I tried to transfer a ride from Toyama prefecture side to Japan's biggest dam "Kurobe Dam"

Kurobe DamIs Japan's largest dam boasting a height of 186 m, is made by mobilizing 10 million people, costing five times the capital of the time of 51.3 billion yen at the time of construction in 1963 It was. When heading from Tateyama of Tomiyama to Kurobe Dam you can connect to Tateyama Cable Car · Takahara Bus · Tateyama Tunnel Trolley Bus · Tateyama Ropeway · Kurobe Cable Car many times and arrive at the dam. I wanted to see Japan's largest dam once, so I went to cover Hokuriku.

Kurobe Dam official site
http://www.kurobe-dam.com/

Tateyama Kurobe Yukko Co.
https://tkk.alpen-route.co.jp/

First of all, to Alpine Route's first station TateyamaToyama region railwayArrived using.


When you leave the Toyama area railway station Tateyama station, go up the stairsTateyama cable carTo Tateyama station.


Not only in Japanese but also written in English, Korean, and Chinese, there are many tourists from abroad.


When you arrive at the station, there is a route to Kurobe lake with Kurobe Dam.


To the very early ticket.


The ticket is not a vending machine but a method of buying directly from the station staff. The flight departing at 13 o'clock is the last flight to go to Kurobe Lake and return home on that day.


If you buy a round-trip ticket from Toyama side to Kurobe lake, you will be charged more than 10,000 yen, many foreigners visit sightseeing, you can use credit card.


I bought a ticket at once and went to the Tateyama cable car station.


Many customers already had visited the hall.


The ticket is like this. As for the flight departing at 13 o'clock, there are times when there are sightseeing frequent seasons in some cases it is not possible to connect well by transit, so I bought a ticket to Murodo station for the time being.


Pass the ticket gate at Tateyama station and get on the cable car. Next distance to Beppu station is 1.3 km and the required time is about 7 minutes.


It seems that there were quite a lot of people and about 30% of foreign tourists.


There is also a slope in the cable car.


There are seats, but it narrows somewhat.


When all the customers got on, the cable car started to move.


You can check it from the train window.


When running for a while, you can see a special stone made from Tateyama volcano lava called timber stone on the left side facing the direction of travel.


Arrived to Beijyo Station. The radio waves of au and Softbank are getting weaker from this neighborhood.


The left is a personal bus stop and the right is for group customers.


The connection time is about 10 minutes, and wait for a while.


When time comes, the ticket gate opens and you can get on the bus if you show the ticket.


The bus feels like an ordinary sightseeing bus. It takes about 50 minutes from Beppuhei to Murodo.


Inside was an ordinary 4 row seat sightseeing bus


When the bus leaves, the picture flows in the liquid crystal and the announcement of the guide starts flowing.


As there were many alpine plants in the announcement of the bus, I was calling attention not to step into areas where there are no roads.


The bus slows down every time there is a sight. The first one is Tateyama Cedar chosen as a hundred selection of forest giants, it is said that it is over 300 years old.


It was a tree with considerable thickness that I could hardly see.


The main attraction is ......


The famous name Falls boasts the highest drop in Japan, 350 meters.


On sunny days you can see the Toyama Plain.


Pass through a toll gate. Because it is a large car, it seems that tens of thousands of dollars will be spent in one time in order to pass this road.


In addition, you can see the spot where the thin waterfall called Sommen Waterfall was divided into several pieces.


I took a bus for about 50 minutes and arrived at Murodo. There was only this station in Japan's largest altitude, the air was thin, I felt something unusual in my ears and so on.


This station was also a group visited and it was pretty crowded.


What I will ride next ...


Tateyama tunnel trolley bus. Only this bus runs this tunnel.


This bus is more like a bus bus than a sightseeing bus.


The inside of the tunnel is dark, almost the same sight continues.


I took a bus for about 10 minutes and arrived at Taikan railway station with a somewhat lonely atmosphere.


Wait for the connection, then get on the Tateyama Ropeway. Here we sell posters to those who wish.


Arrived at the ropeway stop.


Ride immediately.


The ropeway was almost full.


The trees grow thick underneath. It seems that it was a difficult journey to walk six hours before this ropeway could be made although it was now possible to move Taikan Peak and Kurobehei in 7 minutes.


The trees look smaller from a distance, but they said there is about 3 meters high.


While arriving there, I arrived at Kurobebira station.


After a while walking down the street ... ...


The last ride to Kurobe Dam to the Kurobe cable car's heading to Kurobe Lake.


I leave at 15 o'clock and arrive in Kurobe Lake in 5 minutes.


This cable car is also designed similar to Tateyama cable car.


There is a dark tunnel in the fore.


This tunnel was dark and it got down diagonally downwards, so there was a very magical feeling.


I got on for about 5 minutes and finally arrived at Kurobe Lake.


I arrived at 15:55, as I felt the arrival was attained, and I have to return with a 15:40 cable car so I will hurry to go to Kurobe Dam.


Walking through the tunnel towards Kurobe Dam ... ...


A mountain is spreading.


Kurobe Dam is behind Kurobe lake station ......


On the right is a reservoir lake


The left is the start point of the Kurobe River


Looking at the map like this.


Kurobe lake station is behind you, you can see Akazaki-dake in the front.


Kurobe Damu station from Kurobe lake station is about 600 meters away and it is possible to walk about 10 minutes and move.


Quite a lot of water is stored in Kurobe Lake, but it did not go out. Tourism water discharge was done from June 26 to October 15 (Wed) in 2014.


Because the height is 186 meters, looking down a lot gives a sense of scale. You can see the scaffold for people to move.


Since there is no time, I aim for a new viewing square.


As I was walking down the street, I saw the dam rest house in the resting place.


You can buy meals and souvenirs at the Dam rest house.


Walk along the side beside the dam rest house to the new view square.


When you arrive at the square, there is a machine on your left.


This is a machine that synthesizes my photo called "Fat Dam" and the scenery of Kurobe Dam.


The price is A4 size and 1200 yen including tax. It is also possible to send photos to your mobile phone using QR code.


Looking at the water outlet from the new view square is like this. It is a place where you can see the most powerful scenery when draining water.


Since I do not have much time, I will hurry to the dam observatory.


The stairway continued and the physical strength was quite considerable because the air was thin.


It looks like this when I looked down at the dam from where I went up to the middle of the dam observatory.


When I walked on the road to the dam observation platform for a while, there was a concrete bucket for constructing Kurobe Dam for 25 t cable crane · concrete bucket lifting hook used at the time of construction.


I will go up the stairs and enter the rest area first.


In the resting place, a chair is prepared, and it seems that it is like that it is in sightseeing spots.


Binoculars to see Lake Kurobe and Kurobe Dam are also available.


There was also a shop here.


Go out further and go up and you will reach the observation deck resting place.


Kurobe Lake where the water of Kurobe Dam is stored is visible to the back


You can also see valleys where water is drained.


Observatory You can drink Alps natural water at the resting place. This is a thankful service as I walk a considerable distance.


When we get to this place, we will return to Tateyama station at the end. The last flight to the Tateyama station depends on the season, but it is the final flight to Toyama area at 15:40 at the earliest time and at 17:00 at the summer vacation period.


Kurobe Dam operates until November 30 (Sun) in 2014. When you go from the Toyama side, you can see the mountain road with a slightly higher price and a lot of transit but usually you can not pass through a bus or a ropeway. As the scale is enormously large, it is recommended for those who like dams and huge buildings.