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26-481: Shinminato Line ( 新湊線 , Shinminato sen ) is a rail line in Takaoka, Toyama , Japan. It is operated by Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight). It runs from Nōmachi Station to Takaoka Freight Terminal . Takaoka, Toyama Takaoka ( 高岡市 , Takaoka-shi ) is a city in the northwestern portion of Toyama Prefecture , Japan. Takaoka has the second largest population after Toyama City . Takaoka

52-620: A unicameral city legislature of 27 members. The city contributes seven members to the Toyama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Toyama Third Electoral District for the lower house of the Diet of Japan . Takaoka has 26 public elementary schools and 12 public junior high schools operated by the town government, and eight public high schools operated by

78-481: A float from Hideyoshi, a powerful figure at the time, and gave it to the people of Takaoka. The festival features seven floats, crafted in the brightly colored Momoyama style, which make their way around the streets of Takaoka. The Hikiyama festival in the port town of Fushiki is called 'Kenkayama' (fighting floats) by locals. During the day, the floats are adorned with flowers, and at night they are decorated with paper lanterns. The floats are rammed into each other to

104-509: A large tunnel that serves as an archway into the town's main street. The Takaoka Tanabata Festival is a symbol of summertime, when the streets are lined with thousands of large tanabata to celebrate the union of Orihime and Hikoboshi, two deities who, according to legend, are only allowed to meet once a year. The Tsukurimon festival is a festival with more than 300 years of history. Sculptures depicting local sights and famous characters are made out of fruits and vegetables and displayed throughout

130-499: A particularly high stretch of mountains centering on Mt. Futagami near Himi. Shogawa River and the Oyabegawa River run through Takaoka, and tributaries weave their way through the city center. Including small rivers, a total of 10 rivers flow through the city. The Amaharashi coast lies to the north of the region. Just off the coast lies the uninhabited offshore rock of Otokoiwa. Another uninhabited rock, Onnaiwa, lies nearby, and

156-539: A perimeter of 125.9 km – which is roughly equal to the length of coastline in Toyama Prefecture (147 m). Takaoka borders four cities in Toyama Prefecture ( Himi , Oyabe , Tonami , and Imizu ) and two towns in Ishikawa Prefecture ( Tsubata and Hōdatsushimizu ). From its border with Himi down to the southwest area of the city, a range of mountains stretch for roughly 150 m to 300 m with

182-517: A relay fashion. Fresh fish and shellfish from the Sea of Japan are cooked in large cauldrons made with local casting techniques. Maeda Toshinaga Toshinaga was born in what is now part of the city of Nagoya in Owari Province , where his father was in the service of Oda Nobunaga In 1581, he married one of Oda Nobunaga's daughters, Ei-hime, who was only six years old at the time. Nobunaga

208-1030: A total of 1,025,000 koku , which covered the provinces of Kaga, Noto and Etchū. The kokudaka of Kaga Domain was exceeded only by the Shogunal house itself. Toshinaga built and resided in Kanazawa Castle . With the establishment of the sankin-kōtai system of alternative attendance in Edo , Toshinaga was the first daimyō to establish a residence in the new capital. Toshinaga had no son and adopted his younger brother Maeda Toshitsune as his heir. He retired in 1605, and relocated from Kanazawa to Toyama Castle , setting aside 220,000 koku for his retirement expenses. When Toyama Castle burned down in 1609, he moved to Uozu , and later to Takaoka . During this period, he increasingly withdrew from public life due to complications from syphilis , and committed suicide by poison at Takaoka Castle in 1614. His mortuary temple

234-504: Is a center of western Toyama Prefecture. Western Toyama Prefecture is called "Gosei" (呉西) meaning the west of Kureha hill ( 呉羽丘陵 , Kureha-kyuryo ) , meanwhile eastern Toyama Prefecture is called "Goto" (呉東) meaning the east of Kureha hill. As of 2018 , the city had an estimated population of 173,086 in 68,350 households and a population density of 819 persons per km . Its total area was 209.57 square kilometres (80.92 sq mi). Takaoka covers an area which equates to roughly 5% of

260-563: The Kyūshū Campaign (1587) and the Siege of Odawara (1590) . In 1598, he received the 267,000 koku Kanazawa holdings of his father, Maeda Toshiie. Toshiie died the following year 1599, and Hosokawa Tadaoki convinced Toshinaga to support Tokugawa Ieyasu over Ishida Mitsunari and Toyotomi Hideyori . In 1600, at the time of the Battle of Sekigahara , his role was primarily to contain

286-502: The Maeda clan pursued policies regulating the relocation of Takaoka citizens and promoting the development of Takaoka as an industrial city. This resulted in the start of Takaoka's role as a city of commerce and industry. Takaoka copperware and lacquerware also took off at this time. Following the Meiji restoration , with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889, Takaoka

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312-447: The Sea of Japan coast. All of the regions in Toyama Prefecture can experience large quantities of snow in winter. Depending on the year, the city can experience extraordinarily heavy snowfall, like, for example in 2006 when snow 1.4m high, and in 2011 1.27m was recorded. According to weather records, the average temperature in 2010 was 14.5 °C (58.1 °F), the average level of humidity

