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Matthew Haswell | profile | all galleries >> Japan 日本 >> Chūbu 中部 >> Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route 立山黒部アルペンルート tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Nagoya 名古屋 | Chita Peninsula 知多半島 | Okazaki 岡崎 | Kōrankei 香嵐渓 | Inuyama 犬山 | Little World リトルワールド | Gifu 岐阜 | Takayama 高山 | Hida-Furukawa 飛騨古川 | Gokayama and Shirakawa-gō 五箇山と白川郷 | Magome and Tsumago 馬篭と妻籠 | Narai and Kiso-Fukushima 奈良井と木曽福島 | Matsumoto 松本 | Hotaka 穂高 | Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route 立山黒部アルペンルート | Kanazawa 金沢 | Obama 小浜 | Kakegawa, Hamamatsu & Toyohashi 掛川、浜松、豊橋 | Shizuoka and Mt. Fuji 静岡と富士山 | Kōfu 甲府 | Niigata and Shibata 新潟と新発田 | Fukui, Maruoka & Ōno 福井、丸岡、大野 | Meiji-Mura Museum 明治村

Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route 立山黒部アルペンルート

One of Japan's most celebrated mountain sightseeing routes, running across a spectacular stretch of the Central Alps between Nagano and Toyama Prefectures. Both notoriously crowded and exceptionally expensive with some six different modes of transport, it is especially popular during the colorful autumn. Unfortunately, the summer conditions can be a bit on the unpredictable side, as can be seen in these photos from July 2008 (when most of the area was shrouded in clouds, fog and occasional rain).
Arrival at Ōgizawa trolley bus station
Arrival at Ōgizawa trolley bus station		 Even the 7am queues are crazy
Even the 7am queues are crazy		 Return ticket for Murodō
Return ticket for Murodō		 Boarding the trolley buses
Boarding the trolley buses
Misty mountains around Kurobe
Misty mountains around Kurobe		 Reservoir beyond the dam
Reservoir beyond the dam		 Stream running down the mountains
Stream running down the mountains		 Unmelted drift at Daikanbō
Unmelted drift at Daikanbō
How do I appear out there?
How do I appear out there?		 Posing next to the ice
Posing next to the ice		 Tourists streaming out of Murodō bus center
Tourists streaming out of Murodō bus center		 Dew-tinged flowers at Murodō
Dew-tinged flowers at Murodō
Fog enshrouded Mikuri-ga-ike
Fog enshrouded Mikuri-ga-ike		 Ice covering the path to Jigokudani Onsen
Ice covering the path to Jigokudani Onsen		 Enma-dai Observation Site
Enma-dai Observation Site		 Thinning clouds over Jigokudani Onsen
Thinning clouds over Jigokudani Onsen
The mountain peaks appear
The mountain peaks appear		 Receding clouds on the horizon
Receding clouds on the horizon		 View down on Kajiya-jigoku
View down on Kajiya-jigoku		 Pathway to Raichō-zawa
Pathway to Raichō-zawa
Clear view towards Oyama
Clear view towards Oyama		 Climbing back up the sunny path
Climbing back up the sunny path		 Taking in the view
Taking in the view		 SIgn marker and looming Oyama
SIgn marker and looming Oyama
Kitted-out Japanese hikers
Kitted-out Japanese hikers		 Sulfur-tainted ice on Mikuri-ga-ike
Sulfur-tainted ice on Mikuri-ga-ike		 Greenery and ice around the pond
Greenery and ice around the pond		 The clouds return over the path
The clouds return over the path
Snow patterns on the mountainside
Snow patterns on the mountainside		 Line of daytrippers on the path
Line of daytrippers on the path		 Mikuri-ga-ike and sign marker
Mikuri-ga-ike and sign marker		 Walking out amongst the snow
Walking out amongst the snow
Makeshift stupa at Murodō
Makeshift stupa at Murodō		 A glimpse of the local wildlife
A glimpse of the local wildlife		 A rare unobstructed view of the Tateyama marker
A rare unobstructed view of the Tateyama marker		 Remnants of the Yuki-no-Ōtani (snow corridor)
Remnants of the Yuki-no-Ōtani (snow corridor)
Tramcar ascending the ropeway
Tramcar ascending the ropeway		 Antennas at the top of Daikanbō station
Antennas at the top of Daikanbō station		 Passing cable car
Passing cable car		 Packing back in at Kurobe-daira
Packing back in at Kurobe-daira
View down on the dam from Kurobe-daira
View down on the dam from Kurobe-daira		 Cable car leaving Kurobe-daira
Cable car leaving Kurobe-daira		 View across the mountains from Kurobe-daira
View across the mountains from Kurobe-daira		 Mountain layers under cloud
Mountain layers under cloud
Aerovane over Kurobe-daira
Aerovane over Kurobe-daira		 Rows of hills in the distance
Rows of hills in the distance		 Nikkō-kizuge lily at Kurobe-daira
Nikkō-kizuge lily at Kurobe-daira		 Kurobe-daira station
Kurobe-daira station
Waiting on the arriving funicular car
Waiting on the arriving funicular car		 Back at Kurobe-ko
Back at Kurobe-ko		 Pine trees jutting over the reservoir
Pine trees jutting over the reservoir		 Mountain scenery along the reservoir
Mountain scenery along the reservoir
Massive discharge on the dam's outer wall
Massive discharge on the dam's outer wall		 View up to Kurobe Dam station
View up to Kurobe Dam station		 Walking atop Kurobe-ko
Walking atop Kurobe-ko		 Stairway along a support wall
Stairway along a support wall
View down the interior wall
View down the interior wall		 Memorial to the dam builders
Memorial to the dam builders		 Neglected boats in the reservoir
Neglected boats in the reservoir		 Above the vast discharge
Above the vast discharge
Outer wall and reservoir beyond
Outer wall and reservoir beyond		 Kurobe Dam
Kurobe Dam		 Trolleybus at Ōgizawa
Trolleybus at Ōgizawa		 Scenery around Ōgizawa
Scenery around Ōgizawa

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