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Dish · Toyama
Masuzushi
Pressed sushi of cured trout on seasoned rice, in a round wooden box lined with bamboo leaves. It’s Toyama’s most famous dish, sold in specialty shops and as a train snack.
Toyama · Japan Capital
Toyama
In the destination Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route.
In the photo: Kansui Park lake and bridge, on the Fugan canal, in Toyama.
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The city
What to expect from Toyama.
Toyama is the capital of the prefecture of the same name, on the shore of Toyama Bay with the Northern Alps in the background. It is the western gateway to the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, with Murodo and the Shomyo Falls along the way, and it has the Glass Art Museum in a wooden building by Kengo Kuma. The city is known for white shrimp and trout sushi.
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What to see in Toyama
Plateau
Murodo
The highest point of the Alpine Route, at about 2,450 meters at the foot of Mount Tateyama, with the Mikurigaike crater lake, alpine trails and, in spring, the Yuki no Otani snow walls.
Waterfall
Shomyo Falls
The tallest waterfall in Japan, about 350 meters over four drops, in the valley below the Midagahara plateau near Tateyama Station; the access road closes in winter.
Museum
Toyama Glass Art Museum
Museum dedicated to contemporary glass, in a Kengo Kuma building clad in wood and glass in central Toyama, with temporary exhibitions and permanent glass galleries.
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