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Takaoka (高岡市; -shi) is a city located in Toyama, Japan. This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ...
Toyama Prefecture (富山県; Toyama-ken) is located in the Chubu region on Honshu island, Japan. ...
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 170,164 and the density of 1,130.28 persons per km². The total area is 150.55 km². Takaoka is the second largest city in Toyama prefecture. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ...
Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
The city was founded on April 1, 1889. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ...
1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
Every autumn, the city has a "Man'yō Festival" in which poems from the Man'yōshū are recited. The city tram line is also called the "Man'yō" line. Manyoshu (万葉集 Manyōshū, Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves) is the oldest existing, and most highly revered, collection of Japanese poetry, compiled sometime in the Nara or early Heian periods. ...
Bronzeware (高岡銅器 Takaoka Dōki) is a traditional product of the city. It supplies most of bells and statues of Buddhist temples in the whole country. The city is also home to a large bronze Buddha, 15.85 meters tall from ground to halo, and the national treasure Zuiryu Temple (瑞龍寺 zuiryûji).
Notable persons Fujiko Fujio (藤子 不二雄, SAMPA: p MdZiko p MdZio) was the pen name of a Japanese cartoon artist (manga-ka) duo. ...
External link - Official website (http://www.city.takaoka.toyama.jp/) in Japanese
- Official website (http://www.city.takaoka.toyama.jp/english/) in English
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