Toyama

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Toyama (富山) is the capital of Toyama prefecture, Japan.

1 Get in
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3 See
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5 Buy
6 Eat
7 Drink
8 Sleep
9 Get out
10 External links

Get in

By train

From Tokyo Station, Toyama can be reached by taking the Joetsu Shinkansen (Tanigawa, Max Tanigawa, Toki or Max Toki) to Echigo-Yuzawa (越後湯沢) and then transferring to the Hakutaka (はくたか) limited express train for the run to Toyama. This ride lasts about 3 1/2 hours with a good connection in Echigo-Yuzawa, and it costs ¥11900 each way. Japan Rail Pass holders only have to pay ¥1450 each way.

Frequent Thunderbird (サンダーバード) limited express trains run to Toyama from Osaka and Kyoto in Kansai. The one-way ride from Osaka lasts around 3 hours on the fastest service and costs ¥8690 (No charge for Japan Rail Pass holders).

Toyama is also a morning stop on the Twilight Express (トワイライトエクスプレス) and Nihonkai (日本海) #4 overnight trains from Sapporo.

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By plane

Toyama has its own airport, from which buses run to the city center (25 min, ¥400).

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By bus

Seibu runs three daily buses (one of which is overnight) to Toyama from Ikebukuro and the Sunshine City Prince Hotel. It costs ¥7340 one-way (¥13210 round-trip) and takes seven hours to make the journey.

Several companies have bus runs from Osaka and Kyoto to Toyama. West JR Bus has a morning run (5 1/2 hours) and an overnight run (8 hours) from JR Osaka station, while Hankyu has an evening run (5 hours) and an overnight run (7 3/4 hours) from Umeda. The one-way cost for these lines is roughly ¥5200 from Osaka and ¥4800 from Kyoto.

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By boat

There are regular services roughly once per week to Vladivostok, Russia. Contact EURAS to arrange your tickets. Fares start from ¥25,200 ($235) one-way.

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