Toyama Prefecture
Toyama
富山県 | |
|---|---|
| Japanese transcription(s) | |
| • Romaji | Toyama-ken |
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Flag of Toyama Flag Official seal of Toyama Symbol | |
| Location of Toyama in Japan Location of Toyama in Japan | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
| Region | Chūbu (Hokuriku) |
| Island | Honshū |
| Capital | Toyama |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Hachiro Nitta |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,247.61 km2 (1,640.01 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 33rd |
| Population (June 1, 2019) | |
| • Total | 1,044,588 |
| • Rank | 37th |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | JP-16 |
| Prefectural flower | Tulip |
| Prefectural tree | Tateyama Cedar |
| Prefectural bird | Ptarmigan |
| Prefectural fish | Japanese amberjack, Pasiphaea japonica, Firefly squid |
| Number of districts | 2 |
| Number of municipalities | 15 |
| Website | Toyama Prefecture |
Lua error in Module:Nihongo at line 88: attempt to call field '_transl' (a nil value). is a prefecture in the Chūbu region of Japan on the island of Honshū.[1] The capital is Toyama.[2]
History[change]
The area of Toyama Prefecture comes from Etchū Province.[3]
The Itai-itai disease, whose origin is from polluted water with cadmium, occurred in Toyama around 1950.
Geography[change]
Toyama Prefecture is bordered by Ishikawa Prefecture to the west, Niigata Prefecture to the northeast, Nagano Prefecture to the southeast, Gifu Prefecture to the south and the Sea of Japan to the north.
The most famous mountain in Toyama is Mount Tate.[citation needed]
Toyama is known for its great mountains and rich fishery. Lua error in Module:Nihongo at line 88: attempt to call field '_transl' (a nil value)., Lua error in Module:Nihongo at line 88: attempt to call field '_transl' (a nil value). and mass product of tulip industry are also famous.[citation needed]
Toyama is an industrial prefecture because companies like YKK and Sankyo Aluminum have been able to take advantage of cheap hydro-electricity generated by rivers flowing from its high mountains.[citation needed]
National Parks[change]
National Parks are established in about 30% of the total land area of the prefecture,[4] including
Shrines and Temples[change]
Takase taisha, Keta jinja, and Oyama jinja are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. [5]
Related pages[change]
- Provinces of Japan
- Prefectures of Japan
- List of regions of Japan
- List of islands of Japan
- Kataller Toyama
References[change]
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Toyama prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 991; "Hokuriku" at p. 344.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Toyama" at p. 991.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures," p. 780.
- ↑ Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture". Retrieved 2012-8-28.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-8-28.
Other websites[change]
File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 47: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
- Toyama Prefecture website Archived 2005-08-16 at the Wayback Machine
