Toyama

Summary

Toyama is a core city of Japan^[1]. Toyama draws 1,686 Wikipedia views per month (core_city_of_japan category, ranking #9 of 47).^[2]

Key Facts

• Toyama is located in Toyama Prefecture^[3].
• Toyama is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Toyama is on the body of water Toyama Bay^[5].
• Toyama is on the body of water Jinzū River^[6].
• Toyama is on the body of water Jōganji River^[7].
• Toyama is on the body of water Ida River^[8].
• Toyama's head of government is recorded as Masashi Mori^[9].
• Toyama is on the continent of Eurasia^[10].
• Toyama's instance of is recorded as core city of Japan^[11].
• Toyama's instance of is recorded as prefectural capital of Japan^[12].
• Toyama's instance of is recorded as big city^[13].
• Toyama's instance of is recorded as city^[14].
• Toyama's instance of is recorded as city for international conferences and tourism^[15].
• Toyama's instance of is recorded as second-level administrative division^[16].
• Toyama's shares border with is recorded as Imizu^[17].
• Toyama's shares border with is recorded as Namerikawa^[18].
• Toyama's shares border with is recorded as Tonami^[19].
• Toyama's shares border with is recorded as Nanto^[20].
• Toyama's shares border with is recorded as Kamiichi^[21].
• Toyama's shares border with is recorded as Tateyama^[22].
• Toyama's shares border with is recorded as Funahashi^[23].
• Toyama's shares border with is recorded as Hida^[24].
• Toyama's shares border with is recorded as Takayama^[25].
• Toyama's shares border with is recorded as Ōmachi-shi^[26].
• Toyama's twinned administrative body is recorded as Qinhuangdao^[27].

Body

Geography

Toyama is in the country of Japan^[4]. Toyama is located in Toyama Prefecture^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Toyama Bay^[5], a bay^[28], in Japan^[29]; Jinzū River^[6], a river^[30], in Japan^[31]; Jōganji River^[7], a river^[32], in Japan^[33]; and Ida River^[8], a river^[34], in Japan^[35]. Toyama is on the continent of Eurasia^[10]. Toyama is part of Toyama metropolitan area^[36].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+417324'}^[37], {'amount': '+413028'}^[38], {'amount': '+418686'}^[39], {'amount': '+421953'}^[40], {'amount': '+350000'}^[41], and {'amount': '+276200'}^[42].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include core city of Japan^[11], prefectural capital of Japan^[12], big city^[13], city^[14], city for international conferences and tourism^[15], and second-level administrative division^[16].

History and Context

Recorded inception include April 1, 1889^[43] and April 1, 2005^[44].

Why It Matters

Toyama draws 1,686 Wikipedia views per month (core_city_of_japan category, ranking #9 of 47).^[2] Toyama has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] Toyama is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]