Toyama Prefecture sits on the Sea of Japan coast of central Honshu, framed by the dramatic Tateyama mountain range and the deep waters of Toyama Bay. Home to the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, one of the world's great high-mountain crossings, and the UNESCO-listed gassho-zukuri thatched-roof villages of Gokayama, Toyama pairs alpine scenery with a coastline famous for firefly squid and glass shrimp, plus a proud tradition of glassmaking and sake brewing in its historic port town of Toyama City.
Historical sites
Places where Toyama's past comes alive.
Zuiryuji Temple
Admission: Adult: ¥500 ($3.10) | Child: Discounted student rate
Gokayama Ainokura Gassho-zukuri Village
Admission: Adult: ¥1,000 ($6.30) per-vehicle preservation cooperation fee; free on foot | Child: Free
Gokayama Suganuma Gassho-zukuri Village
Admission: Adult: Village free; Gokayama Folklore Museum ¥300 ($1.90) | Child: Reduced museum rate
Takaoka Kojo Park (Takaoka Castle Ruins)
Admission: Adult: Free | Child: Free
Toyama Castle Ruins
Admission: Adult: Park free; keep interior ¥210 ($1.30), ¥400 ($2.50) during special exhibitions | Child: Free (high school age and under)
Takaoka Daibutsu (Great Buddha of Takaoka)
Admission: Adult: Free (donations welcome) | Child: Free
Iwase Historic Sake-Brewing District
Admission: Adult: Free to walk; sake tastings priced individually | Child: Free
Johana Betsuin Zentokuji Temple
Admission: Adult: Free to enter grounds; hall entry by small donation | Child: Free
Museums
Curated collections that tell Toyama's story.
Toyama Municipal Folk Museum
Hours: 9:00–17:00 daily (last entry 16:30); closed December 28–January 4
Admission: Adult: ¥210 ($1.30); ¥400 ($2.50) during special exhibitions | Child: Free (high school age and under)
Takaoka Municipal Museum
Hours: 9:00–17:00; closed Mondays
Admission: Adult: Free | Child: Free
Yatsuo Kyodokan (Owara Kaze no Bon Museum)
Hours: 9:00–16:30; closed irregular days, check ahead during festival season
Admission: Adult: ¥210 ($1.30) | Child: Discounted student rate
Gokayama Washi no Sato
Hours: 9:00–16:30 (until 16:00 December–March); closed December 29–January 1
Admission: Adult: ¥300 ($1.90) exhibition hall; papermaking experience approx ¥700 ($4.40) per sheet | Child: Discounted rate
Tateyama Caldera Sabo Museum
Hours: 9:30–17:00 (last entry 16:30); extended hours during Golden Week, summer, and autumn three-day weekends; closed Mondays
Admission: Adult: ¥400 ($2.50); university students ¥320 ($2.00) | Child: Free (high school age and under)