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Hotel Kureha Plaza Toyama

6-7 Ichibanmachi Toyama, Toyama, Chubu, 930-0061, Japan

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Be a Tram Mania!

A travel blog entry by toyamakk

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... connected to form a south-north rail system in the near future probably along with the extension of Hokuriku Shinkansen (Bullet train). The LRT system will go under an overpass of the new Shinkansen line. It sure will be exciting to see if you are lucky enough to catch both Shinkansen and LRT coming across!

The pictures here are some of the stops of LRT and stations of a local line. Those old-looking stations are unstaffed train stations which are by all means still in ...

Kurobe Gorge Train

A travel blog entry by hitorigoto

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... called "torokko" (トロッコ / truck).
The torokko runs between the mountains that have lots of hidden scenery.
This line is especially popular during the Autumn,
because the colors of the Autumn leaves make a great ...

Toyama / Takaoka

A travel blog entry by herlindandjuraj

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Arrived late afternoon, just in time to catch the tourist office. Went for a little evening walk through the city and along the river bank, went back to car and drove around to see where we can park for the night. Found some big car park that (we assume) belonged to the flats around. There where so many car parks free that we thought we can just take one!
Must admit sleeping in the car is not the most comfortable, however cheap. Dinner consisted out ...

Glass studio in the summer

A travel blog entry by toyamakk

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The glass studio was redecorated for the summer!

The glassworks displayed were all summer-like. Most of the glasses are for cold drinks such as cold tea.

I personally like spiral patterned glass! As those glasses are made by famous designers, they are not always affordable.... Some pieces are very expensive! I should be very careful not to break those pieces..!

Glassworks they sell are great for special occasions such as wedding gifts!
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Fumigiku Sake Brewery

A travel blog entry by toyamakk

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My colleagues and I visited Fumigiku Sake Brewery company. As soon as we enter the store, we all noticed the sake fragrance.

On that day, we were not able to see how sake is brewed, but the staff there told us that we are able to see it if we could make a reservation in advance. They even provide sampling of sake for visitors. Visitors can also purchase sake for souvenirs.

The staff of ...