Toyama Prefecture

{{See also|Historic Sites of Toyama Prefecture}}

Historically, Toyama Prefecture was Etchū Province.Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|p. 780|page=780}}. Following the abolition of the han system in 1871, Etchū Province was renamed Niikawa Prefecture, but Imizu District was given to Nanao Prefecture. In 1872 Imizu District was returned by the new Ishikawa Prefecture.

In 1876, Niikawa Prefecture was merged into Ishikawa Prefecture but the merger was void in 1881 and the area was re-established as Toyama Prefecture.{{Citation needed|date=December 2013}}

The Itai-itai disease occurred in Toyama around 1950.

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

As of April 1, 2012, 30% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks, namely the Chūbu-Sangaku and Hakusan National Parks; Noto Hantō Quasi-National Park; and six Prefectural Natural Parks.{{cite web |url=http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/doc/files/np_6.pdf |title=General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture |publisher=Ministry of the Environment |access-date=29 June 2012}}

{{See also|List of cities in Toyama Prefecture by population}}

Due to the mergers in the 2000s, Toyama has the fewest municipalities of any prefecture in Japan with 10 cities, 2 districts, 4 towns, and 1 village (before the mergers took place, the prefecture had 9 cities, 18 towns, and 8 villages).

{{Location map+ | Japan Toyama Prefecture

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{{Location map~ | Japan Toyama Prefecture

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{{Location map~ | Japan Toyama Prefecture

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{{main|List of mergers in Toyama Prefecture}}

• Tetsuji Tachi (館 哲二) (19 April 1947 to 15 November 1947)
• Takekuni Takatsuji (高辻 武邦) (16 November 1947 to 30 September 1956)
• Minoru Yoshida (吉田 実) (1 October 1956 to 1 December 1969)
• Kōkichi Nakata (中田 幸吉) (30 December 1969 to 18 September 1980)
• Yutaka Nakaoki (中沖 豊) (11 November 1980 to 8 November 2004)
• Takakazu Ishii (石井 隆一) (9 November 2004 to 8 November 2020)
• Hachirō Nitta (新田 八朗) (9 November 2020 to present)

In 2014 Toyama contributed approximately 2.5% of Japan's rice production{{cite web|url=https://www.teikokushoin.co.jp/statistics/japan/index13.html |language=ja|title=米の生産 〔2014年〕|access-date=May 11, 2015}} and

makes use of abundant water sources originating from Mount Tate. It also has many fisheries along its Sea of Japan coastline.

Toyama is famous for its historical pharmaceutical industry which remains a top manufacturing industry in the prefecture in terms of manufacturing shipment value followed by electronic parts and devices (industrial robots, general machinery, etc.), and metal products (aluminum, copper etc.) manufacturing.

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Kurobe Dam generates electricity for the Kansai Electric Power Company. It is located on the Kurobe River in Toyama Prefecture.

File:Toyama prefecture population pyramid in 2020.svg

Per Japanese census data,{{Cite web |title=Statistics Bureau Home Page |url=https://www.stat.go.jp/english/index.html |website=www.stat.go.jp}} the population of Toyama has been relatively stable since 1950.

{{Historical populations

| 1920 |724,276| 1930 |778,953| 1940 |822,569| 1950 |1,008,790| 1960 |1,032,614| 1970 |1,029,695| 1980 |1,103,459| 1990 |1,120,161| 2000 | 1,120,851

| 2010 | 1,093,247

| 2020 |1,034,814|align = none

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• JR West
• Hokuriku Shinkansen (Tokyo to Tsuruga via Kurobe, Toyama City and Takaoka)
• Takayama Main Line (Inotani to Toyama City)
• Himi Line
• Jōhana Line
• JR Central
• Takayama Main Line (Gifu to Inotani)
• Ainokaze Toyama Railway (Kurikara, Ishikawa to Ichiburi, Niigata via Takaoka and Toyama City)
• Manyōsen (Third-sector tram system in Takaoka)
• Shinminatokō Line
• Takaoka Kidō Line
• Toyama Chihō Railway
• Main Line
• Tateyama Line
• Fujikoshi Line
• Kamidaki Line
• Toyama City Tram

