富山県(とやまけん)

とやまけん
noun
Toyama Prefecture
geography
1. Toyama Prefecture
A prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast in the Hokuriku region. Bordered by the Tateyama mountain range and known for Toyama Bay seafood, pharmaceuticals, and the Kurobe Gorge.
富山県(とやまけん)は日本海(にほんかい)側(がわ)にある。
Toyama Prefecture is on the Sea of Japan side.
富山県(とやまけん)は薬(くすり)と白海老(しろえび)で有名(ゆうめい)だ。
Toyama Prefecture is famous for medicine and white shrimp.
夏休(なつやす)みに富山県(とやまけん)の立山(たてやま)に登(のぼ)る予定(よてい)だ。
I'm planning to climb Mt. Tateyama in Toyama Prefecture during summer vacation.

Pattern: place name + 県(けん) marks a Japanese prefecture. The capital is 富山市(とやまし).

Cultural note

  • 立山(たてやま)連峰(れんぽう): the Tateyama mountain range
  • 黒部峡谷(くろべきょうこく): the Kurobe Gorge and its trolley railway
  • 白海老(しろえび)丼(どん): Toyama Bay white shrimp rice bowls
  • 置(お)き薬(ぐすり): traditional door-to-door medicine sales

Similar words

  • 石川県(いしかわけん): Ishikawa Prefecture — neighbor to the west
  • 新潟県(にいがたけん): Niigata Prefecture — neighbor to the east
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