Introducing the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, a spectacular sight you should see at least once in your life in Japan

• Table of Contents
• Snow Valley
• Mikurigaike Pond
• Meltwater "Tamadono Spring"
• The sake "Daiseiyo" is born, brewed with Tamaden spring water.

Snow Valley

The most popular spot is the dynamic "Snow Valley" that appears from mid-April to mid-June when the entire Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is open. It is a wall of snow that stretches for about 500 meters from Murodo Terminal and can reach a height of 20 meters. On the Snow Valley Walk, you can walk along a path that has been opened up as a pedestrian road, and experience a world of pure white snow.

The "landscapes that you would want to see at least once in your lifetime" created by the power of nature and humans fascinates many people.

Mikurigaike Pond

The highlight from July to October after the snow melts is undoubtedly Mikurigaike Pond.

Mikurigaike Lake, located just a few minutes' walk from Murodo Terminal on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, is the deepest volcanic lake in the Northern Alps, with a circumference of approximately 600 meters and a depth of 15 meters.

The beautiful reflection of Mt. Tateyama on the deep blue water surface is one of the most representative views of Murodo. You might even be able to see the ptarmigan and the legendary black lily around the pond!

Meltwater "Tamadono Spring"

With the opening of the Tateyama Tunnel on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, Tamadono Spring was born in Murodo, at an altitude of 2,450m. The abundant water springs from just below the sacred peak of Mount Oyama, and is cold at just 2-5°C even in midsummer, with a soft, delicious taste. According to one theory, this spring water was buried underground for 250 years after the perpetual snow of the Tateyama mountain range soaked into the ground, and as a result, impurities were filtered out by the granite and metamorphic rocks, making it rich in minerals.

The sake "Daiseiyo" is born, brewed with Tamaden spring water.

To commemorate the 51st anniversary of the opening of the entire Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route and the 50th anniversary of the opening of Hotel Tateyama, a sake called "Daiseiyo" was created using Tamadono spring water.

This special Junmai Ginjo sake is made using Tateyama Gyokudono Spring Water, one of Japan's 100 famous springs, which springs from Murodo at an altitude of 2,450m. It was created in collaboration with Fumigiku Sake Brewery, a representative sake brewery in Toyama Prefecture, and has a crisp, clean taste that is reminiscent of the clear, starry sky that spreads across Murodo.

This special "Daiseiyo" is available for purchase at the Hotel Tateyama online shop as well as at the Japanese sake specialty store "Bar de Mitomi" in front of Toyama Station.

If you have a chance to visit Toyama Prefecture, be sure to enjoy the "Great Starry Night."

Inquiries about Hokuriku Toyama

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Phone number: 076-471-5030

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