Tateyama Alpine Route Private Tour
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine route is a unique and spectacular route through the Northern Japan which is traversed by various types of transportation including cable cars, trolley buses and a ropeway.
The main attraction of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is the magnificent scenery of the Tateyama Mountain Range, part of the Chubu Sangaku National Park. Visitors can enjoy various activities during different seasons of the year. In spring, accumulated snow, especially around the upper sections of Midagahara and Murodo, form a majestic snow corridor whose snow walls reach up to 20 meters high. A section of the snow corridor around Murodo is open to pedestrians usually from mid April to mid June.
Ogizawa Station
Bus travel from Shinano – Omachi to Ogizawa takes 40 minutes and the price is 1,360 Yen. All the transportation across Tateyama Mountain is included in the Tateyama Kurobe Option ticket, which can save you 3,000 yen.
Kurobedaira
After arriving from the Kanden trolley bus, you will rest in the cool, calm, and fresh air. You may want to try food in some restaurants and shopping in alpine souvenir stores.
Kurobe Dam
Kurobe Dam is the highest dam in Japan and one of the biggest dams in the world. After world war II, the Japanese economy was extremely increased in 1960. To solve the energy problem in that time, the dam was built in 1963 to support the economic activities
Bijodaira & Tateyama
After hiking to Mikurigaike pool, you can continue to Bijodaira by Highland Bus. The bus takes about 50 minutes. In the spring season, from April to the end of May, the bus will cross the snow wall or Yuki no Otani. The snow wall is a strong attraction of Tateyama. The last Alpine route takes 7 minutes by cable car from Bijodaira to Tateyama.