Toyama Bay

Toyama Bay
Toyama Bay from a beach in Toyama
Toyama Bay
Coordinates	36°50′N137°10′E / 36.833°N 137.167°E / 36.833; 137.167
River sources	Kurobe, Jōganji, Jinzū, Shō
Ocean/sea sources	Sea of Japan
Basin  countries	Japan
Max. depth	more than 1,200 m (3,937 ft) [1]
Settlements	Kurobe, Uozu, Namerikawa, Toyama, Imizu, Takaoka, Himi, Nanao

Toyama Bay (富山湾, Toyama-wan) is a bay located on the northern shores of the Hokuriku region of Honshu, Japan on the Sea of Japan. The bay borders Toyama and Ishikawa prefectures. The bay is known for the mirages on the horizon during the winter months and for being a spawning ground for the firefly squid. ^{[2] [3]} It is also one of Japan's three largest bays. ^[1] Parts of the bay are within the borders of the Noto Hantō Quasi-National Park. ^[4]

Toyama shrimp live in Toyama bay

Toyama shrimp are found in Toyama bay, which they are named after. ^[5]

Geography

Border communities

Toyama Prefecture

Kurobe, Uozu, Namerikawa, Toyama, Imizu, Takaoka, Himi

Ishikawa Prefecture

Nanao

Rivers

Kurobe River, Jōganji River, Jinzū River, Shō River, etc.

References

1. Introduction to Toyama Bay. Toyama Prefectural Tourism Association. Accessed on December 18, 2010.
2. "BBC - Science & Nature - Sea Life - Fact files: Firefly squid". Archived from the original on 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2012-04-05. Animal Fact Files - Firefly squid
3. Patowary, Kaushik (30 March 2012). "Firefly Squids in Toyama Bay, Japan". Amusing Planet.
4. Campbell, Allen; Nobel, David S (1993). Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha. p. 1613. ISBN   406205938X.
5. "Pandalus hypsinotus J.F. Brandt in von Middendorf, 1851 - Ocean Biodiversity Information System".