Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route 2015

28th April 2015. The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine (pronounced “Alpen”) Route is known as the “Roof of Japan”. The route passes through the dynamic scenery of Mt. Tateyama in the Japan Alps. It is traversed using a variety of vehicles with an elevation change of 2400 meters from Toyama Prefecture to Nagano Prefecture. The route is approximately 90 km long and you will be impressed by the variety of scenery that can be seen in different seasons. In spring, accumulated snow, especially around the upper sections