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Nestled between the Tateyama Mountains and Toyama Bay, Toyama City is one of the best places in Japan to enjoy freshly-caught seafood. Most famous for its ‘Toyama Bay Sushi’, the fishing waters off t...

Located only a short distance from Toyama Station, Ikedaya Yasubei Shoten is a traditional chemist selling a wide variety of traditional remedies including Japanese and Chinese medicines. Tr...

The city of Takaoka is often skipped over, with travelers instead preferring Kanazawa or Toyama. There is so much history and beauty in the city that make for a great full day of sight-seeing. The ce...

The small city of Takaoka is often skipped over, with travelers going to either Kanazawa of Toyama instead. The "workshop of Kanazawa" is somewhere that is convenient to stop by and has a lot of ...

Toyama City is largest urban centre in Toyama prefecture and the gateway to the region's famous Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route.  As the region's main transportation hub, Toyama has an internatio...

Takaoka is a small city located nearby Toyama most famous for the Takaoka Great Buddha - one of Japan's three great Buddha statues - along with Zuiryuji Temple - an important and beautiful Zen Budd...

Located on the Toyama-side of the mountains, Tateyama Station is the western access point for the Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route. The cable car to Bijodaira departs from the station and in the area i...

Visitors headed to the Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route have the option of staying at the summit in the area around Murodo Station - the highest point of the route. Located at 2450 metres above sea lev...

Situated at the entrance of the beautiful Kurobe Gorge, Unazuki Onsen is the largest hot spring town in Toyama Prefecture. Home to many guesthouses including traditional ‘ryokan’ and large hotels, ...