium, occurred in Toyama around 1950.

 Geography 
Toyama Prefecture is bordered by Ishikawa Prefecture to the west, Niigata Prefecture to the northeast, Nagano Prefecture to the southeast, Gifu Prefecture to the south and the Sea of Japan to the north.

The most famous mountain in Toyama is Mount Tate.

Toyama is known for its great mountains and rich fishery. ,  and mass product of tulip industry are also famous. 

Toyama is an industrial prefecture because companies like YKK and Sankyo Aluminum have been able to take advantage of cheap hydro-electricity generated by rivers flowing from its high mountains.

National Parks
National Parks are established in about 30% of the total land area of the prefecture,Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture". Retrieved 2012-8-28. including
 Chūbu-Sangaku National Park

Shrines and Temples
Takase taisha, Keta jinja, and Oyama jinja are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture.  
"Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2 . Retrieved 2012-8-28.

Related pages
 Provinces of Japan
 Prefectures of Japan
 List of regions of Japan
 List of islands of Japan
 Kataller Toyama

 References 

 Other websites 

 Toyama Prefecture website