Travel Destinations in Toyama

Gokayama

UNESCO Thatched-Roof Mountain Village

Secluded UNESCO World Heritage village with traditional gassho-zukuri thatched-roof farmhouses, a...

Toyama Glass Art Museum

A museum designed by architect Kengo Kuma, featuring intricate timber lattice interiors and accla...

Kurobe Gorge

Japan's Deepest V-Shaped Gorge

Japan's deepest V-shaped gorge traversed by a scenic trolley train through sweeping mountain scen...

Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route

A spectacular mountain transit route through the Northern Japan Alps with towering snow walls and...

Zuiryuji Temple

National Treasure Zen Temple in Takaoka

A Soto Zen temple in Takaoka built for the Maeda clan, whose main gate, Buddha hall, and Dharma h...

Takaoka Daibutsu

Large Bronze Buddha in Central Takaoka

A roughly 16-metre bronze seated Amida Buddha in central Takaoka, often counted among Japan's thr...

Amaharashi Coast

Coastline with Views of the Tateyama Range Across the Bay

A stretch of coast in Takaoka known for views of the snow-capped Tateyama mountains rising across...

Fugan Unga Kansui Park

Canal Park with a Waterside Starbucks

A canal park north of Toyama Station built around the Fugan Canal, with walking paths, a footbrid...

Toyama Castle

Reconstructed Castle with a Local History Museum

A reconstructed castle keep in central Toyama that houses the Toyama Municipal Folk Museum on the...

Iwase

Preserved Edo-Period Merchant and Sake District

A preserved port district near Toyama's harbour where Edo- and Meiji-era merchant houses and a wo...

Kurobe Dam

Japan's tallest arch dam at 186 meters, set within a dramatic alpine gorge along the famed Tateya...

Unazuki Onsen

Hot Spring Town and Gateway to the Kurobe Gorge

A hot spring resort town in Kurobe that serves as the starting point for the Kurobe Gorge Railway.

Shomyo Falls

Japan's Tallest Waterfall at 350 Metres

A four-tiered waterfall in the Tateyama mountains with a total drop of 350 metres, the tallest in...