Kurobe Gorge
Japan's Deepest V-Shaped Gorge
Japan's deepest V-shaped gorge traversed by a scenic trolley train through sweeping mountain scen...
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
A spectacular mountain transit route through the Northern Japan Alps with towering snow walls and...
Gokayama
UNESCO Thatched-Roof Mountain Village
Secluded UNESCO World Heritage village with traditional gassho-zukuri thatched-roof farmhouses, a...
Toyama Glass Art Museum
A museum designed by architect Kengo Kuma, featuring intricate timber lattice interiors and accla...
Amaharashi Coast
Coastline with Views of the Tateyama Range Across the Bay
A stretch of coast in Takaoka known for views of the snow-capped Tateyama mountains rising across...
Iwase
Preserved Edo-Period Merchant and Sake District
A preserved port district near Toyama's harbour where Edo- and Meiji-era merchant houses and a wo...
Takaoka Daibutsu
Large Bronze Buddha in Central Takaoka
A roughly 16-metre bronze seated Amida Buddha in central Takaoka, often counted among Japan's thr...
Kurobe Dam
Japan's tallest arch dam at 186 meters, set within a dramatic alpine gorge along the famed Tateya...
Toyama Castle
Reconstructed Castle with a Local History Museum
A reconstructed castle keep in central Toyama that houses the Toyama Municipal Folk Museum on the...
Zuiryuji Temple
National Treasure Zen Temple in Takaoka
A Soto Zen temple in Takaoka built for the Maeda clan, whose main gate, Buddha hall, and Dharma h...
Fugan Unga Kansui Park
Canal Park with a Waterside Starbucks
A canal park north of Toyama Station built around the Fugan Canal, with walking paths, a footbrid...
Shomyo Falls
Japan's Tallest Waterfall at 350 Metres
A four-tiered waterfall in the Tateyama mountains with a total drop of 350 metres, the tallest in...
Takamagahara Onsen
The Hot Spring Called Japan's Farthest, Two Days on Foot into the Northern Alps
A few open-air pools beside a mountain stream at about 2,100 m in the headwaters of the Kurobe Ri...
Unazuki Onsen
Hot Spring Town and Gateway to the Kurobe Gorge
A hot spring resort town in Kurobe that serves as the starting point for the Kurobe Gorge Railway.
Tsurugidake
Tsurugidake: 13 Chain Sections and a Near-Vertical Pitch at 2,999 m
A 2,999-meter granite peak in the Northern Alps, reached from Murodo on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpin...