Toyama Travel and Tourism Tips
[Selections] Toyama Local Sights
Tateyama Murododaira
Tateyama Murododaira is one of the world's heaviest snowfall areas, and in winter, a huge snow wall approaching 20m high appears, called Snow Otani. I...
Japan's highest drop of 350m! Shomyo Falls
The Shomyo River, which originates from the Tateyama mountain range, flows ...
Otani of Snow
Snow Otani is located in Murododaira, Tateyama, at an altitude of 2,450m. You can see it for two months from mid-April to mid-June.
National Treasure Zuiryu-ji Temple
Zuiryu-ji Temple is an early Edo period architecture that faithfully convey...
Ainokura Gassho-zukuri village, a World Heritage Site
Together with Shirakawa-go, it is registered as a World Heritage Site. The Ainokura Gassho-zukuri village is located on a terrace at an altitude of...
Takaoka Castle
The most distinctive feature of Takaoka Castle is the vast water moat and t...
Toyama Castle
The castle tower is a mock castle tower and has been turned into a museum. During the Edo period, it was used as the domain office of the Toyama do...
Kurobe Dam Observatory
Kurobe Dam is Japan's largest hydroelectric dam, located on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route in the Tateyama Mountain Range. From the Kurobe Dam Obser...