Toyama

American

[taw-yah-mah] / ˈtɔ yɑˈmɑ /

noun

a city on W Honshu, in central Japan.

Toyama British

/ ˈtəʊjɑːˌmɑː /

noun

a city in central Japan, on W Honshu on Toyama Bay (an inlet of the Sea of Japan): chemical and textile centre. Pop: 321 049 (2002 est)

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The buses will be developed and manufactured at Mitsubishi Fuso’s plant in Toyama, Japan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Lakers forward Rui Hachimura — who was born in Toyama, Japan, and attended high school in Sendai — also made it a point to connect with Sasaki before the game.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2025

ANA Flight 1182 was en route to Toyama airport in central Japan on Saturday but had to return to the New Chitose airport for repairs, the airline said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2024

ANA flight NH1182 was flying from the city of Sapporo in Hokkaido to Toyama, on Japan's main island, Honshu.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2024

Descending again, another stretch of plain brought us to Toyama, the old feudal capital of the province.

From Noto: an Unexplained Corner of Japan by Lowell, Percival

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