Congress Report
Photo: Nara City Sightseeing Information Center, Kofuku-ji Temple
Photo taken by Tatehiko Yano
Toyama Prefecture

Head of Prefectural Government

Mr. Hachiro Nitta, Governor

Assumed the governorship in November 2020 (first term)

Location

Emblem



Area

4,247.54 km2 (2023)

33rd largest of 47 prefectures

Population

1,016,323 (as of October 2022)
Men: 494,375 Women: 521,948
37th most populated of 47 prefectures

 

GDP

Real: 4.6821 trillion JPY (2020)

Capital

Toyama City

Geographic features

Located roughly in the center of the Japanese archipelago. Faces the Sea of Japan to the north, and is surrounded by the Tateyama Mountain Range of Japan’s Northern Alps, famous for the giant walls of snow at “Yuki no Otani” and the Kurobe Gorge. The prefecture is evenly distributed in a 50 km radius around Toyama City.

Main industries

Chemical engineering, nonferrous metals manufacturing, metal products manufacturing, industrial machines and equipment manufacturing, etc.

Symbols

Prefectural tree: Tateyama cedar
Prefectural flower: Tulip
Prefectural bird: Ptarmigan

Number of visitors

34,194,000 (2022)

Administrative divisions

Toyama Prefecture – 10 cities, 4 towns, 1 village

 

Official website

http://www.pref.toyama.jp/


Sources:Official website of Toyama Prefecture; “Annual Population Estimates”, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications; Official website of Geographical Survey Institute; “2020 Toyama Prefecturel Economic Accounts,” Toyama Prefecture Office

(As of March, 2024)