Sunday, August 23, 2015

Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route and Onsen

After an adventure to Yumata Onsen, one of the hardest hot springs to reach, I moved on to Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route. Of course, I was with Brompton.

If you want to go to Tateyama-Kurobe area, I recommend you to start from Shinano-oomachi Station. You can get this station by Azusa Express Train from Sinjuku Station. It takes about 3 and half hours.

example: Azusa #3 departing Shinjuku at 7:30am and arriving at 11:01am.

Then, you use bus or taxi to Oogisawa Station where a trolly bus starts to get through very long tunnel to another side of the moutain range.

Oogisawa Station. Change to a torolly bus.

About 30 minutes to get to Kurobe Dam Station.

You need to walk to another side of this dam. There is a cable car station to climb another mountain.


It takes 10 minutes to get to next rope way station.

You can enjoy wonderful scenary from the ropeway.

You need another trolly bus to ride.

Getting through another mountain!

Finally arrived Murodo Station. You will be surprised with this wonderful view.

Arriving today's lodge, Mikurigaike Onsen.

Mount Tateyama is shining in red!

Enjoy the highest hot spring in Japan at an elevation of 2405 meters.

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