Toyama Station

  • Published on : 31/12/2015
  • by : Japan Experience
Toyama Station is on the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Tokyo

Toyama Station

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Toyama Station is a major station with JR trains on the Hokuriku shinkansen, JR Takayama Main Line, Ainokaze Toyama Railway and Toyama Light Rail.

 

Toyama city trams radiate out from Toyama Station. Route 1 (yellow) runs from Toyama Station to Minami-Toyama Station on the Toyama-Chiho Line. Route 2 (green) runs from Toyama University via Toyama Station to Minami-Toyama Station. Route 3 (red) is an inner city loop line.

Toyama Station is a major commercial and entertainment area in Toyama with a number of hotels located in the area sandwiched between the station and Toyama Castle.

Accommodation options include the Comfort Hotel Toyama, Daiwa Roynet Hotel Toyama, the Toyama Daiichi Hotel, the Toyama Excel Hotel Tokyu, the Hotel Route Inn Ekimae, the Hotel Prime Toyama and the Hotel Park Inn Toyama. See here for a full accommodation listing of hotels in Toyama.

Just south of Toyama Station is the city's entertainment and dining area and small red-light district. Recommended is the small, counter-style oden restaurant Oyaji (Tel: 076 431 4415), noted for its fine food, local sake and convivial atmosphere.

Fugan Canal Kansui Park is a short walk north of Toyama Station.

Toyama Excel Hotel Tokyu, Toyama Station

Toyama Excel Hotel Tokyu, Toyama Station

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