Toyama, Toyama

Toyama
Toyama ; 富山
	Core city
	富山市 · Toyama City
	Flag
	Location of Toyama in Toyama Prefecture
	Toyama Location in Japan
	Coordinates: 36°41′45.3″N 137°12′49.3″E / 36.695917°N 137.213694°ECoordinates: 36°41′45.3″N 137°12′49.3″E / 36.695917°N 137.213694°E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Hokuriku)
Prefecture	Toyama Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Masashi Mori (since January 2002)
Area
• Total	1,241.85 km2 (479.48 sq mi)
Population (May 31, 2011)
• Total	417,324
• Density	336.05/km2 (870.4/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Zelkova serrata
• Flower	Thistle
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
City hall address	Higashi-shinmachi 7-38, Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture (富山県富山市東新町７番38号); 930-8510
Website	City of Toyama

Toyama (富山市, Toyama-shi) is a city in the Chūbu region of Japan on the island of Honshu. It is the capital city of Toyama Prefecture.^[1]

It has been recognized as a core city since 1996.^[2]

History[change | change source]

In the pre-Meiji period, Toyama was a castle town and the capital of Etchū Province.^[1]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Toyama" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 991; "Chūbu" at p. 126.
↑ Jacobs, A.J. "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s," Urban Studies Research, Vol. 2011 (2011), p. 8 [PDF 8 of 14]; retrieved 2012-12-5.

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