Toyama serves as the capital city of Toyama Prefecture in Japan, situated on the coast of the Sea of Japan within the Chūbu region of central Honshū. It lies approximately 200 kilometers north of Nagoya and 300 kilometers northwest of Tokyo. The city occupies a strategic position in the middle of its prefecture, bordered by Gifu Prefecture and neighboring municipalities such as Imizu, Namerikawa, Tonami, Nanto, Hida, and Takayama.