When you go on a trip, you want to know about local gourmet food and tourist attractions.
Guidebooks are convenient because they contain all the information you need for sightseeing in one book.
In this article, we will introduce recommended guidebooks by genre that will be useful for sightseeing in Toyama.
Tourism in Toyama Prefecture in general
We will introduce two guidebooks that cover all information about tourism in Toyama Prefecture, including tourist spots, gourmet food, and accommodation information.
Cocomil Toyama
Cocomil is a regional guidebook published by the inn agency JTB.
The Toyama edition provides easy-to-understand information on Toyama prefecture's tourist spots, gourmet food, hotels, inns, and more, broken down by area.
There are so many beautiful photos that just looking at them makes me want to go on a trip..
It is light, compact and easy to carry.
Kotorippu Toyama
Kotorippu is a guidebook based on the concept of "a short trip for 2 nights and 3 days.".
The Toyama edition provides compact tourist information for Toyama Prefecture.
Like Cocomil, it is lightweight and easy to carry.
Hokuriku Michelin Guide 2021
The Michelin Guide is a world-famous gourmet and hotel guidebook that lists restaurants carefully selected by anonymous inspectors.
The Hokuriku Michelin Guide was published in 2016 and 2021, covering the areas of Toyama, Ishikawa, and Fukui.
There are 94 restaurants and 10 hotels and inns listed in Toyama Prefecture, of which 41 are accessible by Toyama City's tram..
Sushi
If you come to Toyama, you should definitely try the local sushi.
Here are two guidebooks about sushi ingredients that will be useful at sushi restaurants.
Sushi Notebook
The sushi notebook includes explanations of 94 basic sushi toppings, along with their main production areas and seasonal periods.
There is also a map of fishing ports and local fish across the country, as well as columns about fish, so you can deepen your knowledge of sushi.
As the book's name suggests,It's notebook size, so it's easy to carry around.
Sushi ingredients notebook
The Sushi Dine Notebook isThis book is an easy-to-understand summary of the author's experience and knowledge, who used to work in Tsukiji.
The sushi ingredients are introduced with beautiful photos, and each ingredient has a simple English explanation, which is very convenient.
It is compact and easy to carry. E-books are also available.
Japanese sake
If you come to Toyama, we also recommend trying some Japanese sake.
In ToyamaThere is a wide selection of delicious local sake, which goes perfectly with the food.
Here are two guidebooks about sake.
Carefully Selected Sake Notebook
This book introduces sake from around the country by region. It lists recommended brands from 156 sake breweries that the author personally visited and carefully selected.
With this book, you can enjoy the local sake recommended in each region no matter where you travel in Japan.
In Toyama Prefecture, five brands have been selected: Haneya, Masuizumi, Katsukoma, Hayashi, and Chiyozuru.
Learn to like sake
This book was written by the operator of a YouTube channel specializing in sake called "Sake Lab Channel."
The author, who runs a sake bar, explains questions about sake and recommends sake in an easy-to-understand manner, even for beginners.
