An attractive route to enjoy both
the beautiful sea and mountains
Grand Northern Alps ・ Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is a travel route passes through 3 cities, 1 town and 2 villages; Itoigawa City and Joetsu city of Niigata Prefecture, Omachi city, Hakuba Village and Otari Village of Nagano Prefecture, and Asahi-machi of Toyama Prefecture. Through this route, you may learn the attractivenesses of both the mountains and the sea in one. Including Happo-One Ski Resort, there is number of high-quality ski resorts. Visitors can also enjoy mountain climbing and trekking during spring to autumn.
Furthermore, you can enjoy the beautiful shoreline of Japan Sea and fresh seafood while traveling along the symbolic castle town where has the Japan`s first Geopark by the submarine volcanic activity of Fossa Magna. Visitors can access by airplane or the world-wide popular Shinkansen between Tokyo or other big cities effectively. Besides, tourists may also choose to ride on a local train to enjoy the rural scenery leisurely, even more, to spend a night in a local farm house for an unprecedented country-life experience.
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Here is some introduction of places where
we recommend the most among the area.
Located in the northwest of Nagano prefecture, between the Matsumoto plain and Hakuba lies the city of Omachi. 3000m high mountains of the Northern Alps lining the west of Omachi give rise to its reputation as “The Number One Town of the Northern Alps”.
The city’s elevation is about 700m above sea level. With 3 natural “Nishina Lakes” reflecting the mountains, an artificial lake created by Kurobe Dam, and blessed with an abundance of hot springs, Omachi is endowed with a geography suited to mountain tourism throughout the 4 seasons. Omachi is also known as the entrance to the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route.
The charm of Omachi is scenery every season.
I would like to visit each seasons repeatedly.
Kurobe Dam & Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is approximately 100 km long, and passes through the Northern Alps to join Omachi with Toyama. From the Ogisawa entrance on the Omachi side, a trolley bus, an underground cable car ropeway, and other transportation options can concert you to the route through the central area towards Murodo.
People have been so moved by the 360-degree panoramic view that they have been struck speechless. Except for the period starting from the opening of the route in April until late May, you can walk under walls of snow close to 20 meters in height for much of the time.
