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Tateyama Alpine Route opens mid-April between snow walls 12–16 m high. Below it is Shōmyō Falls, Japan's tallest waterfall. Cherry blossom along the Matsukawa river by late April; first sushi of the season.
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Things to do in Toyama富山

Toyama sits between the Northern Alps and Toyama Bay, so its sights run from the Tateyama Alpine Route and its snow wall to the fishing ports and small towns on the bay. Filter by sight, town, activity or season; each card gives the price and time needed.

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SightMurodō · Top pickSnow wallA 500 m walk between snow walls up to 12 m high, 9:30–15:00; free with an Alpine Route ticketRead the guide → Free with route ticket · 30–45 min TownNanto · Top pickGokayamaTwo UNESCO gassho villages, Ainokura and Suganuma, quieter than Shirakawa-go; free to enterRead the guide → Free · Half day TownTakaoka · Top pickTakaokaGreat Buddha, National Treasure Zuiryū-ji, the copperware quarter and the Doraemon trailRead the guide → Half day TownToyama City · Top pickToyama CityGlass Art Museum, Castle Park, Kansui Park and the tram loop; most visitors need one full dayRead the guide → 1 day ActivityNamerikawa · Top pickFirefly squidDawn boat to see glowing firefly squid in spring, ¥8,000; Hotaruika Museum ¥820Read the guide → ¥8,000 · 1.5 h ActivityTateyama · Top pickTateyama Alpine Route37.2 km crossing of the Northern Alps by six kinds of transport; ¥10,940 one way, Apr–NovRead the guide → ¥10,940 · 1 day SightToyama CityGlass Art MuseumKengo Kuma building with Chihuly installations; collection ¥200, open to 18:00 (20:00 Fri and Sat)Read the guide → ¥200 · 1–1.5 h SightToyama CityKansui ParkCanal park 9 min from the station: Tenmon Bridge, Starbucks, lights to 28 Feb, boat to Iwase ¥2,500Read the guide → Free · 1–2 h SightTateyamaKurobe DamJapan's tallest dam, 186 m; discharge late June–15 Oct; Ōgizawa ¥1,800 or Tateyama ¥9,140Read the guide → From ¥1,800 · 1–2 h SightMurodōMurodōPlateau at 2,450 m: a 1 h pond loop, a high-altitude onsen and the Mt Oyama climb (4 h return)Read the guide → 3+ h SightTateyamaShōmyō FallsJapan's tallest waterfall, 350 m in four tiers; bus from Tateyama Station, then a 30 min walkRead the guide → Free SightTonamiTonamiJapan's biggest tulip festival, 3 million blooms; 2026 adult entry ¥2,000 (22 Apr–5 May)Read the guide → ¥2,000 · 2–3 h SightTakaokaZuiryū-jiNational Treasure Zen temple, ¥500, 9:00–16:30; 10 min from Takaoka Station, 20 min from ToyamaRead the guide → ¥500 · 1 h TownAsahi & NyuzenAsahi & NyuzenSpring cherry, tulips and rapeseed with snow-capped Alps behind; Sugisawa cedar swamp nearbyRead the guide → Spring TownHimiHimi & AmaharashiAmaharashi coast with the Tateyama range across the sea, winter kan-buri yellowtail, a port marketRead the guide → 1 day TownNantoInamiWood-carving town: Zuisen-ji (¥500), open studios on Yōkamachi-dōri and ¥13,000 workshopsRead the guide → 7 min TownToyama CityIwaseKitamae-bune merchant street and the Saseki sake bar (¥200–500 a glass); 21 min from Toyama StationRead the guide → Half day TownImizuShinminatoRed snow crab auction (¥100, 12:30, Sep–May), Uchikawa canal boat ¥2,200 and the Kaiō MaruRead the guide → 8 min TownKurobeUnazuki OnsenRyokan town at the start of the Kurobe Gorge Railway; day baths ¥1,000–¥2,500, Yamabiko trailRead the guide → Half day TownUozuUozuSpring mirage, Buried Forest Museum (¥640) and Japan's oldest aquarium (¥1,000); 25 min from ToyamaRead the guide → 7 min
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Eat, stay and get there

Food, hotels and access for Toyama.

What to eatWhat to eat in Toyama and where, from ¥1,000: shiroebi, winter buri, red snow crab…Read the guide → 26 min Sushi in ToyamaBest sushi in Toyama: the Toyama Bay set from ¥2,700, belt sushi from ¥150 a plate and…Read the guide → 23 min RestaurantsWhere to eat in Toyama Prefecture: Michelin-starred tables in Iwase, SOTO, Dai, L’évo…Read the guide → 11 min Hotels & ryokanWhere to stay in Toyama: station hotels, Takaoka, Himi ryokan by the sea and Unazuki…Read the guide → 16 min Alpine Route ticketsTateyama to Ōgizawa ¥10,940 one way, Murodō return ¥7,380 (2026 fares). How the WEB…Read the guide → 11 min Getting thereTokyo to Toyama in 2h 4m by Hokuriku Shinkansen: fares, the Alpine Route start, city…Read the guide → 10 min Seasonal eventsToyama's festivals month by month: Owara Kaze no Bon, the Tonami Tulip Fair, Takaoka's…Read the guide → 10 min
Where to stay

Where to stay in Toyama

Three bases for the sights above.

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Hotel Vischio Toyama by GRANVIA

ホテルヴィスキオ富山 · Upper floors of the JR Toyama Station building

Opened in 2022 on the upper floors of the JR Toyama Station building, run by JR West Hotels.

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Hotel Grand Terrace Toyama

ホテルグランテラス富山 · Sakurabashi-dōri

BBH group city hotel 5 min on foot from Toyama Station, on the Sakurabashi-dōri tram line.

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Umiakari

氷見温泉郷 うみあかり · Unami, Himi coast

Hot-spring ryokan on the Himi coast whose open-air baths look across Toyama Bay to the Tateyama range.

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