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Toyama Plant
About the Toyama Plant
The Toyama Plant started out in 1933 producing aluminum for Nichiman Aluminum.
Ever since, it’s been a partner for cutting-edge materials, producing the raw materials and functional materials the times called for.
Currently, we possess advanced technical development capabilities in core components for 5G communication, automotive electronic, and glass disks for hard disk, enabling us to lead the industry.
Furthermore, we’re actively working on digitalization to improve operational efficiency, and do our very best day in and day out to provide ever better products.
Situated at the foot of the Tateyama Mountain Range, this plant is blessed with an environment where nature abounds and its beauty changes with the seasons. In our efforts to contribute locally, we continue to deepen our ties with the local community and extensively serve a variety of industries.
Products Manufactured at the Toyama Plant
Glass Polishing Materials
Thermal Management Materials
Electronic Device Materials
Technological Showcase
We use advanced technology to provide customers with ceramic materials.
Processing the electronic parts essential to electronics and producing ceramic materials used by advanced industries with high level technology. Going forward we will continue to hone our cutting-edge technology and meet various requests from our customers.
Ultrafine Particulate Titanium Oxide Production Technology
Titanium chloride is used as a raw material to produce high purity ultrafine particulate titanium oxide. It’s used as the material for the multi-layer ceramic capacitors contained in electronic devices of all kinds.
Rare Earth Processing Technology
Raw materials with cerium oxide as a principal component are crushed and fired. We can produce a variety of glass polishing materials to match the customer’s needs.
Alumina Spheroidizing Technology
High-heat flames melt the alumina, and high precision spheroidizing is achieved through surface tension. The sphericity is high and the particles are of the same size, achieving a high-efficiency filler.
Introduction to the Region
About Toyama City
Set against the majestic Tateyama Mountain Range and blessed with an abundance of seafood from Toyama Bay, Toyama is a city in harmony with nature. Spreading across the Tateyama Plain and colored by the seasonal changes, part of city’s charm is experiencing on a daily basis the bounty of the sea and the mountains. The pharmaceutical industry thrives here, and the city is known nationally for its good health, making this area one that overflows with vitality and easy living.
Population
Approx.401,490
This city offers the composure and convenience unique to a medium-sized city. It provides excellent access to the city center (Tokyo) via streetcars and the Hokuriku Shinkansen with the sea and mountains nearby. The excellent childcare environment and public safety make this a living environment where plant employees can easily balance their private life and child-rearing, facilitating future planning.
Number of Households
177,282
It amply meets housing needs as a medium-sized city, while remaining comfortable and not overly congested. It can accommodate a variety of lifestyles. The wide variety of housing options makes the search for a home smooth for both newcomers and plant employees. Travel by streetcar or car is convenient, and the local community is quite lively. This is a safe environment to live for a long time, whether you’re raising a family or are already retired.
Access
Both Shinkansen and an Airport. An Easy Access City
Toyama City is approx. 2 hours from Tokyo by Hokuriku Shinkansen, and Toyama Kitokito Airport has direct flights to and from such cities as Sapporo, Tokyo, and Fukuoka. Streetcars and buses run throughout the city, providing comfortable commutes for work, school, and leisure. Balancing access both within and outside the prefecture, Toyama is a city with excellent transportation convenience.
Parenting
A City with Strong Parenting Support
Toyama Prefecture has developed a generous parenting support system for those moving there, has zero waiting lists for daycare, and ranks second in the country in nursery school enrollment rate. Furthermore, medical expenses (the self-pay portion of health insurance treatment) are subsidized for children with an address in Toyama City, from birth till the third year of junior high school.
Environment
An Abundant Living Environment Colored by the Four Seasons
Toyama City looks out on the Tateyama Mountain Range and faces the Sea of Japan in a region where nature abounds. Spring has cherry blossoms in full bloom and snow melting on the mountains, summer has cool breezes and crystal clear rivers, fall has bountiful harvests, and winter has fantastical snowy scenery to enjoy. Nature is close at hand, and on days off you can also enjoy walking the Tateyama Kurobe Alpen Route or along the seaside.
Attractive
Chosen by the New York TimesRanked #30 in the World
The American newspaper The New York Times ranked Toyama City as #30 in “52 Places to Go in 2025” . In addition to the great accessibility it has being approx. 2 hours from Tokyo on the Hokuriku Shinkansen, the city center is also compact and easily walkable, while you look out at the Tateyama Mountain Range and thoroughly enjoy the bounty of the mountains and the sea nurtured by the abounding nature as well as local sake.
