# Michi-no-Eki Wave Park Namerikawa

> A seafront station in Namerikawa built around the Hotaruika Museum, which explains the firefly squid that Toyama Bay is known for. Come in spring for the live glowing display; the rest of the year it is a quieter stop for squid snacks and bay views.

- Prefecture: Toyama
- Type: Michi no eki
- Address: Namerikawa, Toyama, Japan
- Opening hours: Mon, Wed–Sun 09:00–17:00
- Closed: Tuesdays from June 1 to mid-March (the next day if Tuesday is a public holiday).
- Hours note: Museum 9:00-17:00 (last entry 16:30); restaurant 11:00-18:00 (last order 17:30). Both close on Tuesdays from June to mid-March. Check the operator’s calendar; parking access does not mean the shops are open.
- Parking and toilets: free, open 24 hours
- Official site: https://hotaruikamuseum.com/

Namerikawa is one of the main ports for firefly squid, the thumb-sized hotaruika that glow blue when they rise to the surface of Toyama Bay in spring. Wave Park Namerikawa sits on the shore beside the fishing port, and the Hotaruika Museum is the reason most people pull in. The live glowing display runs only from 20 March to 31 May. Visit outside that window and you get the exhibits, a lower admission fee and far fewer people.

Panorama Restaurant Kosai is on the museum’s second floor, with windows facing the bay and squid dishes on the menu. The souvenir market sells boiled and marinated firefly squid and other Toyama seafood to take home. The restaurant closes at 18:00, so this is a lunch or early dinner stop rather than an evening one.

From June to mid-March the museum and restaurant close on Tuesdays (the following day after a holiday), plus three days from the last Monday of January. Namerikawa Station is a short walk away if you are not driving. Check the operator’s calendar before a special trip.

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Source: Michi-no-Eki Wave Park Namerikawa — Japan Voyage