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Head high into Japan's tallest mountain range via the legendary Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route and onto the 'Roof of Japan'. With two pickup points in Nagano City , this engaging tour to the immense Sn...

This tour takes you high into Japan's tallest mountain range and into the shadow of one of Japan’s three sacred mountains, Mount Tate. Using the mountain transports of the Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Rout...

  The Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route can rightly lay claim to being one of Japan’s most iconic and spectacular landscapes. Inaccessible during winter, the Alpine Route emerges (and is carved) from the s...

Running 20km from Unazuki Station to Keyakidaira Station, the Kurobe Gorge Railway is one of Japan’s most scenic train-rides. Taking approximately 80 minutes to complete the journey between Unazuki a...

The famous Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route stretches 37.2 kilometers across the Central Japan Alps with changes in elevation amount to a massive 1,975 meters. There are many interesting places to see,...

The Central Japanese Alps are not only famous for the beautiful snow capped mountains of the Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine but also the valleys and gorges created from the streams and river following from t...

Toyama Castle Park sits on the ruins of what once was Toyama Castle. First constructed in 1543, the castle served as the base of the ruling Maeda clan until the Meiji Period, when it was dismantled a...

The Toyama Glass Art Museum is located nearby Toyama Station and exhibits a large collection of stunning glass artworks from around the world. Both permanent and temporary exhibitions provide stunnin...

Visitors to Toyama will be struck by the impressive sight of the Tateyama Mountains running across the horizon. Located at the northern of the Hida Mountain Range – often referred to as the North Jap...