A one day trip with trams and walking around Toyama Station

There are many easily visited sightseeing spots around Toyama Station. This plan introduces visitors to carefully selected must see spots around the station, using trams and trains so that they can be explored in a day. It includes popular local cuisine, including the "Toyama Morning" breakfast and an affordable dinner.

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Update 2023.08.07

DAY1

2021-06-10
- Toyama Station
  
  10:00
- Compact Deli Toyama
  
  11:00
- Matsukawa Pleasure Boat
  
  12:16
- Toyama Glass Art Museum
  
  13:30
- Ikedaya Yasubei Shoten
  
  16:00
- Tomiwa Canal Water Park
  
  17:00
- Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art
  
  18:00
- Shiroebiya
  
  19:30

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DAY1

- Toyama Station
  
  10:00
  
  30min
  
  Station
  
  The journey starts at Toyama Station, and the best way to see the area around the station is by streetcar. There are various kinds of trams and just watching them is refreshing and fun.
  
  Address
  
  Toyama Pref
  
  Getting Around Toyama Prefecture
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  - Toyama Station
- Public transportation / Walk
  
  30min
- Compact Deli Toyama
  
  11:00
  
  60min
  
  Restaurant
  
  Get off at Kokusaikaigijo Station and have breakfast at Compact Deli Toyama. Sit outside under one of the parasols for a view of Toyama Castle and a relaxing morning.
  
  Address
  
  Toyama Toyama-shi Otemachi 1-2
  - Compact Deli Toyama
  - Compact Deli Toyama
- Public transportation / Walk
  
  16min
- Matsukawa Pleasure Boat
  
  12:16
  
  60min
  
  Next, head to the pier beside Toyama Castle and board one of the pleasure boats there. Sit back and enjoy a leisurely and luxurious boat ride down Jinzu River while listening to the boat’s captain explain the history of the river.
  
  Address
  
  Toyama – A Castle Town
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  - Matsukawa Pleasure Boat
  - Matsukawa Pleasure Boat
- Public transportation / Walk
  
  14min
- Toyama Glass Art Museum
  
  13:30
  
  120min
  
  Art Museum
  
  Lunch is at Fumuroya Café at the Toyama Glass Art Museum. Here, you can savor kuramabu cutlets, which are unique to the Hokuriku region. After lunch, spend some time looking around the museum.
  
  Address
  
  Toyama Toyama-shi Nishicho 5-1
  - Toyama Glass Art Museum
  - Toyama Glass Art Museum
  - Toyama Glass Art Museum
- Public transportation / Walk
  
  30min
- Ikedaya Yasubei Shoten
  
  16:00
  
  30min
  
  Located only a few minutes away from the Glass Art Museum is Ikedaya Yasubei, an old style store specializing in traditional medicine. Here, you can try your hand at making pills the old fashioned way. It’s not surprising that Toyama is known as “medicine town.”
  
  Address
  
  Snacking like a Local, in Toyama
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  - Ikedaya Yasubei Shoten
  - Ikedaya Yasubei Shoten
- Public transportation / Walk
  
  30min
- Tomiwa Canal Water Park
  
  17:00
  
  40min
  
  Park / Green Space
  
  This expansive waterfront park doesn’t feel like Japan at all. Be sure to visit the Starbucks Coffee store in the park, as it’s famous for its huge glass front.
  
  Address
  
  Toyama Pref. Toyamashi Minatoirifunechou
  
  Toyama, A City on Water
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  - Tomiwa Canal Water Park
  - Tomiwa Canal Water Park
- Public transportation / Walk
  
  20min
- Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art
  
  18:00
  
  60min
  
  Art Museum
  
  Also recommended in the same park is the Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art. Since it opened in the summer of 2017, it has become popular as a new symbol of the area.
  
  Address
  
  Toyama Toyama-shi Kibamachi 3-20
  - Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art
  - Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art
- Public transportation / Walk
  
  30min
- Shiroebiya
  
  19:30
  
  60min
  
  There’s no better way to finish this short tour than with a bowl of shiroebi tendon, or white shrimp tempura on rice, a Toyama Prefecture specialty. Head to Shiroebiya, a restaurant conveniently located in Toyama Station's Toyamarche shopping mall.
  
  Address
  
  What to Eat in Toyama
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  - Shiroebiya
  - Shiroebiya
- FINISH
  
  20:30