Toyama

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Toyama (富山) [1] is the capital of Toyama prefecture, Japan.

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

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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 have to pay ¥1450 each way (The Hakutaka travels on the Hokuetsu Railway between Echigo-Yuzawa and Naoetsu, therefore that portion of the journey is technically not covered under the rail pass).

The journey from Tokyo will be reduced dramatically with the extension of the Hokuriku (Nagano) Shinkansen to Toyama in 2012.

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) overnight train from Sapporo, and Nihonkai (日本海) overnight trains from Aomori.

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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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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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Tateyama (Mount Tate) is popular with some tourists, while others find it disappointing when compared to other mountains around the world.

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