An Illustrated Japan / Chubu / Toyama

Famous Views

The sights a prefecture is known for — the ones on the postcards, and a few that should be.

Kurobe Dam

黒部ダム

Yuki no Otani

雪の大谷

Amaharashi Coast

雨晴海岸

Shomyo Falls

称名滝

Gokayama Gassho-zukuri Village

五箇山合掌造り集落

Mikurigaike

みくりが池

Sankyo-mura Observatory

散居村展望台

Tonami Tulip Park

礪波チューリップ公園

Kurobe Gorge

黒部峡谷

Fugan Unga Kansui Park

富岩運河環水公園

Townscape & Scenery

Streets, harbours, hillsides: the places that give a prefecture its face.

Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route

立山黒部アルペンルート

Kurobe Dam

黒部ダム

Amaharashi Coast

雨晴海岸

Toyama Glass Art Museum

富山市ガラス美術館

Fugan Canal Kansui Park

富岩運河環水公園

Kurobe Gorge

黒部峡谷

Takaoka Daibutsu (Takaoka Great Buddha)

高岡大仏

Zuiryu-ji Temple

瑞龍寺

Shomyo Falls

称名滝

Iwase Historic District

岩瀬の古い町並み

Culture & Tradition

Crafts, festivals, temples and the traditions still practised today.

Gokayama Gassho-style Villages

五箇山の合掌造り集落

Owara Kaze no Bon Festival

おわら風の盆

Inami Woodcarving

井波彫刻

Johana Hikiyama Festival

城端曳山祭

Kombu Culinary Culture

昆布食文化

Takaoka Copperware

高岡銅器

Etchu Washi

越中和紙

Takaoka Mikurumayama Festival

高岡御車山祭

Toyama's Medicine Peddler Tradition

薬売り文化

Sedge Straw Hat Making (Sugegasa)

菅笠づくり

Life & Daily

Food, bathhouses, morning routines — what an ordinary day tastes like.

Toyama Bay Seafood

富山湾の海鮮

Toyama Black Ramen

富山ブラックラーメン

Masu no Sushi

ますのすし

Izakaya Culture

居酒屋文化

Public Baths and Onsen Culture

銭湯・温泉文化

Toyama City Trams

路面電車（市電）

Shiro-ebi (White Shrimp) Dishes

白エビ料理

Firefly Squid Fishing

ホタルイカ漁

Local Sake Brewing

地酒造り

Morning Markets (Himi and other port towns)

朝市（氷見など）