Wonderful Hometowan Toyama

Tateyama mountain range in winter.

I want to introduce my hometown Toyama Prefecture again. Toyama is located in the central part of Japan and faces the Sea of Japan. Toyama is proud of rich nature and industory.  I like Toyama's nature, especially Tateyama mountain range. Tateyama of Tateyama mountain range has a hight of 3015 meters.  There are precious animals and plants. Raicyo (Ptarmigan) in Tateyama is so cute! Tateyama changes the scene beautifully by the four seasons.  It is especially beautefull and grand in winter. In winter, Tateyama mountain range brings clear melted snow, and it makes clear drinking water, fresh fish and rich crops.  Scene is not only wonderful. It had important discovery on learning.
It says because the first glacier was found in Japan!


Cute raictyo.

Now, research is done by scientists. 
I love my hometown Toyama and proud of Toyama.


I'm Shinya Shodo!

Hello, I'm Shinya Shodo! Nice to meet you. Shodo is very strange family name in Japan. I live in Hamada City, Shimane Prefecture. But my hometown is Toyama prefecture. Let me introduce my hometown.  Toyama has many charming features. First, I want to tell you Toyama's clear water. Toyama's healty water is well kown in Japan. Terrible winter brings clear snow to the Tateyama Mountains, and the mountains brings rich melted snow to under ground with rivers on spring. These melted snow mekes  fresh fish,  rich rice and crops. So winter is very terrible but we can enjoy eatting them. Second, Toyama is storong on industry. There are many individual companise in Toyama. Some of them has wide share of Japan or world market. And some of them has men of  high skill. Their workmen proud of their own work. I love my hometown. I believe hometown is peace of mind place. Do you like your hometown?And tell me your hometown. By the way, I live in Shimane now, so I want to look for and experience various great things in Shimane. Shimane is not my hometown but I would like to take to Shimane.

My bicycle and beauteful view.

Next, I want to introduce my hobby. I always go to cycling on weekends. And I'm menber of the cycling club. Last week, I went to Masuda City, located next Hamada, with my favorite bicycle. I ran 90 km or more. The trip was very hard but scenary was very beauteful. Even if I hard, I do my best. I would like to go to various places. What kind of hobby do you like?

I want to get along with you!!