Toyama
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Travel SpotsTateyama Kurobe Alpine Route Set to Fully Open on April 15 with Massive Snow Corridor
TATEYAMA, Toyama — Preparations are in their final stages ahead of the full opening of the Tateya...
April 11, 2026
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Japan In FocusCanal Boat Resumes Service in Japan’s Toyama After Winter Break
TOYAMA — Pleasure cruises on the Fugan Canal in Toyama restarted for the year on Mach 20, followi...
April 8, 2026
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Travel SpotsCherry Blossoms, Tulips, Snow-Capped Peaks Create Picturesque Scene in Toyama Pref., Japan
Cherry blossoms and tulips were in bloom along the banks of the Funa River in Asahi, Toyama Prefe...
April 7, 2026
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DeliciousJapanese High Schoolers, Sweets Shop Develop Apple Pastry
OYABE, Toyama — A pastry developed by local high school students and a long-established confectio...
March 8, 2026
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General NewsFirefly Squid Fishing Begins, Fetching Record Price of ¥50,500 Per Kg; 2nd Lowest Haul Since 2008 (UPDATE 1)
Fishermen land the year’s first catch of firefly squid off Namerikawa, Toyama Prefecture, on Sund...
March 2, 2026
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Japan In FocusJapanese Traditional Dragon Carved onto Electric Guitar Draws Big Response; Inami Woodcarving on Display in Toyama Pref.
NANTO, Toyama — Embedding a traditional dragon into a guitar may well be the culmination of Inami...
February 6, 2026
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General NewsPeople in Japan Endure Freezing Temps to Pray for Health Under a Waterfall in Toyama Pref.
People prayed for good health while they stood under a waterfall at the foot of the Tateyama moun...
January 20, 2026
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Japan In FocusArtwork at Museum Created Using Traditional Japanese Technique Gets Year-End Cleaning
IMIZU, Toyama — Kote-e artisans carefully removed a year’s worth of dust from a kote-e work at a ...
January 7, 2026
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Travel SpotsKurobe Gorge Covered in Autumn Foliage in Japan’s Toyama Prefecture
TOYAMA — The autumn foliage is at its peak along the Kurobe Gorge Railway in Kurobe, Toyama Prefe...
November 13, 2025
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General NewsBear Attacks 75-Year-Old Woman Picking Persimmons, Bites Her Arm, Head
A 75-year-old woman was taken to hospital on Sunday after being attacked by a bear in Nanto, Toya...
October 26, 2025
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Japan In FocusVisitors Explore Theater in Special Behind-the-Scenes Tour in Aubade Hall in Toyama Pref.
TOYAMA — A tour of a theater for people selected by lottery was held in the main hall of Aubade H...
September 10, 2025
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General NewsJapan’s Bamboo Forests, Abandoned and Overgrown, Get Nibbled Down to Size
TOYAMA — With many bamboo forests across the country having been abandoned and grown unruly, some...
September 8, 2025
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Toyama, Osaka Among New York Times 52 Places to Go for 2025
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Cherry Blossoms, Tulips, Snow-Capped Peaks Create Picturesque Scene in Toyama Pref., Japan
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Snowy Hikes Above 3,000 Meters in Spring Add Appeal to Tateyama Mountain Range in Toyama Pref.
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Experience Majestic Kurobe Gorge’s Shimo-No-Roka in VR; Visitors Take Virtual Trip to Gorge Where ‘There Are No Injuries’
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Stories from Lodge in Northern Japan Alps Told in Book; Lodge Manager Tell Anecdotes on Life in Mountains