水橋は昭和41年の富山市との合併まで1040年にわたる個有の歴史を歩んできました。
富山湾と白岩川の豊かな自然を背景に時を刻んできた水橋は歴史と文化が交差するやさしい街です。
水橋町部の中央部を流れていて、町を東西に分けています。
春には川沿いの桜並木が美しく又、休日には釣りを楽しむ人も多いです。
紙風船などのおみやげや先用後利という独自の商法で知られる「越中富山の売薬さん」。江戸時代から水橋ではたくさんの売薬さんが活躍しています。また、地元の製薬メーカーでは最新鋭の設備と先端技術によって安全で高品質なクスリを全国の皆さんにご提供しています。
７月の第４土曜日には、「橋まつり」が開催されます。夏の風物詩として県内外から多くの見物客を呼ぶ橋まつり。そもそもは、明治２年（１８６９年）に白岩川の東西をつなぐ立山橋（現在の東西橋）が架設されたことを喜び、人々が橋の余材で水神社を建立したことに始まります。 現在は地区自治振興会などが主催し、花火や火流しをメインに実施、住民だれもが参加できる祭りとして親しまれています。
Mizuhashi has established its own history for 1,040 years until it was merged with Toyama-City in 1966. It is a town where history and culture unites and has prospered with abundant nature of Toyama Harbor and Shiraiwa River.
Shiraiwa River flows through the middle of Mizuhashi-Cho, which divides the town creating an east and west side. In spring time, cherry blossoms bloom beautifully and there are people enjoying fishing along the river on weekends.
Toyama is famous for its paper balloon souvenir and unique business method called “Senyoukouri*” developed by Etchu Toyama Pharmacy.
(*Senyoukouri is a selling method in which money is collected after the customer consumes the product. It started with a Toyama pharmacy, who delivered a box of pharmaceutical products to households and collected money couple months later only for the what the customers consumed.)
Mizuhashi is famous for its success on pharmacy technologies and business since Edo era (1603-1868). The local pharmaceutical companies provide a safe and high-quality medicine throughout Japan with the advanced facilities and the latest technologies.
On the 4th Saturday of July, there is a festival called “Hashi Matsuri”. As one of the summer traditions, many people visit the festival not only from in-town but also from out of town. This festival started in 1869 to celebrate the completion of Tateyama Bridge (current Touzai Bridge) that connects the west and east side of Shiraiwa River and using the leftover bridge material the construction of the Mizujinjya (shrine) by the local people. In present times, the festival is hosted by regional promotion associations and it has become one of the summer festivals that everyone can attend and enjoying the fireworks and Hinagashi (sending off lanterns floating on the waters of the river).
