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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.
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