Toyama Prefecture

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**Toyama Prefecture (富山県; *Toyama-ken*)**

Capital	Toyama (city)
Region	Chūbu
Island	Honshū
Governor	Takakazu Ishii
Area	4,247.22 km² (33^rd)
- % water	0.1%
Population (October 1, 2001)
- Population	1,120,320 (38^th)
- Density	264 /km²
Districts	2
Municipalities	15
ISO 3166-2	JP-16
Website	www.pref.toyama.jp/ master/02guide/ welcome/welcome_e.htm
Prefectural Symbols
- Flower	Tulip (Tulipa)
- Tree	Tateyamasugi (Cryptomeria japonica)
- Bird	Snow grouse (Lagopus mutus)
Symbol of Toyama Prefecture

Toyama Prefecture (富山県, Toyama-ken^?) is located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island, Japan. The capital is the city of Toyama.

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

1 History
2 Geography
- 2.1 Region
  - 2.1.1 Eastern Toyama
    - 2.1.1.1 Toyama Region
    - 2.1.1.2 Niikawa Region
  - 2.1.2 Western Toyama
    - 2.1.2.1 Takaoka Region
    - 2.1.2.2 Tonami Region
3 Economy
4 Demographics
5 Transportation
6 Culture
7 Sports
8 Tourism
9 External links

[edit] History

Historically, Toyama Prefecture was Etchu Province.

[edit] Geography

Map of Toyama Prefecture.

[edit] Region

Due to the mergers in the 2000s, Toyama has the fewest prefectures through out 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)

[edit] Eastern Toyama

[edit] Toyama Region

Toyama (capital)
Namerikawa
Nakaniikawa District
- Funahashi-Kamiichi-Tateyama

[edit] Niikawa Region

[edit] Western Toyama

[edit] Takaoka Region

[edit] Tonami Region

[edit] Economy

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

[edit] Demographics

[edit] Transportation

The region is traversed by the Hokuriku Line, with high speed rail access to Osaka via the Thunderbird train. The Shirasagi train allows for easy transfer to the Nagano shinkansen bullet-train line. For travel to Tokyo, take the Hakutaka train to Nagaoka or Echigo Yuzawa and transfer to the Joetsu Shinkansen.