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SNOW TUNNELS In 2015, heavy snowfall in North America resulted in locals digging their own snow tunnels to get out and about. Teams of diggers also constructed a variety of tunnels ranging in depth and length to help commuters and cyclists keep on the move.

Daikanbo Tateyama Ropeway Kurobe Dam Ogizawa Local bus Omachi Onsenkyo
Tateyama Tunnel Trolleybus

Kurobe- daira Kurobeko Kurobe Cablecar Kanden Tunnel Tateyama Station Trolleybus The terrain is tricky on many parts of the 56-mile- (90-km-) long Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, so a number of different modes of transportation are used along the way, like tro

FAST FACTS Mt Tateyama 9,892 ft (3,015 m) Murodo Tengudaira Midagahara Tateyama Highland Bus Tateyama Cablecar Bijodaira Toyama Chiho Railroad

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