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Toyama Prefecture

An Oft-Forgotten Part of Hokuriku

Donny Kimball
19 min readSep 23, 2022

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The many meters-high mountains of Japan’s Toyama Prefecture are covered by snow early in winter.
This story was originally published on donnykimball.com and has been syndicated here on Medium.

Today, I am going to take you to Toyama Prefecture. Sandwiched between the Sea of Japan and the mountainous core of the country, Toyama is a treasure trove of both natural and cultural wonders. Alas, many overseas visitors to Japan are still completely unaware of the prefecture’s many attractions. Though…

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Donny Kimball

I'm a travel writer and freelance digital marketer who blogs about the sides of Japan that you can't find in the mainstream media. https://donnykimball.com/