Toyama
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Travel SpotsDeclining Toyama Town Goes Viral with Vista of Red Tulips, Yellow Mustards, and Pink Cherry Blossoms
TOYAMA — In the small shrinking town of Asahi, Toyama Prefecture, one man has been planting vistas o...
October 11, 2023
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General NewsRed Snow Crab Season Begins in Japan’s Toyama Bay
TOYAMA — Red snow crab season has begun in Toyama Bay, with the first haul bringing in about 2,100 c...
September 3, 2023
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Japan In FocusToyama: Town in Japan Hopes New Wind Turbines Generate Tourism
NYUZEN, Toyama — Three massive offshore wind turbines, which were recently erected off the coast of ...
July 9, 2023
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Travel SpotsKurobe Dam Discharge Begins, Heralding Arrival of Summer
Visitors watch water discharge at Kurobe Dam in Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, on Monday, the first da...
June 27, 2023
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Travel SpotsJapan Boat Tour Reveals Glowing Mystery of Firefly Squid
TOYAMA — The “mystery of Toyama Bay” stems from its bluish-white glow. To find out what causes this ...
April 5, 2023
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General NewsUNESCO-listed Festival Divided Over Letting Girls Ride Floats
TAKAOKA, Toyama — Opinion is divided over whether to allow girls to ride on floats during the Takaok...
March 6, 2023
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Japan In FocusChildren Make Rice Cakes in Toyama
TOYAMA — Children at an elementary school in Toyama City took part in a mochi-making event on Dec. 1...
February 14, 2023
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Travel SpotsTraditional dance in Toyama prays for bountiful harvest
A traditional three day festival where people dance to pray for a plentiful harvest began in the cit...
September 2, 2022
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Japan In FocusToyama high school students perform Owara dance in farewell show
TOYAMA — Six third-year students of the performing arts club at Toyama Prefectural Yatsuo High Schoo...
July 23, 2022
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Japan In FocusLocal Toyama railway celebrates girl, age 6, as its 100-millionth passenger
TOYAMA — Ainokaze Toyama Railway celebrated its 100-millionth passenger since its opening in March 2...
May 31, 2022
Top Articles in Toyama
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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