Late October–mid-November · Kurobe autumn
Foliage descends through the gorge; exact colour and train reach vary by date.
Tourism source ↗A deep V-shaped gorge explored by the open-sided Kurobe Gorge trolley train from Unazuki. The line follows the river past bridges, cliffs, forests and secluded hot springs. It normally operates from late April into late November, with the reachable terminus depending on restoration and operating status.
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Kurobe Gorge and its seasonal trolley trainReference photo · selected conditions are not photographed yet
Recorded capture month: Nov · Historical photo, not a live view
AUTUMN · Oct
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Weather for your date
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17°C
Partly cloudy
💧 2% rain chance · wind 5 km/h
Hourly forecast
17°💧 2%
17°💧 6%
17°💧 9%
17°💧 10%
19°💧 14%
21°💧 19%
23°💧 25%
23°💧 25%
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Packing checklist
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Parking
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A DIFFERENT JAPAN, EVERY MONTH
When to see this place
Typical viewing windows. Weather and bloom dates vary each year; these are not live forecasts.
Suitability
Stroller: Not recommended
Nursing room: Not verified
Noise level: lively
Kids: Open cars can be cold and noisy; stations and gorge walks include steps and uneven paths. Reserve return trains during busy foliage dates.
Rules
Fire: no fire
Water access: river
Drones: banned
Sources, photo credits and verification
Place information: Official tourism source · Reviewed 2026-09-28
- 1. Kurobe Gorge and its seasonal trolley train · Hiroyuki Mori from Nishinomiya, Japan · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 2.0