I Go To Toyama Municipal Library and Glass Art Museum

It was also before the 2024-new-year disastrous earthquake when we visited the library and museum.

The building and exhibits are so nice and well-organized that you have to visit there when you travel in Hokuriku.

Kaiwomaru Park and Japan Sea Center

We went to Kaiwomaru Park in Toyama prefecture located near Toyama bay. 

The name of the ship is Kaiwomaru, it is also called "Lady of the Sea."

The ship began as a merchant training vessel.

It is said that she has raised 11,190 young sailors since February 14th, 1930.

She is now a museum ship.

I Take Breakfast While Viewing Tateyama Mountains

Views from the hotel restaurant we stayed in Toyama city were very nice. We could see beautiful Tateyama Mountains at a breakfast table.

Following movies are collections of running trams in Toyama. I did not ride on them but they seemed to be newer body and louder approaching announces than that of in Osaka.

I Go To The Great Buddha of Takaoka

 

The Great Buddha of Takaoka is the third largest in Japan, reaching a height of nearly 16 meters.

The current Buddha made of Takaoka bronze was completed in 1933.

The Buddha is situated next to the Daibutsu Temple in the middle of a residential area in Takaoka town center.

I once visited there by a tram from Kanazawa station more than forty years ago.

Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design

While traveling, it sometimes rains in June in Japan.

Visiting museums is one of the best choices in such occasions.

We went to Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design.

Taking pictures is allowed in most part of the museum.

You can see beautiful Northern Alps which stretches through Nagano, Toyama and Gifu prefectures from here, if it is a fine day.

I Go To Toyama Prefecture

I drove my car in the heavy rain yesterday and now I am staying in Toyama prefecture.

It was a sunny day today in contrast to the rainy day yesterday. 

I enyoyed viewing beautiful mountains, visiting museums and eating delicious food today.

I Go to Historic Villages of Gokayama

The Historic Villages of Shirakawago and Gokayama are one of Japan's UNESCO World Heritage Sites. 

The cultural property consists of three historic mountain villages, stretching across the border of Gifu and Toyama Prefectures. 

My wife and I stayed almost whole one day from the morning to the evening at Gokayama village. 

The Gokayama literally "Five Mountains" in Japanese, is located in Toyama Prefecture.