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The Gateway to Northeast Asia

The city of Toyama is centrally located in Japan: one can travel to Tokyo, Osaka or Nagoya in only a few hours via JR train. There are daily flights to Tokyo and Sapporo, as well as international flights to Seoul, Dalian, Shanghai and Taipei. Toyama is an important center of trade and exchange in the Northeast Asian region.

Convenient

You can get from JR Toyama Station directly to the Conference Center via the city’s convenient trams, or take a leisurely walk past the rows of cherry trees and Toyama Castle Park and arrive in only 15 minutes. A car ride from Toyama Airport also only takes 15 minutes, and on clear days the picturesque view of the Tateyama Mountain Range can be seen from many places in the city. Toyama city’s transportation is well developed, with buses available to surrounding areas.

Eat, See, and Experience

Toyama features a variety of food and restaurant options; from the seafood of Toyama Bay to the wild edible plants of the Tateyama Mountains, you can enjoy delicious local cuisine in every season. Tours allow you to explore Toyama’s unique culture, offering a chance to learn about Toyama’s traditional medicine industry, and sample the famous local trout sushi. Located in the center of the prefecture, Toyama city also offers great access to mountains of Tateyama, Kurobe Gorge, the World Heritage Villages of Gokayama, and the city of Himi.

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	Transportation	Time required
Tokyo	Shinkansen (Bullet train)	about 2 hours 8 minutes
	Highway (Kanetsu-Hokuriku)	about 4 hours 50 minutes
	Airplane	about 1 hour
Osaka	Express train	about 3 hours
	Highway (Meishin-Hokuriku)	about 4 hours 15 minutes
Nagoya	Express train	about 3 hours
	Highway (Tokai-Hokuriku)	about 3 hours
Sapporo	Airplane	about 1 hour 25 minutes
Taipei	Airplane (international)	about 2 hours 55 minutes
Dalian	Airplane (international)	about 2 hours 15 minutes
Shanghai	Airplane (international)	about 2 hours 20 minutes

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