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  • June 24, 2020

    How to Get to the Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route

    Open to the public from mid-April until mid-November each year, the Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route crosses Japan's highest mountain from Nagano Prefecture to Toyama Prefecture and in doing so, open...
  • June 22, 2020

    How to Get to Toyama

    As a stop on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line running from Tokyo to Tsuruga through Kanazawa, Toyama Station is a convenient point from where to explore Central Japan. Located nearby the popular Tate...
  • June 21, 2020

    How To Get To The Kurobe Gorge

    Accessed via the hot spring town of Unazuki Onsen in Toyama Prefecture, Kurobe Gorge is known for its natural beauty and one of Japan's most scenic rail lines, the Kurobe Gorge Railway. Completed...
  • June 20, 2020

    Best Places to Stay Around the Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route

    The Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route can be approached from either Nagano or Toyama with accommodation available in both cities and areas at the base of the route and at its summit. On this page you ...
  • June 10, 2020

    Best Places to Stay in Toyama

    Toyama offers visitors a good range of accommodation options including large to mid-size Western-style hotels with prices often notably cheaper than nearby Kanazawa. The location between the cult...
  • May 14, 2020

    Hokuriku Shinkansen (Tokyo–Nagano–Toyama–Kanazawa–Tsuruga)

    Known by many international visitors simply as the ‘Bullet Train’, Japan’s 'Shinkansen' network connects major cities with high-speed train services that operate on various Shinkansen lines. On...
  • May 14, 2020

    Hokuriku Shinkansen Timetable

    The Hokuriku Shinkansen Line runs from Tokyo Station to Tsuruga Station and is one of primary transport routes through Central Japan. On this page you will find the following information:--...
  • May 14, 2020

    Limited Express Hida (Nagoya–Takayama–Toyama)

    Running from Nagoya Station to Takayama Station - with some services continuing directly on to Toyama Station - the Limited Express Hida service is another convenient and picturesque train line o...
  • May 14, 2020

    Limited Express Hida Timetable

    The Limited Express Hida operates from Nagoya Station to Takayama Station with some services continuing onto or starting from Toyama Station. On this page you will find the following information:...