- AREA
- Snow Monkey Park
- Yudanaka & Shibu Onsen
- Shiga Kogen
- Obuse & Suzaka
- Nagano City
- Nozawa Onsen
- Hakuba
- Alpine Route & Toyama
- Matsumoto
- Karuizawa & Kusatsu Onsen
- Kiso Valley
- Takayama
- Iiyama & Madarao
- Myoko Kogen
- Kanazawa
- Nagoya & Kii Peninsula
- Mount Fuji & Hakone
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Walk Under the Snow Walls
Dwarfing both people and buses, the fabled Snow Walls of the Alpine Route are at their best from mid-April until late-May.
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Experience the Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route
Open from mid-April until late-November, the Alpine Route transports visitors to over 2400 metres and onto the 'Roof of Japan'.
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Ride the Kurobe Gorge Railway
Considered one of Japan's most scenic sightseeing trains, the Kurobe Gorge Railway allows visitors to enjoy the landscape riding open-air carriages.
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Discover Toyama City
A convenient stop on the Hokuriku Shinkansen, Toyama City is home to the Toyama Glass Art Museum and other unique attractions.
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Enjoy the Tranquility & Beauty of Toyama
Nestled between the northern coast and the dramatic peaks of the North Japan Alps, Toyama remains somewhat undiscovered by international visitors.
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Google MapAlpine Route & Toyama
Open to the public from mid-April to late-November, the Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route is one of Japan’s most iconic landscapes and memorable experiences. Accessible via the Toyama-side or Nagano-side of the mountain range, a series of transports carries visitors high into the North Japan Alps and onto Murodo Station and within reach of the summit of Mount Tate – one of Japan’s three sacred mountains.
Accessible from spring through to autumn, the Alpine Route is most famous for the immense Snow Walls – at their best from opening until late-May. – while also blessed with outstanding hiking through summer and autumn. Nearby the Tateyama-side of the route, attractions including Shomyo Falls – Japan’s highest waterfall – and the Kurobe Gorge combine to make this quiet corner of Central Japan one of its most beautiful and rewarding destinations.
Nestled between the mountains and the northern coast, Toyama is a quiet enclave that remains somewhat undiscovered by international visitors. A convenient stop on the Hokuriku Shinkansen running from Tokyo to Kanazawa, Toyama is a gateway to the both the mountains and north coast – including the abundant seafood markets of Toyama Bay.
