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TOYAMA MEDICINE.Budha holding a medicine pot at Gohyaku-rakan (500 acheivers of nirvana) in Toyama's Chokenji temple. .Chokeiji Temple is situated in Kureha Hills in the suburbs of Toyama City. 500 stone disciples of Buddha are placed side by side quietly on the eastern hillside of the temple. Some of them are standing, and others are sitting. It is said that none of them has the same expression. This area is noted for its cherry blossoms in spring and the colored leaves in fall, which attract many tourists every year..Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximatelythe same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo,Nagoya,andOsaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base.

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TOYAMA MEDICINE.Budha holding a medicine pot at Gohyaku-rakan (500 acheivers of nirvana) in Toyama's Chokenji temple. .Chokeiji Temple is situated in Kureha Hills in the suburbs of Toyama City. 500 stone disciples of Buddha are placed side by side quietly on the eastern hillside of the temple. Some of them are standing, and others are sitting. It is said that none of them has the same expression. This area is noted for its cherry blossoms in spring and the colored leaves in fall, which attract many tourists every year..Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximatelythe same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo,Nagoya,andOsaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base.
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