Remarkable Water Spots in Toyama Area

  • Anantan Reijo (Sacred place)
    Travel / Tourism
    Toyama Nakaniikawa-gun Kamiichimachi Kurokawa 84
    Ever since monk Hakushin of the Mino province trained here, this spot has been considered a holy land. Descending the stairs about 30 meters from the approach into the valley will bring you to a stone statue Yakushi Kannon-do temple. The spring bubbling up to the right of the Yakushi Kannon statue is considered holy, and is believed to cure ailments. The Ministry of the Environment designated it one of Top 100 Famous Water in Japan, and it is usually crowded with visitors.
  • Ishikura-machi EnmeiJizo
    Travel / Tourism
    Toyama Toyama-shi Ishikuramachi
    This Jizo-son statue is enshrined along the Itachi river in Ishikura-machi, Toyama City. The same area is famous as being the site of a spring pond filled with Itachi river area water, selected one of the 100 Exquisite and Well-Conserved Waters in Heisei Era. The supplied Mitaraisui, known as cooling water that soothes any ailment, and is known as a local water that prolongs life. People flock here to collect it.
  • Gyoda Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Toyama Namerikawa-shi Kamikoizumi Gyoda
    This park was originally called Gionden, because it was once part of Kyoto Gion-sha temple's gardens, it became Gyoden in the local accent. Famous for its spring cherry blossoms, early summer Japanese irises, and the Gyoden no Sawashimizu spring water (one of the Top 100 Heisei Famous Water), its most impressive sight is probably the iris blooming season from mid- to late-June.
  • Ana no Tani no Reisui
    Travel / Tourism
    Toyama Nakaniikawa-gun Kamiichimachi Kurokawa 84
  • Tateyamadamadononoyusui
    Travel / Tourism
    Toyama Pref. Nakanikawaguntateyamamachi Ashikuraji Murodo

Toyama Areas

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Toyama is one of the three prefectures that house the Japanese Alps, with its southern and eastern borders comprising one long stretch of mountains, out of which the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is forged. While traditional crafts fill the northern coastal cities of Toyama and Takaoka, thatched roof houses offer unrivalled views against a backdrop of fantastic scenery at Gokayama in the mountainous area in the south of the prefecture.

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