Toyama富山県

Toyama-ken, とやまけん. The name ends in 県 (ken), prefecture.

Toyama faces Toyama Bay with the Tateyama range behind it. It is part of the Hokuriku area.

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Facts

Japanese name

富山県

Reading

Toyama-ken / とやまけん

Region

Chūbu 中部

Capital

Toyama 富山市

Population

1,034,814 (2020 census)

Area

4,248 km²

Density

244 people per km²

Municipalities

15: 10 cities, 4 towns, and 1 village

Designated cities

None

Districts (郡)

2

Codes

JIS 16, ISO 3166-2 JP-16

Website

www.pref.toyama.jp

Tree

Tateyama cedar タテヤマスギ

Flower

tulip チューリップ

Bird

rock ptarmigan ライチョウ

The tree, flower, and bird are the prefectural symbols, chosen by ordinance. Every prefecture has all three.

The most populous municipalities

2020 census. Share is the municipality's part of the prefecture's population. The other 5 are listed below.

How an address here begins

The prefecture name is written first, then the municipality name. The guide explains the rest of the address, and the map finds any address you paste into it.

Neighbouring prefectures

• Niigata新潟県
• Ishikawa石川県
• Nagano長野県
• Gifu岐阜県

Questions about Toyama

Is Toyama a city or a prefecture?

Toyama (富山県) is a prefecture, one of Japan's 47. Toyama City (富山市) is a municipality inside it and its capital. On its own, the name usually means the city. With 県 on the end it means the prefecture.

What is the capital of Toyama?

Toyama City (富山市). The prefectural office is there. It is also the largest municipality in the prefecture.

What does 県 mean in 富山県?

県 (ken) means prefecture. It is the ordinary word for prefecture, used by 43 of the 47. The other four are Tokyo (都), Hokkaidō (道), Osaka, and Kyoto (府), which are the same kind of government with a different word at the end of the name.

How many municipalities are in Toyama?

15: 10 cities, 4 towns, and 1 village. Each is a local government with its own mayor and assembly. The towns and villages are grouped into two districts (郡), names used in addresses, not governments.

What is the population of Toyama?

1,034,814 at the 2020 census, on 4,248 km², which is 244 people per km². Toyama is the 37th most populous of the 47 prefectures and the 33rd largest by area.

Which prefectures border Toyama?

Four prefectures: Niigata (新潟県), Ishikawa (石川県), Nagano (長野県), and Gifu (岐阜県). Borders across water are not counted.

What region is Toyama in?

Chūbu (中部). A region is a customary grouping of prefectures, not a government, so Toyama elects a governor and an assembly but the region elects nothing.

How is Toyama written in Japanese?

富山県, read Toyama-ken and written とやまけん in hiragana. The last character, 県, is the word for prefecture, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Toyama begin?

With the prefecture name, then the municipality name: 富山県富山市… (Toyama-ken, Toyama-shi, …). After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.

What is the largest city in Toyama?

Toyama City (富山市), with 413,938 people at the 2020 census. It is also the capital. The three most populous municipalities are Toyama City (富山市, 413,938), Takaoka City (高岡市, 166,393), and Imizu City (射水市, 90,742).

What are the symbols of Toyama?

The prefectural tree is the Tateyama cedar (タテヤマスギ), the flower the tulip (チューリップ), and the bird the rock ptarmigan (ライチョウ). Toyama chose them by ordinance, as every prefecture has.