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Educational Environment & Cultural Activities

To help to nurture Japan's next generation of leaders, Toyama provides students with a solid educational foundation which aims to promote individual talents, creativity, and liveliness. In order to meet human resource development demands of local society, we are also concentrating our efforts on enriching the function of higher education, in addition to promoting regional historical and cultural education to bring Toyama residents closer to their roots.

As an applicant for turning the "Modern Takaoka Cultural Assets" and "Tateyama-Kurobe Region" into UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Toyama Prefecture promotes research into the identification of cultural assets as important cultural assets or historical sites, in addition to making and supporting initiatives involved in the promotion of these sites inside and outside of Toyama.

A 14-Year-Old's Challenge: Experiencing Life in the Working World
For five days, second year junior high school students spend time in local businesses and welfare institutions to learn what kinds of opportunities await them in the working world.

Gokayama Gassho-style Houses
The Gassho-style houses of Gokayama were named as Japan's fourth World Heritage Site in 1995. People still live in these houses which are nestled deep in the mountains and noted for their thatched roofs.

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