Toyama Prefecture

Toyama Prefecture

富山県
Toyama Prefecture 富山県
Prefecture
Japanese transcription(s)
• Japanese	富山県
• Rōmaji	Toyama-ken
	Flag Emblem
	Anthem: Toyama kenmin no uta
	Coordinates: 36°43′N 137°9′E / 36.717°N 137.150°E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Hokuriku)
Island	Honshu
Capital	Toyama
Subdivisions	Districts: 2, Municipalities: 15
Government
• Governor	Hachiro Nitta
Area
• Total	4,247.61 km2 (1,640.01 sq mi)
• Rank	33rd
Population (June 1, 2019)
• Total	1,044,588
• Rank	37th
• Density	250/km2 (640/sq mi)
GDP
• Total	JP¥ 4,910 billion; US$ 45.0 billion (2019)
ISO 3166 code	JP-16
Website	pref.toyama.jp
Symbols of Japan
Bird	Ptarmigan
Fish	Japanese amberjack; Pasiphaea japonica; Firefly squid
Flower	Tulip (Tulipa)
Tree	Tateyama Cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)

Toyama Prefecture (富山県, Toyama-ken) 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]

^ "2020年度国民経済計算（2015年基準・2008SNA） : 経済社会総合研究所 - 内閣府". 内閣府ホームページ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-05-18.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 富山県の魅力・観光>シンボル. Toyama Prefectural website (in Japanese). Toyama Prefecture. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Toyama prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 991, p. 991, at Google Books; "Hokuriku" at p. 344, p. 344, at Google Books.
^ Nussbaum, "Toyama" at p. 991, p. 991, at Google Books.
^ Matsutani, Minoru (April 6, 2012). "First glaciers in Japan recognised". The Japan Times. Retrieved May 20, 2012.

[1] "2020年度国民経済計算（2015年基準・2008SNA） : 経済社会総合研究所 - 内閣府". 内閣府ホームページ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-05-18.

[symbol-2] 富山県の魅力・観光>シンボル. Toyama Prefectural website (in Japanese). Toyama Prefecture. Retrieved 9 September 2011.

[3] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Toyama prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 991, p. 991, at Google Books; "Hokuriku" at p. 344, p. 344, at Google Books.

[4] Nussbaum, "Toyama" at p. 991, p. 991, at Google Books.

[5] Matsutani, Minoru (April 6, 2012). "First glaciers in Japan recognised". The Japan Times. Retrieved May 20, 2012.

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