Tonami, Toyama
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is a city
located in Toyama
, Japan
. The city was founded on April 1, 1954.
As of April 30, 2011, the city has an estimated population
of 49,470, with 15,438 household
s and a density
of 389.65 persons per km². The total area is 126.96 km².
On November 1, 2004 Tonami was merged with the town of Shōgawa
, from Higashitonami District
, to form the new city of Tonami.
is a popular activity in Tonami.
In 2006, the Yotaka festival was held on June 9 and 10th. Many parade floats purposely collide during the festival, drawing large crowds to witness the spectacle. The Yotaka festival event originally began in the neighboring town of Fukuno. It features competitions between groups carrying mikoshi
portable shrines. "Yoiyasa" is a traditional saying shouted by many during the event. When it is night, lamps using paper shades are lit. This festival is a prayer for a good harvest of the fields.
park in Tonami, as well as a nationally recognized tulip festival that is held every year. There are various tulip there, and there is it now old an event is. There is a windmill
for water drawers transferred by the Netherlands in Tonami. In this windmill, "DE VRIENDS CHAP" (friendship) is written, and is a symbol of friendship.
The Tonami tulip festival has 450 different kinds of tulips, and one hundred thousand tulips in all. The tulips are usually in full bloom. Many tourists come from the whole of Japan. It is a festival of spring that represents Hokuriku
. A new kind of tulip is announced every year.
Why are tulips produced in Tonami when it is a cold district?
Cities of Japan
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located in Toyama
Toyama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Hokuriku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Toyama.Toyama is the leading industrial prefecture on the Japan Sea coast, and has the industrial advantage of cheap electricity due to abundant water resources....
, Japan
Japan
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. The city was founded on April 1, 1954.
As of April 30, 2011, the city has an estimated population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 49,470, with 15,438 household
Household
The household is "the basic residential unit in which economic production, consumption, inheritance, child rearing, and shelter are organized and carried out"; [the household] "may or may not be synonymous with family"....
s and a density
Population density
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of 389.65 persons per km². The total area is 126.96 km².
On November 1, 2004 Tonami was merged with the town of Shōgawa
Shogawa, Toyama
Shōgawa was a town located in Higashitonami District, Toyama, Japan.On November 1, 2004, Shōgawa was merged with the city of Tonami....
, from Higashitonami District
Higashitonami District, Toyama
Higashitonami was a district located in Toyama, Japan.Due to the enforcement of the district government, the district was founded in 1896 when the former Tonami District, occupied the southwestern Etchu Province, split into Nishitonami and Higashitonami Districts.At the time of founding, the...
, to form the new city of Tonami.
Local culture and festivals
Sightseeing via hot air balloonHot air balloon
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is a popular activity in Tonami.
In 2006, the Yotaka festival was held on June 9 and 10th. Many parade floats purposely collide during the festival, drawing large crowds to witness the spectacle. The Yotaka festival event originally began in the neighboring town of Fukuno. It features competitions between groups carrying mikoshi
Mikoshi
A is a divine palanquin . Shinto followers believe that it serves as the vehicle to transport a deity in Japan while moving between main shrine and temporary shrine during a festival or when moving to a new shrine...
portable shrines. "Yoiyasa" is a traditional saying shouted by many during the event. When it is night, lamps using paper shades are lit. This festival is a prayer for a good harvest of the fields.
Tulips
There is a tulipTulip
The tulip is a perennial, bulbous plant with showy flowers in the genus Tulipa, which comprises 109 species and belongs to the family Liliaceae. The genus's native range extends from as far west as Southern Europe, North Africa, Anatolia, and Iran to the Northwest of China. The tulip's centre of...
park in Tonami, as well as a nationally recognized tulip festival that is held every year. There are various tulip there, and there is it now old an event is. There is a windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...
for water drawers transferred by the Netherlands in Tonami. In this windmill, "DE VRIENDS CHAP" (friendship) is written, and is a symbol of friendship.
The Tonami tulip festival has 450 different kinds of tulips, and one hundred thousand tulips in all. The tulips are usually in full bloom. Many tourists come from the whole of Japan. It is a festival of spring that represents Hokuriku
Hokuriku
Hokuriku may refer to:* Hokuriku , a sleeping car train in Japan* The Hokuriku region in Japan* ALO's Hokuriku, a Japanese football club based in Toyama, Japan...
. A new kind of tulip is announced every year.
Why are tulips produced in Tonami when it is a cold district?
- The sandy soil and subsequent drainage is suitable for tulip cultivation.
- The heavy snowfall in winter keeps the soil temperature constant, and is not influenced by changes in meteorological conditions.
- From the end of April and into May, when the bulb growth is enlarged, the duration of sunshine is long.
- It is because of a traditional love of bulb production that farmers especially favor the cultivation of tulips.