富山県

北陸３県の一つで日本海側に位置する富山県の東部には立山がある。

長野県を結ぶ世界有数の山岳観光ルート「立山黒部アルペンルート」は富山県立山駅と長野県扇沢（おうぎざわ）駅をバスやケーブルカー、ロープウェイを乗り継ぎ、いくつもの観光名所を巡り大自然を満喫できる。特に最高地点の標高２４５０mの室堂は、みくりが池や、４月中旬から６月中旬の２か月間、高さ２０m程の巨大な雪の壁の合間を観光バスが通り抜ける「雪の大谷」や、高さ１８６mから噴き出される黒部ダムは人気の観光スポット。

富山県南西部には岐阜県白川郷とともに世界遺産に登録されている五箇山合掌造り集落があり、４００年以上の歴史をもつ和紙作り見学や体験ができる。

富山市では毎年、９月１日〜３日の３日間、３００年余り踊り継がれてきた富山県を代表する祭り、”おわら風の盆”がある。

グルメでは、富山湾で獲れた、白えび、ほたるイカ、ます寿司がある。

Toyama Prefecture

Tateyama is located in the eastern part of Toyama prefecture, which is located on the sea of Japan side in one of the three prefectures in Hokuriku.

The Tateyama kurobe Alpine Route, one of the world's leading mountain sightseeing routes connecting Nagano prefecture, connects Toyama prefecture Tateyama station and Ogizawa station in Nagano prefecture by bus, cablecar and ropeway and visit a number of tourist attractions and enjoy nature.

Murodo at the highest point at altitude of 2450m Mikurigaike and for two months from April to June the snowy Otani where buses pass between huge snow walls about 20 meters high and Kurobe dam which spews out from 186 meters high are popular sightseeing spots.

In the southwestern part of Toyama prefecture there is a Gokayama Gassho -Zukuri village which is registered as a World Heritage site along with Shirakawago Gifu prefecture and you can visit and experience making Japanese paper with a history of more than 400 years.

In Toyama city there is "Owara kaze no bon" a representative festival in Toyama prefecture that has been dancing for more than 300 years for three day from september 1 to 3 every year.

In the gourmet there are white shrimp, squid, and masu sushi cavght in Toyama Bay.