| Toyama | |
| Settlement Type: | Core city |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
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| Coordinates: | 36.6959°N 137.2137°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chūbu (Hokuriku) |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Established Title: | First official recorded |
| Established Date: | 6th century AD |
| Established Title2: | City settled |
| Established Date2: | April 1, 1889 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Hirohisa Fujii |
| Area Total Km2: | 1241.77 |
| Population Total: | 415844 |
| Population As Of: | June 1, 2019 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Metro Footnotes: | [1] (2015) |
| Population Metro: | 1066328 (16th) |
| Timezone1: | JST |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 930-8510 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Symbols |
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| Blank1 Name Sec1: | • Tree |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Zelkova serrata |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | • Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Helianthus annuus |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | • Flowering tree |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Camellia japonica |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 076-431-6111 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 7-38 Shinsakuramachi, Toyama-shi, Toyama-ken |
is the capital city of Toyama Prefecture, Japan, located on the coast of the Sea of Japan in the Chūbu region on central Honshū, about 200km (100miles) north of the city of Nagoya and 300km (200miles) northwest of Tokyo., the city had an estimated population of 415,844 in 176,643 households,[2] and a population density of 335 persons per km2. Its total area was 1241.77sqkm.
The city has been designated an environmental model city by the national government for its efforts to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases.
Located in the middle of its prefecture, Toyama is a seaside city by the coast of the Sea of Japan. Its municipal territory borders with the Gifu Prefecture and with the municipalities of Imizu, Namerikawa, Tonami, Nanto, Hida and Takayama.
The nearest towns are Imizu (west), and Namerikawa (east), both by the sea and part of the Toyama urban area. The nearest major city is Kanazawa, the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture, which is 65km (40miles) away.
Toyama has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot, humid summers and cool winters. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, particularly in July, September and from November through January. Despite winter in Toyama being relatively mild, its position near the Sea of Japan places it within the heavy snow belt of Japan and on average 3.8m (12.5feet) of snow falls each season, almost all of it from December through March, as well as occasionally experiencing some tremendous amounts of snowfall.
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Toyama has recently plateaued after a long period of growth.
The area of present-day Toyama city was part of ancient Etchū Province. The Toyama Plain is good farmland and historically it was a point of strategic and traffic importance since prehistoric times.
During World War II, Allied Prisoners of War (POWs) were sent to Toyama as forced labor.[4] The city was almost completely destroyed on the night of August 1–2, 1945. At the time of the bombing, the city was a center for aluminum, ball-bearing and special steel production. Left unscathed however, were the war-related factories just outside the city.[5] [6] The city during the time had a population of around 150,000 residents. The city also held Kakure Kirishitan, or "Hidden Christians" in Japan, forced from Nagasaki into internment camps after the government tried to punish them for their Christian beliefs.
On April 1, 2005, the towns of Ōsawano and Ōyama (both from Kaminiikawa District), the towns of Fuchū and Yatsuo, and the villages of Hosoiri and Yamada (all from Nei District) were merged into Toyama. Kaminiikawa District and Nei District were both dissolved as a result of this merger.
Toyama has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 38 members.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Japan. Toyama is twinned with:[7]
| City | Country | State | since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mogi das Cruzes | Brazil | São Paulo | November 8, 1979 | |
| Durham | United States | North Carolina | June 13, 1989 | |
| Wellington | Australia | New South Wales | August 24, 1992 | |
| Gwangju | South Korea | Special cities | 2011 |
Hokuriku Electric Power Company (colloquially known as Hokuden), the regional power-supply monopoly, is based in Toyama.[8] Bearing parts and industrial robot company Nachi-Fujikoshi and software company INTEC are also headquartered in Toyama.[9] [10]
Regional banks include Hokuriku Bank, First Bank of Toyama, and Toyama Bank.[11]
Toyama has 65 public elementary schools and 26 public middle schools operated by the city government. There is also one public elementary school and one public middle school operated by the national government. The city has fourteen public high schools operated by the Toyama Prefectural Board of Education. and one public combined middle/high school operated by the national government. There are also seven private high schools. Toyama Shogyo High School is a commercial high school.
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