Toyama Hotels - Japan

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <h2 align="center">Toyama Hotels</h2> <p>Find a hotel in Toyama, Japan. Get the best discounts on <a href="http://www.hotels-travelnow.com/asia/japan/">Toyama hotels</a> - up to 70% off the regular rate. Make reservations online. Japan travel information.</p> <p><b>Ana Hotel Toyama<br> </b>2-3 OTEMACHI - Toyama, Japan<br> The Hotel Is Located In The Center Of Toyama City And Has Nineteen Floors With A Nice View.</p> <p>The only thing TAKAOKA is famous for is its Daibutsu, a large statue of Buddha, cast in 1933, about ten minutes' walk north of the station, and only worth seeing if you have time to kill while waiting for a train. This might be the case if you're using the JR Johana line which starts in Takaoka and goes part of the way towards Gokayama . You can pick up a map of town from the tourist information booth (daily 10am-6pm; tel 0766/23-6645), beside the ticket gate at the station where the friendly assistant speaks a little English and can make accommodation bookings if you're stuck for somewhere to stay.</p> <p>Some 17km further west, straddling the mouth of the Jinzo-gawa, is the workaday prefectural capital TOYAMA , a good starting point for excursions along the Alpine Route to Nagano-ken. The city's castle, 1km south of the station, is a replica of the original and houses the missable Museum of Local History (Tues-Sun 9am-4.30pm; Ľ210); if you have time to spare the best place to head is the Toyama Municipal Folkcraft Village (Tues-Sun 9am-4.30pm; Ľ630), where eight museums highlighting local arts, crafts and industries are gathered together at the foot of Kureha hills. Beside the museums you'll also find the atmospheric temple Chokei-ji , with its Gohyaku Rakan, terraces of over 500 stone mini-statues of Buddha's disciples. To reach the village, take a bus from stop #14 in front of the Hokuriku Bank Building opposite Toyama Station to Anyobo, and then walk for five minutes.</p> <p>The tourist information booth (daily 8.30am-8pm; tel 0764/32-9751), beside the central exit at Toyama Station, has a good selection of leaflets on local attractions and English-speaking staff who will help book accommodation. You should also be able to get here a copy of What's Happening , a monthly English newsletter (with parts in Chinese, Portuguese and Russian), put out by the Toyama International Centre (tel 0764/44-2500). Toyama's banks, main post office and shops are all within easy walking distance of the station.</p> <p>The Toyama Youth Hostel (tel 0764/37-9010; under Ľ3000) is several kilometres north of the city, beside a pine-fringed beach which would be lovely if not for all the rubbish on the shore. The hostel itself is a pleasant place and serves meals. If you want more convenient accommodation for the city centre, there are plenty of business hotels around Toyama Station; a good option is the Dai-ichi Inn Toyama (tel 0764/42-6611, fax 42-8153; Ľ10,000-15,000), at the east end of the station, with singles from around Ľ7000.</p> </body>