Nature Spots in Takaoka Area
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- Amaharashi Coast
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- Toyama Pref. Takaokashi Ota
- At the Amaharashi Coast Quasi-National Park, visitors standing on the beach can enjoy spectacular views of the rocky islets offshore and of the majestic Tateyama Mountains in the distance that seem to float above Toyama Bay; every season brings its own unique scenery. The stretch of coastline that extends from the Amaharashi Coast to Matsudae-no-Nagahama in Himi City has been ranked as one of Japan’s “Top 100 White Sand and Green Pines Beaches” and as one of “Japan’s 100 Best Beaches.” Otomo no Yakamochi, the poet and compiler of the Man’yoshu poetry anthology, was deeply impressed by the scenery of the Amaharashi Coast; his many poems in praise of the area were a major factor in its becoming so famous.
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- Yoshitsune Iwa
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- Toyama Takaoka-shi Ota
- "The samurai Minamoto no Yoshitsune sheltered in this rock formation when it rained while he was escaping to the safety of Mutsu Province after the Kamakura shogunate government ordered his capture. This in turn is the derivation of the area's name of Amaharashi, which literally means ""break in the rain."" The Amaharashi Coast along which the rock lies was described in Matsuo Basho's famous ""Narrow Road to the Interior"" and has been designated a Place of Scenic Beauty in the modern day. According to legend, the warrior monk Benkei also lifted the boulder in a feat of strength, and some theorize that it was once the burial chamber for an ancient tomb."
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- Amahara Kaigan Matsuda E no Nagahama
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- Toyama Takaoka-shi Ota Ota Shibuya
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- Mt.Futagami
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- Toyama
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- Mt.Mukai
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- Toyama Takaoka-shi Fukuokamachi Kono
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- Mt.Okuyama
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- Toyama Takaoka-shi Fukuokamachi Saimyoji
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- Mt.Hirajiri
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- Toyama Takaoka-shi Fukuokamachi Kamimukuta
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- Mt.Motodori
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- Toyama Takaoka-shi Fukuokamachi Torikura
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- Mt.Jogahira
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- Toyama Takaoka-shi Fukuokamachi Banba
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- Mt.Kiyomizu
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- Toyama Takaoka-shi Fukuokamachi
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- Mt.Kanayama
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- Toyama Takaoka-shi Ishitsutsumi
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- Mt.Sanzenbo
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- Toyama Takaoka-shi
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- Mt.Sanpomine
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- Toyama Takaoka-shi Zukawa
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- Sho Riv.
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- Toyama Takaoka-shi Toidetokui
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- Mt.Shiroyama
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- Toyama Takaoka-shi Moriyama
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- Mt.Taishigatake
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- Toyama Takaoka-shi Ota
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- Mt.Hachibuse
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- Toyama Takaoka-shi Jokoji
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- Oyabe Riv.
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- Toyama Takaoka-shi Fushiki 2-chome
Toyama Areas
Toyama is one of the three prefectures that house the Japanese Alps, with its southern and eastern borders comprising one long stretch of mountains, out of which the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is forged. While traditional crafts fill the northern coastal cities of Toyama and Takaoka, thatched roof houses offer unrivalled views against a backdrop of fantastic scenery at Gokayama in the mountainous area in the south of the prefecture.
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