This multimodal route through the country’s Northern Alps is a great alternative to the similar journey around Mount Fuji — ...

The opening of the Yuki no Otani walk also marks the resumption of traffic through the entire Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route at the end of winter. Other attractions in the area include a separate ...

One of the world’s wildest mountain drives, Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route in Japan has reopened to tourists for another season. Stretching across the Toyama and Nagano prefectures north of Tokyo ...

The Kurobe Gorge in Toyama Prefecture is one of Japan’s top scenic spots. Visitors to the area can enjoy the surrounding beauty in the open-air trains of the Kurobe Gorge Railway. The line runs ...

KUROBE, Toyama Prefecture--Kurobe Gorge Railway Co. said it will partially operate its mountain sightseeing trolley train along the Kurobegawa river from April 20. The scenic service spans ...

Marvel at the 65-foot walls of the Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route’s snow corridor. Savor fresh sushi on the Belle Montagnes et Mer train while enjoying views of the snow-capped Tateyama mountain ...

KUROBE, Toyama Prefecture—Visitors to Kurobe Gorge, a popular tourist destination renowned for its stunning autumn foliage, can access a previously inaccessible area this year—an unexpected ...

TOYAMA (Kyodo) -- Kurobe Dam, a tourist hotspot located in the Northern Alps in Toyama Prefecture in central Japan, began its annual water discharge event on Monday. The dam, Japan's tallest ...

For travellers looking to explore the peaks of Japan, it doesn’t get much better than the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, an extraordinary expedition through the country’s Northern Alps in the ...