Toyama prefecture of west-central Honshu, 165 miles (265 km) northwest of Tokyo. The city is a commercial and manufacturing center with cop- perware, lacquerware, metalworks, and pharma- ceutical industries. Steel and plastics industries were developed after World War II The city's growth dates from 1609, when Maeda Toshinaga built a castle there Only moats remain in the handsome park that occupies the castle site. Zuiryuji, a Buddhist temple in Takaok contains many old treasures, including autographed letters of Emperor Goyozei (reigned 1586-1611).