Nyuzen

Nyuzen is best known in Toyama Prefecture for its Nyuzen Jumbo Watermelon, a local crop harvested in summer and celebrated for its remarkable size. The town lies across the Kurobe River alluvial fan, where water flowing down from the Northern Japanese Alps has long supported rice cultivation and other farming before reaching the Sea of Japan. Its shoreline faces Toyama Bay, whose waters sustain an important regional fishing culture and seasonal seafood traditions. Nyuzen is defined by the meeting of broad farmland, river-fed groundwater and the coast, rather than by dense urban development. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Nyuzen and Toyama Prefecture.

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