KUROBE, Toyama Prefecture--Kurobe Gorge Railway Co. said it will partially operate its mountain sightseeing trolley train along the Kurobegawa river from April 20. The scenic service spans Unazuki and ...

Kurobe Dam in Toyama Prefecture is consistently ranked as one of Japan’s best sightseeing spots to check out if you’re on a budget, and it’s not hard to see why. Not only is it surrounded by beautiful ...

A battery-powered train which normally carries power station workers through the tunnel is seen along the Kurobe-Unazuki Canyon Route in the city of Kurobe, Toyama Prefecture, on Sept. 13, 2023.

The Kurobe Gorge in Toyama Prefecture is one of Japan’s top scenic spots. Visitors to the area can enjoy the surrounding beauty in the open-air trains of the Kurobe Gorge Railway. The line runs some ...

この記事は、Podcast『Audio Japan』の英文と解説記事となります。 Audio Japan の使い方については、下記記事をご覧ください。 <本文> Kurobe Dam: A Tall Symbol of Japan’s Post-War Strength Deep in the Northern Alps of Japan, there is a famous place ...

The Kurobe Dam, built at the upper reaches of the Kurobe River in Toyama Prefecture, is an arch dam 186 meters high with a reservoir capacity of nearly two million square meters. It is Japan’s tallest ...

Kurobe Dam, a tourist hotspot located in the Northern Alps in Toyama Prefecture, began its annual water discharge event on Monday. The dam, Japan's tallest, releases 10 to 15 tons of water per second ...

Located along the alluvial fan of the eponymous Kurobe River, Kurobe in Toyama Prefecture is a modest city nestled between salt and stone in the Hokuriku region. To the west, the fertile depths of ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). For travellers looking to explore the peaks of Japan, it doesn’t get much better than the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, an ...

Kurobe DamIs Japan's largest dam boasting a height of 186 m, is made by mobilizing 10 million people, costing five times the capital of the time of 51.3 billion yen at the time of construction in 1963 ...

A scenic mountain route running through the Northern Japanese Alps in central Japan has reopened for tourists following a winter break. The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route fully reopened on Wednesday ...