富山市民俗民芸村Toyama Folkcraft Village set in the forested hills of Mount Kureha above Toyama City is certainly worth a peek if you are in the area or visiting Toyama on a day trip from Takayama.Easy to get to on the free tourist shuttle or city... ...full story at Japan Visitor
from Japan Visitor on Thu, Mar 12 2009
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Owara Kaze no Bon Festival in Yatsuo, Toyama »
YouTube video The annual matsuri in Yatsuo town, Toyama prefecture in Japan. It features the famed Owara dance, with groups dancing all over the city in the street and different venues, like the buddhist temple in this case. The video was taken on sept 02, 2007. |
| 02 Nov 07 |
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Light rail finds home in Toyama »
Japan Times  TOYAMA (Kyodo) The mayor of Toyama sparked some major urban development in his rapidly graying city when he launched last year what is considered Japan's first full-scale light rail transit system. Read more . . . |
| 18 Sep 08 |
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Toyama "Compact City" With Citizen Involvement » TreeHugger When Toyama City in western Japan was considering different alternatives for its development, it hit upon a good source of ideas: its citizens. Holding meetings and discussions with the people in the pop. 400,000 town helped City Hall decide that a Light... |
| 11 Dec 09 |
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Sunflowers dot Toyama farm » Japan Times TOYAMA (Kyodo) Sunflowers began to bloom late last month in a 1,000-sq.-meter area of farmland in rural Toyama Prefecture amid relatively mild temperatures of around 10 degrees, stunning local residents with the out-of-season spectacle. "It's strange... |
| 09 Dec 08 |
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Crime › Dump truck smashes into cars and family restaurant in Toyama; one dead » Japan Today A dump truck hit three cars waiting at the traffic lights of an intersection on Route 8 in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture, and then smashed… |
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Steady Webb gives Toyama big boost » Japan Times The Toyama Grouses' 6-12 record is deceiving. Opposing teams can't — and won't — take anything for granted when they suit up to play the third-year franchise. Read the full story |
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