Toyama Hidden Gems
호쿠리쿠의 다테야마구로베가 자리한 곳, 매년 봄이면 높이 20m의 '눈의 대계곡' 설벽이 장관을 이룬다. 구로베 협곡의 붉은 다리와 에메랄드빛 계곡, 고카야마의 갓쇼즈쿠리 마을, 도야마만의 흰새우와 반딧불오징어까지. 산과 바다의 낙차가 도야마만의 독특한 미식을 만들어낸다.
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Toyama Bay Firefly Squid — Blue Bioluminescent Spring Phenomenon
Toyama Bay is the only place in the world where firefly squid (hotaru-ika, ホタルイカ) wash ashore en masse during their spaw…
Toyama Sushi — Toyama Bay's Fresh Seafood Harvest
Toyama Bay is renowned as Japan's 'natural fish preserve' — a unique underwater topography where depths plunge to 1,000+…
Toyama Glass Art Museum — Contemporary Glass in Kengo Kuma Design
The Toyama Glass Art Museum (富山市ガラス美術館, TOYAMAキラリ) is a striking contemporary museum designed by architect Kengo Kuma, f…
Toyama Black Ramen — Soy-Sauce Drenched Labor Fuel
Toyama Black Ramen (富山ブラックラーメン) is an intensely salty, soy-sauce-heavy ramen style created in post-war Toyama as fuel fo…
Toyama Castle & Matsukawa River Cruise — Urban Moat Boat Ride
Toyama Castle (富山城) is a reconstructed castle in central Toyama City, originally built in the 16th century and destroyed…
Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art & Design — Picasso by the Pond
The Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art & Design (富山県美術館, TAD) is a contemporary art museum opened in 2017, housed in a str…
Iwase Canal Historic District — Preserved Port Warehouses
The Iwase Canal (岩瀬運河) district in northern Toyama City is a preserved Meiji-era port town featuring historic wooden war…
Toyama City Night View from Kureha Hills — Illuminated Bay Panorama
The Kureha Hills (呉羽山, Kureha-yama) on Toyama City's western edge offer sweeping panoramic views across Toyama City, Toy…
Toyama Glassware & Traditional Crafts — Etchū Glass & Takaoka Casting
Toyama has two craft traditions worth knowing: Etchū glass from Toyama City (modern, 1990s-vintage, born when the prefec…