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In the Toyama Castle Ruins Park in the center of Toyama City, there is a stone monument of the haiku poet Fura Maeda, who was counted as one of the Four Heavenly Kings under Kyoshi Takahama.Fura looked up at the towering Tateyama mountain range and decided to live in Toyama.The majestic, beautiful, and harsh climate of Toyama has nurtured a wide variety of talented people, such as Shuzo Takiguchi, one of Japan's leading art critics and poets, and Genyoshi Kadokawa, a haiku poet who founded Kadokawa Shoten.

The Itachi River, which flows through the city of Toyama, is blessed with abundant groundwater, and along the river banks, many springs can be seen, such as the Enmei Jizoson, which has long been said to cure all kinds of illnesses.Teru Miyamoto, a writer who lived in Toyama for a period of time as a boy, wrote his novel Hotarugawa, which was set in the weasel river, and won the Akutagawa Prize.There is a monument in Tatsumi-cho, Toyama City, where the movie was filmed in 61.In addition, at the foot of a bridge in Izumi-cho, Toyama City, where the Itachi River flows, there is a literary monument of "Ippon no telegraph pole," an essay by Keita Genji, a Naoki Prize-winning novelist from the local area who took the world by storm with his office worker novels.

Every year from September XNUMXst to XNUMXrd, "Owara Kaze no Bon" is held in Yatsuo-cho, Toyama City, when the early autumn wind blows.A line of men and women in woven hats parades through the town while dancing to the melancholy song and the sound of the kokyu.It was also featured in Osamu Takahashi's "Kaze no Bon Love Song" and Hiroyuki Itsuki's "Kaze no Hitsugi".In addition, there is a monument inscribed with the poetry of Isamu Yoshii in the town.

Tateyama, one of Japan's three sacred mountains, is not only an object of worship, but also a famous peak that is indispensable as a subject of literature.English scholar Shigeharu Tanabe, who was born in Toyama City, has established himself as a leading authority on mountain literature by writing emotional records of climbing Tateyama in "Mountains and Valleys."Jiro Nitta's novel "Mt. Tsurugidake Ten no Ki" is a romantic work depicting men who challenge themselves to climb and survey Mt. rice field.Jun Henmi, a poet and writer who spent his childhood in Toyama, writes about the appeal of the Tateyama faith and his thoughts on Tateyama in his essay "Tateyama Spirit City."

Kurobe Gorge is Japan's deepest V-shaped valley formed by the erosion of the Kurobe River.The Kurobe Gorge Railway, nicknamed the Torokko Train, runs through the gorge.In 14 (Taisho 1925), Matsujiro Kamuri, a climber, made the first complete hike up Kurobe Gorge and later wrote "Kurobe Gorge".
Kurobe Gorge is also blessed with abundant hot springs, and Showa poet Touji Tanaka, who had a deep connection with Toyama, often visited Kuronagi Onsen, a secret hot spring in Kurobe Gorge, and wrote poems such as "Kuzu no Hana". .Unazuki Onsen, which is located at the entrance to Kurobe Gorge, has a history of being loved by many writers and artists since its opening. Naoya Shiga described it in his novel "Early Spring Trip", and poets Hiroshi and Akiko Yosano A married couple, Shuji and Eiko Miya, and Junzaburo Nishiwaki also visited.

On the site of Uehara Elementary School in Nyuzen-cho, there is a literary monument of the novel "Nagai Michi" by Akutagawa Prize-winning author Heizo Kashiwabara.The stage of the novel is a single road that runs straight from Nyuzen-cho Yoshiwara, where Kashiwabara took refuge during the evacuation, to the former Uehara Elementary School. "Nagai Michi" was made into a manga called "Shonen Jidai" by manga artist Fujiko FujioⒶ, and was also made into a movie by director Masahiro Shinoda.

Takaoka City was founded by Toshinaga Maeda, the second lord of the Kaga Domain, and has developed as a core city in the western part of the prefecture.At Wing Wing Takaoka, a multipurpose facility in front of Takaoka Station, and at Takaoka Otogi no Mori Park in Sano, Takaoka, there are statues of Doraemon characters drawn by Fujiko F. Fujio, a manga artist from Takaoka. increase.

Zuiryu-ji Temple, located in Sekimoto-cho, Takaoka City, is the family temple of Toshinaga Maeda, the second feudal lord of the Kaga Domain who founded the town of Takaoka, and is a famous temple of the Soto sect.Built by Toshitsune Maeda, the XNUMXrd lord of the domain, you will be overwhelmed by the elegant beauty of the grand layout of the temple.The temple gate, butsuden, and dharma hall were designated as National Treasures for the first time in the prefecture.Satoko Kizaki's novel "Romon", in which she spent her childhood in Takaoka, is one of the important stages of her work.

Fushiki in Takaoka City once prospered as a major base for Kitamae-bune ships, and the Former Residence of the Akimoto Family, the only remaining watchtower in the city that guarded the entrance and exit of the port, is now open as a museum.The scenery of the shipping wholesaler at that time is depicted in "The Garden with Cranes" by local Akutagawa Prize-winning author Zene Hotta.Saisei Muro's novel "Utsukushiki Hyoga" is also set in the town of Fushiki, which prospered with the Kitamae-bune.

In Kozenji Temple, the birthplace of Fujiko Fujio Ⓐ, a manga artist from Himi City, there are stone statues of characters such as "Kaibutsu-kun".Also, at the Niji-no-Hashi, which spans the Minato River, which runs through the center of the city, there is a mechanical clock of "Ninja Hattori-kun." I'm here.

In Johana, Nanto City, which is also called "Little Kyoto in Etchu", there are the Johana Mugiya Festival, which paints the townscape in early autumn with all the emotion, and the Johana Hikiyama Festival, which colors spring.Johana-based video production company P.A. Works makes an appearance in the animation "true tears", which is modeled after these two festivals.The anime is a youth love story that unfolds in a beautiful town modeled after the actual scenery and buildings in the prefecture, centering on Johana.Johana Town has become a "sacred place" for anime fans.

Gokayama, known for its Gassho-zukuri Village, a World Heritage Site, still retains the traditional culture of good old Japan.Ryotaro Shiba described the history of Gokayama and the gassho-zukuri style of the Murakami family in his travelogue, Kaido wo Yuku.In addition, the novelist Iwakura Seiji described the figure of Michimune Akao, who is the core of Gokayama's spiritual culture, in Gyoja Michimune.
At Gyotoku-ji Temple, which is said to have been founded by Doso, there is the Doso Itokukan, which exhibits treasures related to Doso, as well as materials related to folk art by Soetsu Yanagi, Shiko Munakata, and others.