The Tateyama range and Kurobe Dam: walking Toyama’s natural drama and the Takaoka Daibutsu
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About Toyama
Toyama is in the Hokuriku region with Toyama City as its capital. Bounded by the Tateyama mountain range and Toyama Bay, it is known for fresh seafood.
Main walking areas in Toyama
Here are some of the prefecture’s most popular places to walk, where public smoking spots and facilities with smoking rooms tend to be available nearby.
- Toyama (Toyama Castle Park, Kansui Park)
- Takaoka (Takaoka Daibutsu, Yamachosuji historic street)
- Kurobe (Kurobe Gorge)
Toyama trivia
The Kurobe Dam is one of Japan’s largest arch dams and lies along the popular Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route.
Tips for finding smoking areas in Toyama
- Use designated smoking spots in areas with no-smoking-on-the-street ordinances
- Stations, large commercial complexes and tourist information centres are good starting points
- Heated-tobacco-only rooms are growing — switch the tobacco-type filter to match your device
- Use a portable ashtray or the ashtray in the smoking area — good etiquette helps keep these spots open for everyone
Find efficiently with Mottosuitai
Allow location access on the Mottosuitai map to see smoking areas within 2 km of you. To browse by region, visit /search/?prefecture=toyama for the Toyama list.