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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.
富山県は日本海側にある。
Toyama Prefecture is on the Sea of Japan side.
富山県は薬と白海老で有名だ。
Toyama Prefecture is famous for medicine and white shrimp.
夏休みに富山県の立山に登る予定だ。
I'm planning to climb Mt. Tateyama in Toyama Prefecture during summer vacation.
Pattern: place name + 県 marks a Japanese prefecture. The capital is 富山市.
FAMOUS FOR:
- 立山連峰: the Tateyama mountain range
- 黒部峡谷: the Kurobe Gorge and its trolley railway
- 白海老丼: Toyama Bay white shrimp rice bowls
- 置き薬: traditional door-to-door medicine sales
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 石川県: Ishikawa Prefecture — neighbor to the west
- 新潟県: Niigata Prefecture — neighbor to the east