The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route will open to traffic on April 15, 2025 (Tuesday)! Snow removal information to Snow Wall will be distributed every Tuesday.

The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route (operated by Tateyama Kurobe Kanko Co., Ltd., headquartered in Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture), one of the world's leading mountain tourism routes connecting Toyama and Nagano Prefectures, is undergoing snow removal along the Tateyama Kogen Bus Road in preparation for its full opening on April 15, 2025 (Tuesday). The latest snow removal information will be distributed on the official website and SNS every Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. until early April.

Snow removal on the Tateyama Kogen Bus Road

The Tateyama Toll Road, on which the Tateyama Kogen Bus runs, will be cleared of snow over a total length of 31.3 km from the Fujibashi area (475 m above sea level) to Murodo (2,450 m above sea level) at the foot of Tateyama. This year, snow removal work began on Tuesday, February 11, and as of Monday, March 10, one lane of snow had been cleared up to around Nanamagari (1,680m above sea level). The latest snow removal information will be posted on the official website and SNS every Tuesday at 10:00.

Promotional video "SNOW WALL: Tateyama Kurobe Tenku Road Snow Removal - How Snowy Ootani was created

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0y3hY_U1pk

Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route official website

https://www.alpen-route.com

One road to Murodo and Yukino Ootani

Snow removal scenery of Tateyama Toll Road

*Photographs were taken in the past and are not current conditions.

Snow Wall will be high this year...?

As of March 10 (Mon.), snow accumulation (according to Tateyama Kurobe Kanko) is expected to exceed last year's highest snow wall height of "14m" due to the overall snow accumulation, including 740cm recorded at Murodo, 2,450m above sea level (compared to 710cm during the same period last year).

2025 Tateyama Kurobe, Harutabi

https://www.alpen-route.com/enjoy_navi/snow_otani/

Mikuriga-ike Pond, one of the representative beauties of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route.

Mikuriga-ike Pond is located within a 15-minute walk from the Murodo Terminal (in the direction of Murododaira) as well as the Yuki-no-Otani area. Mikurigaike is said to be the most beautiful volcanic lake in the Northern Alps, and the reflection of the majestic mountains on the surface of the lake is breathtakingly beautiful.

Murodou-daira and Mikurigaike (around April)

Murodou-daira and Mikurigaike (around July)

Mikurigaike Pond is completely covered with snow in spring (around April), but as the snow melts over the summer, the beautiful surface of the lake begins to appear in July. The area around the pond is also home to a clump of alpine pine trees, which are the home of grouse, so there is a good chance of spotting grouse.

The promotional video released today, March 13 (Thu.), introduces the spectacular seasonal views of Tateyama Kurobe centering on Mikurigaike Pond, accompanied by refreshing music.

Promotional video "Murododaira and Mikurigaike" thumbnail image

Promotional video "Murododaira and Mikurigaike" (Japanese only)

https://youtu.be/UeVPPOuoqLY

What is the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route?

The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is one of the world's most famous mountain tourism routes in Tateyama, Chubu-Sangaku National Park. The route is accessible by cable car, bus, ropeway, and six other vehicles between Tateyama Station in Toyama Prefecture and Ogisawa Station in Nagano Prefecture, allowing visitors to easily enjoy the spectacular views of the 3,000-meter-high Tateyama Mountain Range and Kurobe Dam.

Operating period in 2025 (tentative): April 15 (Tuesday) to November 30 (Sunday)

Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route Route Map