富山県 · Chubu Region
Toyama Hidden Gems
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Toyama· Tateyama
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route — Japan's Roof at 3,000 Meters
The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is 90 kilometers of cable cars, ropeways, trolley buses, and highland coaches cutting t…
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Updated Jul 2026
Toyama· Kurobe
Kurobe Gorge Railway — Scarlet Bridges Over Emerald Gorge
The Kurobe Gorge Railway (黒部峡谷鉄道, Kurobe Kyokoku Tetsudo) is a 20.1km scenic railway that travels through Japan's deepes…
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Updated Jul 2026
Toyama· Toyama City
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…
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Updated Jul 2026
Toyama· Gokayama
Gokayama Washi Papermaking — 400-Year-Old Craft Tradition
Gokayama has produced traditional washi paper (和紙) for over 400 years, using kozo (mulberry bark) harvested from surroun…
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Updated Jul 2026
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Toyama· Toyama City
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…
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Updated Jul 2026