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#146 Ikedaya Yasubei Shoten

Toyama Shi, Toyama Ken Ikedaya Yasubei Shoten (池田屋安兵衛商店) is an old medicine shop in downtown Toyama City that practices traditional...

#145 Owara Kaze no Bon Festival

Yatsuo Area, Toyama Ken Held every year from September 1 to 3 in Yatsuo, Toyama, Japan. Kaze-no-Bon literally translates to "Bon Dance of...

#144 Gokayama and vicinity

Nanto Shi, Toyama Ken Declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1995, they are famous for their traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses, some...

#143 Inami Betsuin Zuisenji

Inami Machi, Toyama ken Zuisenji Temple was built in 1390 by Hongan Temple’s 5th leader Shakunyo of the Hokuriku Pure Land Sect of...

#142 Inami Wood Carvings

Inami Machi, Toyama Ken Inami town is well-known for its skilled wood carvers and sculptors. Inami is a small town near Zuisen-ji, a...

#141 Nousaku

Takaoka Shi, Toyama Ken Nousaku, a casting factory, has inherited the traditional skill of tin and brass casting in Takaoka city, Toyama...

#140 Amaharashi Kaigan

Takaoka Shi, Toyama Ken The Amaharashi Coast (雨晴海岸 Amaharashi Kaigan) is part of the Noto Hantō Quasi-National Park (能登半島国定公園 Noto Hantō...

#139 Shin Minato Uchikawa Area

Imizu Shi, Toyama Ken The Uchikawa area in the city of Imizu faces the Sea of Japan and flourished as a transit point of Kitamae-bune...

#80 Masu zushi

Toyama Ken Masuzushi (鱒寿司) is a type of oshizushi (pressed sushi) and a well-known souvenir of Toyama. Made of vinegared trout sashimi...

#79 Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route

Toyama Ken - Nagano Ken The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is a mountain sightseeing route between Tateyama, Toyama and Ōmachi, Nagano. ...