Nyuzen, town in Shimoniikawa District, Toyama Prefecture, Japan
Nyuzen is a small town in the Shimoniikawa district of Toyama Prefecture, sitting on an alluvial fan between the mountains and the Sea of Japan. The landscape is made up of rivers, cedar forests, and farmland where watermelons and flowers are the main crops.
The present town was formed in the 1950s when several smaller villages merged into a single municipality. The area had already been settled since the Heian period, as shown by archaeological finds from that era uncovered at local sites.
The name Nyuzen roughly means "entry into goodness" and reflects how spring water has shaped life here for generations. Walking through the fields, visitors can see irrigation channels running alongside rows of watermelons and tulips.
The town is reachable by train on the Ainokaze Toyama Railway line, and drivers can use the Hokuriku Expressway or National Route 8. Spring, when tulips and cherry trees bloom, and summer, when local produce fills the markets, are good times to come.
The Hisui Coast near the town is one of the few places in the world where jade stones wash ashore naturally and can be picked up by visitors. Water pumped from around 300 meters below the sea surface is used locally to make food and skincare products.
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