Aug 3, 2023Nature and Other#146 Ikedaya Yasubei ShotenToyama 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...
Aug 2, 2023Performance#145 Owara Kaze no Bon FestivalYatsuo Area, Toyama Ken Held every year from September 1 to 3 in Yatsuo, Toyama, Japan. Kaze-no-Bon literally translates to "Bon Dance of...
Aug 1, 2023Structure#144 Gokayama and vicinityNanto Shi, Toyama Ken Declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1995, they are famous for their traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses, some...
Jul 31, 2023Structure#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...
Jul 30, 2023Art and Craft#142 Inami Wood CarvingsInami Machi, Toyama Ken Inami town is well-known for its skilled wood carvers and sculptors. Inami is a small town near Zuisen-ji, a...
Jul 27, 2023Art and Craft#141 Nousaku Takaoka Shi, Toyama Ken Nousaku, a casting factory, has inherited the traditional skill of tin and brass casting in Takaoka city, Toyama...
Jul 26, 2023Nature and Other#140 Amaharashi KaiganTakaoka 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...
Jul 24, 2023Nature and Other#139 Shin Minato Uchikawa AreaImizu 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...
Jun 15, 2022Sake and Food#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...
Jun 14, 2022Nature and Other#79 Tateyama Kurobe Alpine RouteToyama Ken - Nagano Ken The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is a mountain sightseeing route between Tateyama, Toyama and Ōmachi, Nagano. ...