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Travel Info JAPAN eafthquake Travel Tips "Toyama Prefecture is located approximately in the center of Honshu, Japan and is bordered by Niigata and Nagano Prefectures to the east, Gifu Prefecture to the south, and Ishikawa Prefecture to the west. Toyama is a topographically impressive prefecture. Mountains wall in the prefecture on three sides and the deep bay rests nestled in the crook formed by the rolling plains. It is a compact prefecture, reaching out in a radius from its capital, Toyama City, only 50 km in each direction. Additionally, with its central position in Japan Sea region and a history laden with contact with the Asian continent, Korean Peninsula, and other rim countries, Toyama is at the center of activities in the Japan Sea region." [1] "Toyama City covers a large area spreading from the center of Toyama Prefecture to the southeast. To the north, it faces Toyama Bay which abounds in fish, and to the east lies the magnificent 3,000-meter Tateyama Mountain Range which attracts many alpinists. There are hills to the west, and lush forests and paddy fields to the south. There are also a lot of rivers, large and small, running through the city, forming cultural blocs along them. All of those create first-class natural beauty." [2] Very beautiful and very cold in the winter. In October 2004, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck the Niigata region in northern Japan, killing 65 people and injuring more than 3000. "The Chuetsu Earthquakes began at 5:56 p.m. on Saturday, October 23, 2004. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has named it The Mid Niigata Prefecture Earthquake of 2004... Over 3,000 injuries were reported in Niigata Prefecture. Over one hundred thousand people fled their homes. The earthquakes caused houses to collapse in Ojiya and damaged thousands in the area. For the first time in its history, a Shinkansen train derailed while in service." [3] "The Kuril Islands earthquake happened at late evening in local time (8:29pm in JST) on November 15, 2006 ... Tsunami hit the Japanese northern coast. The Japanese Meteorological Agency estimated the magnitude of the earthquake to be 7.9 according to the Richter Scale..." [4] Source(s): [1] http://www.pref.toyama.jp/english//... [2] http://www7.city.toyama.toyama.jp/englis... [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_chuets... [4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_kuril_... Other Travel Tips gosh..........your spelling |
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