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from April to November. It is best known for the staggeringly
high snow walls of Murodo, which in some years are as tall as
This panoramic route opened in 1971, and is open each year
include the Kurobe Dam and Hida Mountains. a 10-story building. Other landmark sites along the route Diggers clear heavy snow to produce the 65-ft- (20-m-) high Snow Corridor every spring, which stretches for 1,640 ft (500 m).
The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
the picturesque passageway find
Alpine alley
their view of the lofty mountains
suddenly obliterated by towering
is Japan’s most spectacular scenic
journey. People traveling along
snow walls on either side.
One million tourists take the Alpine Route each year.
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