Toyama

City
Planning

Daffa Afiz Habibbillah

ps0421rx@ed.ritsumei.ac.jp
1830180006-8
Ritsumeikan University
 Background
Toyama, a city of traveling medicine
peddlers

• Toyama is a prefecture on Japan’s main island,

Honshu. Its Hida Mountains are known for hot
springs and ski areas. The capital, also called
Toyama, is the starting point of the 90km-long
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route.

• As of 1 June 2019, the city had an estimated

population of 415,844
 Delicious Fish
from Toyama Bay Toyama
Toyama Bay is known as a
Tourist
“natural fish tank”, and its
unique topography is the
reason why. The sea floor
of Toyama Bay drops
Destination
sharply, forming a
submarine canyon close
to the shore.

Mountain City Full of

Sightseeing Tradition
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Toyama has many long-
Route is a world-class standing traditions of
mountain sightseeing hikiyama, massive festival
route where one will ride floats that are pulled through
on cable cars and the streets. Many of these
ropeways to journey traditions have been around
through the Northern since the Edo Period (1603-
Alps at 3,000 meters or so 1867), and much attention is
above sea level. paid to craftsmanship such as
metalworking and lacquering.
R|R Toyama Problems

Natural Disaster Aging Population

Natural Disasters
 Increase of severe weather

• Due to factors such as the effects of global warming,

damaging heavy rain has become frequent
throughout Japan in recent years.

• Toyama Prefecture has many fast-moving rivers, and it

is especially important to be cautious of floods and
landslides due to heavy rain. Overland flooding can
also occur.

• Toyama has suffered from floods and landslides

throughout history.
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Storm/Floods Earthquake
Disasters in Toyama
Types of Natural

Landslides/r
ockfall
Toyama’s Disaster Prevention System
Communication of Disaster Information

Toyama International Center. (2013)

Aging Population
Aging Population
Issues
• Like most smaller cities in Japan,
Toyama has to deal with its
shrinking population.

• Number of elderly population in

Toyama is increasing throughout the
years.

• It was calculated in 2013 that the

elderly population is 26%.
 Projected
Demographic
Changes in
Toyama

Toyama City. (2015)

Creating a compact city
of the future
Three Pillars of Toyama’s Compact City Strategy

2. Encouraging both
residents and business
1. Revitalizing to relocate to zones 3. Revitalizing
public along public transport
lines and also building
the city center
transportation
city cultural facilities
along these lines.
 Toyama
Steps to
Create a
Compact
City of the
Future

Toyama City. (2015)

 R|R Running along a short
7.6-km track, this
compact and nimble
Revitalizing Public tram connects Toyama
Station to the Iwase
Transport With a coastal area

LRT Network
• With Japan’s first complete LRT network Services run every 10
and first public/private tram line, the minutes during the
government are modifying an automobile
dependence life style to create a town with morning rush hour, every
every city amenity within walking distance. 15 minutes during the day,
and every 30 minutes
during the early
morning/late at night.
 Senior Citizens’ Smart Pass Grandchildren Programs

• Grandparents accompanied by grandchildren are

• Citizens over 65 receive a special public
admitted free to city cultural facilities, outdoor
transportation discount fare of 100 yen (about .70
facilities and the zoo.
euro) to any city destination to and from the city
center.
• 13% increase in city Facility use 2011-2013
• About 30% of senior citizens have this special pass
• 50,000 more admissions to city facilities 2011-2013
Conclusion

• Toyama has succeed in tackling

the elderly population issue by
turning the city into aged-people
friendly city

• The city has also develop many

sectors started from tourism,
agriculture, fishery and etc

• Many achievements have been

received by Toyama
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Toyama’s
Achievement
• 2008 Designated a National “Environmental Model City”
• 2011 Designated a National “Environmental Future City”
• 2012 OECD recognizes Toyama as one of five cities, (along with Melbourne,
Vancouver, Paris and Portland) with advanced “Compact City” policies
• 2012 National recognition for “Promoting a Next-Generation Energy Park”
• 2012 National Award for Local Revitalization Plan
• 2012 National Award for Public Architecture (Grand Plaza)
• 2013 National Award for Regional Development
• 2014 Recognized for “Regional Vitalization Model” (micro hydroelectric facility)
• 2014 Only Japanese city selected by the United Nations
“Sustainable Energy for All” (SE4ALL) global initiative
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You