Tateyama Alpine Route

The route can go to the northern Alps (3000m class). I am addicted here views not in Japan though.

Access
And Ogisawa of Nagano Prefecture, the entrance is two places of Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture. It is may be dead in Tateyama after entering from Ogisawa, and went up to Murodo of Tateyama, and come back also it is a good idea.
I will pass this route is Noritsui rides some that are friendly to the environment. Since the very crowded when it comes to the season, please sure you have prepared for it.
Also, through the Tateyama station and one night in Tateyama Murodo enters from Ogisawa, eat such as fish and crabs fresh and delicious in Toyama Prefecture is also a means of travel. I also considered the opposite way.


Season
It is opened from around the end of April. To say "YUKINOOOTANI", bus passes between the giant wall made ​​of snow. You impassable even on foot, of course. It is a place that can also climbing and skiing as well.
At temperatures completely different lower bound, it becomes easy place to spend a cool in summer. You can enjoy also change of scenery and the weather because it is alpine.
Autumn leaves of one side, you can enjoy scenery like nishikie like in the fall.

Highlight
Kurobe Dam
In order to utilize the power of water in Toyama Prefecture, a lot of water, this Kurobe Dam is the largest dam in Japan has been completed on the suffering eight years of 1695-1963 Japan. Much become movie also "Kurobenotaiyou", the story of this at the time of construction was difficult work. Toshiro Mifune Yujiro Ishihara will have appeared in starring.
Its greatness will suggest tourism water discharge has been performed on the season. To those who come for the purpose of climbing, there is referred to as "SIMONOROUKA", a special climbing route. This route has to pass through the cliffs at the root made ​​the dam during construction. And if you know the climbing route, from the bottom of the Kurobe Dam, it is possible to look up from below the dam, which is water discharge.

Tateyama Murodo
In a place where you can see the Tateyama, is where you can ski and mountaineering. Until Tateyama summit is climbing about two hours. Local elementary school children Toyama will climb this mountain in the field class. Students of elementary schools in the prefecture of another in Japan also came to climb as outdoor lesson in this mountain in recent years.

In addition, there are hot springs here is just the tallest in Japan. It is a mountain hut accommodation, but can also be, from being entertained leisurely been stayed here also it might be fun journey of one. In the sink over source, spring quality is a hot spring that many times want to enter very well to the body that was tired in sulfur spring course. Hot water because you can stop by, do not forget to prepare If you want to enter.

Special Natural Monument RAICYOU

The Tateyama neighborhood, grouse special natural monument we inhabit. Summer is a bird to become mottled become a pure white winter pelage in winter. Cries to say "GUWA GUWA" When you hear is that there are grouse near.
This "RAICYOU", when written in Japanese Kanji, write a "thunder bird". It does not appeared to be a weather. If you did not blessed with the weather Unfortunately, it's try to find this grouse also it might be a good idea.

Alpine plant
Tateyama The surroundings are a treasure house of alpine plants. There are the types and amounts, what is going to see it also is one of the ways to enjoy.