For more information, visit the Toyama Prefectural Art Museum's website. Handcraft sake cups at one of Japan's best wood-carving towns. Nanto City's Iba is one of Japan's most famous woodcarving ...

The city was also inspired by the “Zero-yen Akiya Bank” program introduced by the Kamiichi town office also in Toyama Prefecture to trade vacant homes for free. However, the Uozu officials ...

Toyama, nestled on the country’s north ... to help the area recover from the disaster. Osaka, the largest city in western Japan, placed 38th on this year's list. The Times commended the city ...

The compact city policy of Toyama City, Japan, aims to encourage density in both the city center and suburban hubs linked by public transport systems. The policy framework relates to the place-based ...

Baikamo, a type of aquatic plant grown in Japan, which grows in a cold and clear stream, is in full bloom in a park in Namerikawa City, Toyama Prefecture. The underwater grasses produce plum-like ...