Kanayahonmachi
Built along the Oyabe River, Kanayahonmachi grew into a riverside district of Takaoka in northwestern Toyama Prefecture. The river is one of the region’s principal waterways, running through a broad alluvial plain where cultivated plots, embankments and residential areas meet low, wooded foothills. Takaoka was established in 1609 by Maeda Toshinaga as a castle town, and its traditions of casting copper and bronze remain central to the city’s identity. The wider city is also home to Zuiryu-ji, a Zen temple built in the 17th century to commemorate Maeda Toshinaga and designated a National Treasure. Here, the settled river plain forms a quieter counterpart to Takaoka’s historic core and the mountainous character of Toyama Prefecture.
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Built around Toyama Bay’s port and the river-fed plain behind it, Toyama Prefecture grew into a major part of Japan’s Hokuriku region. The prefecture spans a dramatic transition from the bay to the Tateyama mountain range, part of the Northern Japanese Alps, with the Kurobe Gorge among its best-known upland landscapes. Toyama City has long been associated with kusuri, the traditional medicine-selling trade that sent travelling peddlers across Japan. Offshore, Toyama Bay is noted for its seasonal firefly squid catch. Discover how Toyama Prefecture links the Sea of Japan coast with high mountain country by browsing webcams from nearby locations.
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