A scenic mountain route though 3000m peaks
The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, with an elevation change of 2,400 meters, is known as the “roof of Japan.” If you’re a lover of dramatic alpine scenery, you really need to make the trip out to the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, a path traversing the Northern Japan Alps in central Japan.
This spectacular route can be traversed via ropeways and cable cars, so children and those who are not avid hikers can also enjoy its incredible scenery. Each point where you change transportation has something to see and do, though the biggest stops along the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route are Murodo, Daikanbo and Kurobe Dam.
From Toyama, you climb first to Tateyama by train and then continue up and over by cable car, highland bus, two tunnels, a ropeway, an underground cable car, and walking across the top of Kurobe Dam, finally ending up in Nagano prefecture. Various accommodation options are available to spend a few nights or traverse the whole route as a day trip. The entire journey is one breathtaking moment after the next. Toyama and Nagano are both easily accessible by shinkansen or express train from Tokyo or Osaka.
This spectacular route can be traversed via ropeways and cable cars, so children and those who are not avid hikers can also enjoy its incredible scenery. Each point where you change transportation has something to see and do, though the biggest stops along the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route are Murodo, Daikanbo and Kurobe Dam.
From Toyama, you climb first to Tateyama by train and then continue up and over by cable car, highland bus, two tunnels, a ropeway, an underground cable car, and walking across the top of Kurobe Dam, finally ending up in Nagano prefecture. Various accommodation options are available to spend a few nights or traverse the whole route as a day trip. The entire journey is one breathtaking moment after the next. Toyama and Nagano are both easily accessible by shinkansen or express train from Tokyo or Osaka.
