Country Japan Prefecture Toyama Prefecture Local time Monday 5:32 AM | Region Chūbu (Hokuriku) Population 48,761 (1 Oct 2016) | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) City hall address 7-3 Sakae, Tonami-shi, Toyama-ken
939-1398 Weather 1°C, Wind S at 6 km/h, 78% Humidity Points of interest Shōgawamizukinen Park, Tonamiyumenotaira Ski Area, Tonami Tulip Park, Tonamishi Museum, Komaki Dam | ||
Yotaka festival tonami toyama japan
Tonami (砺波市, Tonami-shi) is a city in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1954.
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- Yotaka festival tonami toyama japan
- Map of Tonami Toyama Prefecture Japan
- Local culture and festivals
- Tulips
- Sister cities
- References
Map of Tonami, Toyama Prefecture, Japan
As of October 1, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 48,761 and a population density of 380 persons per km2. The total area is 126.96 km2.
On November 1, 2004, the town of Shōgawa (from Higashitonami District) was merged into Tonami.
Local culture and festivals
Sightseeing via hot air balloon is a popular activity in Tonami.
In 2006, the Yotaka festival was held on June 9 and 10th. Many parade floats purposely collide during the festival, drawing large crowds to witness the spectacle. The Yotaka festival event originally began in the neighboring town of Fukuno. It features competitions between groups carrying mikoshi portable shrines. "Yoiyasa" is a traditional saying shouted by many during the event. When it is night, lamps using paper shades are lit. This festival is a prayer for a good harvest of the fields.
Tulips
There is a tulip park in Tonami, as well as a nationally recognized tulip festival that is held every year. There are various tulip there, and there is it now old an event is. There is a windmill for water drawers transferred by the Netherlands in Tonami. In this windmill, "DE VRIENDSCHAP" (friendship) is written, and is a symbol of friendship.
The Tonami tulip festival has 450 different kinds of tulips, and one hundred thousand tulips in all.