Toyama Prefecture

Toyama prefecture (富山県)

Toyama prefectural symbol
Capital	Toyama
Region:	Chubu
Island:	Honshu
Area  - Total  - % water	Ranked 33rd 4,247.22 km² 0.1%
Population  - Total (Oct 1, 2001)  - Density	Ranked 38th 1,120,320 264/km²
Districts:	7
Municipalities:	35
ISO 3166-2:	JP-16
Symbols
Pref. Flower:	Tulip (Tulipa)
Pref. Tree:	Tateyamasugi (Cryptomeria japonica)
Pref. Bird:	snow grouse (Lagopus mutus)

Toyama prefecture (富山県; Toyama-ken) is located in the Chubu region on Honshu island, Japan. The capital is city of Toyama.

Toyama is leading industrial prefecture on the Japan-sea coast , and has industrial advantage "cheap electricity". The Itai-itai disease occurred in Toyama around 1950.

History

Geography

Cities

• Himi
• Kurobe
• Namerikawa
• Oyabe
• Shinminato
• Takaoka
• Tonami
• Toyama (capital)
• Uozu

Districts

• Higashitonami
  • Fukuno
  • Inami
  • Inokuchi
  • Johana
  • Kamitaira
  • Shogawa
  • Taira
  • Toga
• Imizu
  • Daimon
  • Kosugi
  • Oshima
  • Shimo
• Kaminiikawa
  • Osawano
  • Oyama
• Nakaniikawa
  • Funahashi
  • Kamiichi
  • Tateyama
• Nei
  • Fuchu
  • Hosoiri
  • Yamada
  • Yatsuo
• Nishitonami
  • Fukumitsu
  • Fukuoka
• Shimoniikawa
  • Asahi
  • Nyuzen
  • Unazuki

Economy

The Kurobe dam generates hydroelectricity for Kansai Electric Power Company. It is located on the Kurobe River in Toyama Prefecture.

Demographics

Culture

Tourism

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

External links

• Official Toyama prefecture homepage (http://www.pref.toyama.jp/master/02guide/welcome/welcome_e.htm)

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