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Namerikawa-shi, Japan
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Japan, 〒936-0051 Toyama-ken, Namerikawa-shi, Jikeimachi, １０４ 滑川市役所本館
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N36° 46' 0" E137° 19' 60"
(36.766666666667, 137.33333333333)
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Namerikawa (滑川市, Namerikawa-shi) is a city in eastern Toyama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2017, the city had an estimated population of 32,630 and a population density of 597 persons per km². Its total area was 54.63 square kilometres (21.09 sq mi). The coast of Namerikawa is the habitat of the world famous glowing firefly squid (ほたるいか, hotaru-ika), which surface yearly in a phenomenon that has been designated a Special Natural Monument by the Japanese government. The city was founded on March 1, 1954.
