| Toyama Prefecture | |
| Settlement Type: | Prefecture |
| Translit Lang1: | Japanese |
| Translit Lang1 Type: | Japanese |
| Translit Lang1 Info: | Japanese: 富山県 |
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | Rōmaji |
| Translit Lang1 Info1: | Japanese: Toyama-ken |
| Flag Size: | 100px |
| Image Blank Emblem: | Emblem of Toyama Prefecture.svg |
| Blank Emblem Size: | 75px |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Emblem |
| Coordinates: | 36.7167°N 146°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chūbu (Hokuriku) |
| Subdivision Type2: | Island |
| Subdivision Name2: | Honshu |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Toyama |
| Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Districts 2 |
| P2: | Municipalities 15 |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Name: | Hachiro Nitta |
| Area Total Km2: | 4247.61 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.1 |
| Area Rank: | 33rd |
| Population Total: | 1044588 |
| Population As Of: | June 1, 2019 |
| Population Rank: | 37th |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [1] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics2 Info1: | JP¥ 4,910 billion US$ 45.0 billion (2019) |
| Iso Code: | JP-16 |
| Website: | pref.toyama.jp |
| Module: | |
| Anthem: | Toyama kenmin no uta |
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu.[3] Toyama Prefecture has a population of 1,044,588 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,247.61 km2 (1,640.01 sq mi). Toyama Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefecture to the south, Nagano Prefecture to the east, and Niigata Prefecture to the northeast.
Toyama is the capital and largest city of Toyama Prefecture, with other major cities including Takaoka, Imizu, and Nanto.[4] Toyama Prefecture is part of the historic Hokuriku region, and the majority of prefecture's population lives on Toyama Bay, one of the largest bays in Japan. Toyama Prefecture is the leading industrial prefecture on the Japan Sea coast and has the advantage of cheap electricity from abundant hydroelectric resources. Toyama Prefecture contains the only known glaciers in East Asia outside of Russia, first recognized in 2012, and 30% of the prefecture's area is designated as national parks.[5]
See also: Historic Sites of Toyama Prefecture.
Historically, Toyama Prefecture was Etchū Province.[6] Following the abolition of the han system in 1871, Etchū Province was renamed Niikawa Prefecture, but Imizu District was given to Nanao Prefecture. In 1872 Imizu District was returned by the new Ishikawa Prefecture.
In 1876, Niikawa Prefecture was merged into Ishikawa Prefecture but the merger was void in 1881 and the area was re-established as Toyama Prefecture.
The Itai-itai disease occurred in Toyama around 1950.
Toyama Prefecture is bordered by Ishikawa Prefecture to the west, Niigata to the northeast, Nagano to the southeast, Gifu to the south and Sea of Japan to the north.
As of April 1, 2012, 30% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks, namely the Chūbu-Sangaku and Hakusan National Parks; Noto Hantō Quasi-National Park; and six Prefectural Natural Parks.[7]
See also: List of cities in Toyama Prefecture by population. Due to the mergers in the 2000s, Toyama has the fewest municipalities of any prefecture in Japan with 10 cities, 2 districts, 4 towns, and 1 village (before the mergers took place, the prefecture had 9 cities, 18 towns, and 8 villages).
See main article: List of mergers in Toyama Prefecture.
In 2014 Toyama contributed approximately 2.5% of Japan's rice production[8] and makes use of abundant water sources originating from Mount Tate. It also has many fisheries along its Sea of Japan coastline.
Toyama is famous for its historical pharmaceutical industry which remains a top manufacturing industry in the prefecture in terms of manufacturing shipment value followed by electronic parts and devices (industrial robots, general machinery, etc.), and metal products (aluminum, copper etc.) manufacturing.
Kurobe Dam generates electricity for the Kansai Electric Power Company. It is located on the Kurobe River in Toyama Prefecture.
Per Japanese census data,[9] [10] the population of Toyama has been relatively stable since 1950.
Tokyo: 2 hr 7 min via Hokuriku Shinkansen
Osaka: 3 hr via Hokuriku Shinkansen and Thunderbird Limited Express
The sports teams listed below are based in Toyama.
Football
Basketball
Baseball
Rugby Union