Toyama Prefecture

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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