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Area： Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route

Yuki-no-Otani (Snow Wall) The "Snow Wall (Yuki-no-Otani)" is located nearby Murodo in Tateyama-machi of Toyama prefecture. The main event of the "Yuki-no-Otani Festival" is held from April to June every year, where you can experience walking through snow walls reaching 20m high. You can also take beautiful pictures of the pure white snow wall with enhanced contrast between the bright clear blue sky. The pathway looks as if fresh cream was scooped by a playful God, and you will be surprised by the fact that streets were built on this overwhelming heavy snow. Although half of the main area is for cars, a popular pedestrian walkway called the "Snow Corridor" is available on the back of Hotel Tateyama. There are various other attractive spots to enjoy within the festival venue, such as the "Panorama Road" where you can walk and view the silvery white scenery created by blankets of snow. It's also nice because you can appreciate the snow until the middle of June in the flatlands.
Category： Nature / scenery

Area： Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route

Bijodaira Bijodaira is located in Nakaniikawa District, Eastern Toyama Prefecture. This area is known as one of Japan's richest treasure troves of primeval forests. "Bijodaira" refers to the part of Midagahara Plateau that stands around an elevation of 977 meters, and nurtures trees such as Tateyama cedar. The giant Tateyama Cedar, "Bijosugi" towers over Bijodaira Station. "Bijosugi" literally means "beautiful woman cedar", and is named after a folk story. The legend says that Tateyama Mountain was formerly a spiritual terrain forbidden to women, and a woman who still tried to climb the mountain was punished by by the gods, by being turned into a cedar. There are three walking courses here. The "inner course" takes approximately one hour, where you can see a 1000-year old Tateyama cedar with a 6-meter wide trunk. On the "middle course", which takes approximately two hours, you will see the "Nemagari-sugi" (bent root cedar) and "Kaen-sugi" (flame cedar), both named after their appearances. The two hour and thirty minute "outer course" takes you through a primeval forest of fagus trees. Bijodaira is located at an intermediate stop on the cable car bound for Midagahara, and is a great place to enjoy the forest's beautiful nature. We also recommend birdwatching in this area, which is famous for different kinds of wild birds.
Category： Hotel

Area： Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route

Hotel Tateyama Tateyama Hotel in Tateyama town, Toyama, is the base point for excursions around the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine route. The hotel stands on the Muro-doh-daira Plateau, which is surrounded by the 3,000-meter Tateyama mountains. Throughout the year, Tateyama hotel offers stunning views of its surrounding nature. At night, guests can view the starry skies from the comfort of their rooms. The hotel is situated at the highest point of the Alpine Route and its special location attracts a variety of guests, for different reasons. Some guests scale the Tateyama mountains, while others enjoy hiking around nearby attractions such as the Mida-ga-hara Highlands. Some guests simply come here to relax and soak up the beautiful scenery. The hotel runs various activities, including birdwatching, sunrise treks to Mt Daikan-bo, and stargazing sessions. It is easy to see why many guests return to the hotel at different times of the year.
Category： Nature / scenery

Area： Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route

Kurobe Dam Kurobe Dam is located in Tateyama City, Toyama Prefecture. This hydroelectric dam was built to generate energy from the Kurobe River that runs through the northern alps of the Tateyama Mountain Range. In the restoration period after World War Two, the Kansai region experienced a severe lack of electric power - the building of this dam in Tateyama, which is plentiful with water, was conducted to solve this problem. At the time, this region was secluded from the rest of the region due to being surrounded by the extremely tall mountains. The completed dam is able to store a massive amount of water equivalent to 160 Tokyo Domes. The dam still provides power to the Kansai Area to this day. From the rim of the dam, you can see a gorgeous combination of the emerald green lake below, and the towering Tateyama Mountain Range in the distance. This spot allows one to both appreciate the splendor of nature and the hard work and engineering of the pioneers who gave birth to the dam. From June to October, the dam conducts spectacle water discharges. These occasions attract many people who wish to see the powerful force of water, and the rainbow it creates in the dam.
Category： Nature / scenery

Area： Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route

Midagahara Midagahara is a plateau in Chūbu-Sangaku National Park, located in Nakaniikawa District, Eastern Toyama Prefecture. Found at the Tateyama Mountain, Midagahara's elevation stands between 1,600 to 2,000 meters and extends approximately 4 kilometers to the east and west, and 2 kilometers to the north and south. The slender wetlands that stretch from the east west here were a result of erosion by the Tateyama Caldera, which was created by the caving-in of Tateyama Mountain's crater remains. Midagahara was registered in the "Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance" as a place to preserve plants and animals that live in wetland biomes. There is a promenade that allows visitors to stroll throughout the clear atmosphere of Midagahara - the "inner course" takes approximately 40 minutes. If you continue along the promenade, you will come to an area called "Gakida", a marsh dotted with small puddles called "chitou". On the outer course, which takes approximately 120 minutes, there is an area named "Ichinotani-Bunki (Bunki = branching paths)" that is full of "Watasuge", a plant found in mountainous areas. Finally, the 40-minute "Caldera Observation Deck Course" gives a fantastic view of the caldera mountain range. With the mountain plants blooming in the summer, and gorgeous autumn leaves on display in the fall, a beautiful scenery can be found in all four seasons.
Category： Nature / scenery

Area： Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route

Taikan Peak Daikanbo is located in Tateyama Town, Toyama Prefecture. It is a relay station for the trolley bus and ropeway of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route. As the name suggests, the view from here is one of the most beautiful on the Alpine route. From the observation terrace on the second floor of the station building, you can overlook the emerald green shining Kurobe Lake, the mountains of Tateyama, and the mountains of Gotateyama. There are seasonal beauties, but the most recommended is the autumn leaves season. The entire mountain surface is colored red and yellow, and is breathtakingly beautiful. Take a stroll in the air on the ropeway or aim for the best one at the observation deck. From Hotel Tateyama located in Murododaira, there is a Kuraiko bus, and you can see the rising sun rising from the ridgeline of Gotateyama Mountain Range.
Category： Nature / scenery

Area： Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route

Murodoh-daira plateau Muro-doh-daira Plateau is found in eastern Toyama, in Tateyama town. The plateau lies at an altitude of 2,450 meters — the highest point of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route. The Muro-doh-daira cable car station offers sweeping views of the surrounding peaks of Mount Tsurugi-dake and the Dainichi mountain range. Visitors can also see Mikuriya-ike — the deepest lake in the Japan Alps — and the smoldering Jigoku-dani, or Hell’s Valley, which is part of an active volcano crater. Muro-doh-daira plateau has historically been the starting point of a pilgrimage route that leads to Mount Tateyama, which is one of Japan’s most sacred peaks. Mountain worshippers stayed and prayed at Tateyama Muro-doh hut, which stands by the cable car station. The hut is said to date back to the Edo period, but religious activities have been held since the Kamakura period, from the late 12th to early 14th century. The structure is designated as an important cultural asset. The one-hour hiking trail around Mikuriya-ike Lake is blanketed with highland plants, and is a well-known habitat of ptarmigans, which are called thunderbirds in Japan. After a day out trekking, enjoy a relaxing bath at Mikuriya-ike onsen hot spring. But be warned! Japan’s highest altitude hot spring has a strong sulphur smell.