Iwase Historic Port Town
岩瀬
A port town that thrived on the kitamae-bune trade, with lattice-windowed old merchant houses and sake breweries lining Ōmachi-dōri, preserving Meiji-era townscape.
East Iwase was a port where kitamae-bune cargo ship agencies gathered during the Edo and Meiji periods. The area around Ōmachi-dōri preserves rows of merchant houses from the early Meiji period, with fine wooden lattice windows in front. You can visit the Mori Family Kaisen-donya (admission charged) to learn about the kitamae-bune trade. The old street also has the Masuizumi Masuda Brewery, a glass workshop, soba noodle shops and small cafés. From the north exit of Toyama Station, take the Toyama Port Line tram about 20 minutes to East Iwase Station, then walk about 5 minutes. You can also reach it by Fugan Water Bus. The coordinates are an estimate for the Ōmachi-dōri area.
Opening hours
All day (shops approx. 10:00–17:00)
Nearby sights
- Fugan Canal Kansui Park
- Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design
- Toyama Castle Park
- Toyama Glass Art Museum
- Kaiwo Maru Park & Shinminato Bridge
- Etchu-Yatsuo
- Takaoka Great Buddha
- Takaoka Yamachosuji