338-649: The Onnaiwa Rock against the backdrop of the Tateyama mountains. Kanayamachi is an area of Takaoka which has traditional buildings, both warehouses and houses, which have been preserved since the Meiji period. It is the birthplace of the manufacture of Takaoka copperware. The Sakuradani Kofun is group of kofun burial mounds , two of which are designated as a National Historic Site of Japan . The tradition of this festival started when Maeda Toshinaga received

364-681: The Toyama Prefectural Board of Education. There are also three private high schools. The city also operates one special education school, and an additional four special education schools are operated by the Toyama Prefectural government. Reaching a height of nearly 16 metres (52 ft), the Great Buddha of Takaoka is the third largest in Japan. The current Buddha made of Takaoka bronze was completed in 1933 after

390-496: The beat of the yamaga war drums. The Goin festival celebrates the kindness of Maeda Toshinaga who took care of the city's casters, by worshipping documents with his seal on. During the festival, the Yagaefu dance (a processional dance performed with bamboo sticks) is also performed on the streets of Kanayamachi. A large collection of around 1,000 tanabata of various sizes, including 20 metres (66 ft) tall jumbo tanabata, make

416-464: The centre of the park is a common spot for cherry blossom viewing in spring. Completed in 1663, Zuiryū-ji temple, is just south of Takaoka Station and a designated National Treasure of Japan . This Zen temple was constructed to mourn for the death of Maeda Toshinaga who fortified Takaoka, and is celebrated as being reminiscent of architecture from the early Edo period . The Amaharashi Coast, located north of Takaoka city has sandy beaches and views of

442-477: The city in 1609, he named it after a verse from the religious poem Shihen which includes the word Takaoka . In addition to this, the fact that Takaoka Castle was built on a slightly elevated shoreline is thought to be another possible origin for the name Takaoka, since Taka means "high" and "Oka" means "hill or elevated land". Despite the loss of its castle due to orders from the Tokugawa shogunate in 1615,

468-512: The forces of Uesugi Kagekatsu and Niwa Nagashige , they clash at Battle of Asainawate , and at the same time, to keep the forces of his younger brother, Maeda Toshimasa , ruler of Noto Province , from joining the western army. On the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate , Toshinaga was confirmed in his holdings, which had also been expanded by the addition of 225,000 koku formerly held by his brother Toshimasa, and 120,000 koku from Komatsu Castle and 63,000 koku from Daisho-ji Castle to

494-794: The previous statue made of wood burnt down. The Buddha is situated next to the Daibutsu Temple in the middle of a residential area in Takaoka town centre. Kojo Park, the former site of the Takaoka Castle, is situated a short walk from the centre of Takaoka. Within the park grounds, there are the Imizu Shrine, the Takaoka Museum, Takaoka Zoo, the Civic Hall, and Civic Gymnasium, plus abundant nature. The moat surrounding

520-429: The surface area of Toyama Prefecture. The surface area of the city comprises 36.96 km of real estate, 61.02 km of agricultural land, 22.69 km of mountains and forests, 80.43 km of public property (parks etc.), 6.10 km of wasteland, and 2.18 km of moorland. The Takaoka region extends 19.2 kilometres (11.9 mi) from north to south, 24.5 kilometres (15.2 mi) from east to west with

546-506: The town. Depicting current events and famous characters, scarecrows are made using everyday materials such as straw and wood and displayed around the main shopping area of the Nakada district. This major autumn event celebrates the Manyō tradition with a marathon poetry recital lasting three days and three nights. The entire Manyō poetry anthology is recited by a large number of participants in

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572-643: The view of this island against the backdrop of the Tateyama range of peaks is famous and features in promotional media for the region. A section of the Imizu plains runs from the central district of the city to the eastern district, and the Tonami plains which stretch from the west to the south are dotted with dispersed settlements in certain areas. The climate of Takaoka is a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen climate classification Cfa ), similar to that of much of

598-574: Was 79%, the yearly rainfall was roughly 2,665.5mm and there were 1,634 hours of sunlight. Per Japanese census data, the population of Takaoka has declined over the past 40 years. As of 2011 , the Brazilian population of Takaoka was approximately 1,430 residents, the Chinese population was approximately 700, and the Philippine population was approximately 360. The area of present-day Takaoka

624-745: Was assassinated the following year at the Honnō-ji Incident . In 1583, he assisted his father at the Battle of Shizugatake and after the death of Shibata Katsuie , he swore fealty to Toyotomi Hideyoshi and was awarded a 40,000 koku fief in Kaga Province . In 1585, he played a key role in Hideyoshi's campaign against Sassa Narimasa , and his holdings were greatly expanded to 320,000 koku across Kaga and Etchū Provinces . He led some 3,000 men in Toyotomi Hideyoshi's during

650-452: Was part of ancient Etchū Province , and the provincial capital was located in what are now the outskirts of the modern city. Ōtomo no Yakamochi took office as a government official in this area in the 8th century. During his five-year stay, he wrote many waka poems . This is the reason for Takaoka being nicknamed Manyō City . Originally, the Takaoka region was called Sekino , but when Maeda Toshinaga of Kaga Domain took control of

676-458: Was registered as one of Japan's first 30 cities. The area around Fushiki Port was declared an open port for foreign trade by Imperial decree in July 1899. On November 1, 2005, the town of Fukuoka (from Nishitonami District ) was merged into Takaoka. Nishitonami District was dissolved as a result of this merger. Takaoka has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor, and

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