• Hokuriku Expressway
• Nōetsu Expressway
• Tōkai-Hokuriku Expressway

• Toyama Airport (TOY)

• Tokyo: 1 hr
• Sapporo: 1 hr 20 min

• Dalian: 2 hr 30 min via China Southern Airlines
• Shanghai: 2 hr 30 min via Shanghai Airlines

• Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
• Kurobe Gorge Railway
• Unazuki Onsen
• Gokayama (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
• Mitsui Outlet Park, Hokuriku Oyabe

• Gokayama Historical Village (Nanto City)

• Zuiryū-ji Temple (Takaoka City)

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• All Japan Chindon Competition (Toyama City (Toyama Castle Park), Mid April
• Tonami Tulip Fair (Tonami City), May
• Marumage Festival (Himi City), May 17

• Sassa Narimasa Sengoku Era Festival (Toyama City), Late July
• Japan Wildlife Film Festival (Toyama Prefecture), Early August

• Toyama Festival (Toyama City), Sept. 1
• Owara Kaze no Bon (Toyama City (Yatsuo Area)), Sept. 1–3

• Nanto Toga Soba Festival (Nanto City (Toga Village Area)), Mid Feb.

• Trout Sushi (Masuzushi)
• White Shrimp (Shiro Ebi)
• Matured Yellow Tail (Buri)
• Firefly Squid (Hotaru Ika)
• Fish Paste (Kamaboko)

• Tateyama (立山)
• Narimasa (成政)
• Masuizumi (満寿泉)
• Sanshoraku (三笑楽)

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The sports teams listed below are based in Toyama.

Football

• Kataller Toyama (Toyama City)

Basketball

• Toyama Grouses (Toyama City)

Baseball

• Toyama Thunderbirds (Toyama City)

Rugby Union

• Takaoka Mariners (Takaoka)

• {{flagicon|CHN}} Liaoning Province, since May 9, 1984
• {{flagicon|BRA}} São Paulo State, since July 18, 1985
• {{flagicon|USA}} Oregon State, since October 19, 1991
• {{flagicon|RUS}} Primorsky Region, since August 26, 1992
• {{flagicon|SUI}} Basel-Stadt, since October 26, 2009{{cite web|url=https://www.marketing.bs.ch/en/external-affairs/city-partnerships/toyama.html|title=Toyama Prefecture|work=Canton Basel-Stadt|access-date=December 9, 2022}}
• {{flagicon|IND}} Andhra Pradesh State, since December 29, 2015{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/andhra-pradesh-inks-pact-with-toyama-prefecture/article8038531.ece|title=Andhra Pradesh inks pact with Toyama Prefecture|work=The Hindu|date=December 29, 2015|access-date=February 17, 2019}}

{{Reflist}}

• Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). [https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC Japan encyclopedia.] Cambridge: Harvard University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-674-01753-5}}; [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58053128?referer=di&ht=edition OCLC 58053128]
• Prefecture, N. (2022). Toyama Prefecture- The East Asia Local and Regional Government Congress. Retrieved 1 July 2022, from https://www3.pref.nara.jp/eastasia_e/1080.html
• McClean, C. (2022). 10 Fun Facts About Toyama Prefecture, Japan - Multicultural Kid Blogs. Retrieved 1 July 2022, from https://multiculturalkidblogs.com/2021/11/15/toyama-prefecture/

{{Commons category|Toyama prefecture}}

• [http://www.pref.toyama.jp/master/02guide/welcome/welcome_e.htm Official Toyama Prefecture Homepage]
• [http://www.tic-toyama.or.jp/index_e.html Toyama Prefecture International Center]
• [http://jpimg.digital.archives.go.jp/jpg_prg/jgmWeb?%TmpFileDisp%env=jpeg2k_images/ezu/fukenchizu/021_toyama_e.env National Archives of Japan Toyama Map (1891)]

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