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[Toyama] When it comes to sightseeing in Toyama, this is the place to go! Popular sightseeing spots to visit by rental car
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Toyama Prefecture is rich in nature. It is rich in seafood, with firefly squid and white shrimp in the spring, rock oysters in the summer, red snow crab in the fall, and fresh and delicious seafood such as winter yellowtail in the winter sea. The Ainokura Gassho Village, a World Heritage Site, is al...
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Recommended sightseeing spots in Toyama
Toyama Prefecture is rich in seafood, with firefly squid and white shrimp in the spring, rock oysters in the summer, red snow crab in the fall, and fresh and delicious seafood such as winter yellowtail in the winter sea. In addition, the Ainokura Gassho Village, a World Heritage Site, is also popular for its different scenery that changes with the seasons.
In this article, we will introduce recommended tourist spots to visit in Toyama Prefecture and recommended rental cars that can be rented in the area.
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- Firefly Squid Museum
- Takaoka Great Buddha
- Amaharashi Coast Quasi-National Park
- Kurobe Dam
Firefly Squid Museum
The Firefly Squid Museum was created as a cultural and tourist hub for Namekawa City, as well as a symbol of the region. It is an experiential museum where you can have fun learning about the ecology of firefly squid and the mysteries of the Toyama Bay where they live.
In the "Live Theater" you can see a luminescence show (March 20th to the end of May) that lets you experience the mysteries of firefly squid and other deep-sea creatures up close, and there is also the "Mysterious Deep Sea" where you can actually interact with the creatures that live in Toyama Bay and are kept in the deep waters, making this a very popular spot with children.
Takaoka Great Buddha
The Takaoka Great Buddha, a bronze seated statue of Amida Nyorai located at Daibutsu-ji Temple in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture, was begun in 1907 and completed in 1933 after 26 years of construction. It is 16 meters tall and weighs 65 tons.
It is counted as one of the three greatest Buddha statues in Japan, along with the Great Buddhas of Nara and Kamakura, and is a popular spot visited by many tourists from outside the prefecture as well as local residents.
Amaharashi Coast Quasi-National Park
Amaharashi Coast is a scenic spot associated with the Manyo period. Manyo poet Otomo no Yakamochi loved the scenery of Amaharashi and composed many poems about it. The beautiful scenery has not changed since ancient times, and the view of the reefs from the beach and the majestic 3000m-class Tateyama mountain range across Toyama Bay is exceptional and breathtakingly beautiful.
Kurobe Dam
Kurobe Dam is located in Tateyama Town, Toyama Prefecture, a town surrounded by mountains over 3,000 meters high, on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route that crosses Chubu Sangaku National Park. Kurobe Dam was called the "Great Project of the Century" due to its sheer scale and the unimaginable difficulties involved in its construction.
A popular attraction at Kurobe Dam is the tourist water discharge. The sight of more than 10 tons of water per second gushing out from the highest point in Japan is an impressive sight.
"Tabirai" is managed by Pam, a group specializing in Japanese tours and travel.Tabirai is a Japan tour and travel booking site established in 2003. As of now, at least 13 million users visit the site annually and at least 400,000 bookings are made every year.
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