- Toyama, Toyama
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Name= Toyama
JapaneseName= 富山市
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Prefecture=Toyama Prefecture
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Area_km2= 1241.85
PopDate=2005
Population= 420,804
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LongtitudeDegrees= 137
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CityHallLink= [http://www.city.toyama.toyama.jp/ City of Toyama] nihongo|Toyama|富山市|Toyama-shi is the capital city ofToyama Prefecture ,Japan . It is located on the coast of theSea of Japan on the island ofHonshū , about 200 km north of the city ofNagoya and 300 km northwest ofTokyo .Historically, Toyama was the capital of
Etchu Province . The modern city was incorporated onApril 1 ,1889 .The city was nearly destroyed on the night of
1 August 1945 -2 August , when 173B-29 bombers of the American 73rd Bomber Wing dropped incendiary bombs on the city. 1.87 square miles, or about 99.5 percent, of the urban center was destroyed. The city was then a center of aluminum ball-bearing and special steel production. [http://home.att.net/~sallyann6/b29/56years-4508a.html] [http://www.echigonagaoka.com/bomb/n15.html] The city then had a population of around 150,000.As of
2005 , the city has an estimatedpopulation of 420,804 and a density of 338.85 persons per km². The total area is 1,241.85 km².Toyama is served by
Toyama Airport andToyama Station ofWest Japan Railway Company .Mergers
On April 1,
2005 , the towns of Osawano and Oyama from Kaminiikawa District and the towns and villages of Fuchu, Hosoiri, Yamada and Yatsuo (all from Nei District) merged into the city of Toyama. Kaminiikawa District and Nei District were both dissolved as a result of this merger.Points of interest
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Botanic Gardens of Toyama
*Toyama Castle
*Museum of Modern Art, Toyama ister Cities
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* [http://www.pref.toyama.jp/master/02guide/welcome/welcome_e.htm/ Toyama Prefecture website]
* [http://www7.city.toyama.toyama.jp/english/index.html Toyama City website]
* [http://sightseeing.in-japan.jp/2007/05/toyama_castle_toyama.html Toyama Castle]
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