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Toyama prefecture

Toyama prefecture (富山県; Toyama-ken) is located in the Chubu region on Honshu island, Japan. The capital is city of Toyama.

Toyama is leading industrial prefecture on the Japan-sea coast , and has industrial advantage "cheap electricity". The Itai-itai disease occurred in Toyama around 1950.

History

Geography

Cities

• Himi
• Kurobe
• Namerikawa
• Oyabe
• Shinminato
• Takaoka
• Tonami
• Toyama (capital)
• Uozu

Districts

• Higashitonami
  • Fukuno
  • Inami
  • Inokuchi
  • Johana
  • Kamitaira
  • Shogawa
  • Taira
  • Toga
• Imizu
  • Daimon
  • Kosugi
  • Oshima
  • Shimo
• Kaminiikawa
  • Osawano
  • Oyama
• Nakaniikawa
  • Funahashi
  • Kamiichi
  • Tateyama
• Nei
  • Fuchu
  • Hosoiri
  • Yamada
  • Yatsuo
• Nishitonami
  • Fukumitsu
  • Fukuoka
• Shimoniikawa
  • Asahi
  • Nyuzen
  • Unazuki

Economy

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