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Omachi offers travelers a good range of accommodation options including Western-style hotels and Japanese-style ryokan lodgings. The proximity the majestic beauty of the Kurobe-Tateyama Alpine Ro...

As the gateway to the famous Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route of Chubu Sangaku National Park, along with many other great attractions, Omachi is a city that a great many people have passed through in...

Situated in the Northern Japan Alps around 45 minutes away from Nagano and Matsumoto City, Omachi offers a variety of activities for nature enthusiasts, culture seekers, and adventure lovers. Kno...

Open from mid-April until mid-November, the Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route is one of Japan’s most iconic destinations. Known as the ‘Roof of Japan’, the dramatic alpine landscape is inaccessible th...

While the port city of Toyama somewhat lives in the shadow of nearby Kanazawa and is often over-looked, it can be easily used as a transit point enroute to the Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route and ot...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...