Shomyo Falls

A roughly 90-kilometre mountain crossing through the Northern Alps using trains, cable cars, buses and ropeways. At Murodo, the spring Snow Wall walk passes between snow banks that can reach around 20 metres. Private cars cannot cross the route and winter closes the full connection.

Japan’s tallest dam at 186 metres, reached as part of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route. Observation decks reveal the immense arch structure, Lake Kurobe and seasonal sightseeing discharge. There is no direct private-car access.

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.

The world's only hands-on experiential science museum dedicated to the bioluminescent firefly squid (Hotaru-ika), which congregate along Toyama Bay's submarine canyon in spring. Visitors can touch live deep-sea creatures and watch mesmerizing live bioluminescence light shows in darkened theaters.

Toyama’s largest hot-spring town and the gateway to Kurobe Gorge Railway. Clear mildly alkaline water feeds ryokan, a public bath and free footbaths, while compact streets offer mountain and river views.

The spear-shaped 3,180-metre peak of the Northern Japan Alps rises on the Nagano–Gifu border. The reference Yarisawa route from Kamikochi is a demanding multi-day alpine journey with mountain-hut stays and a steep final summit section.

Located in the heart of the Japanese Alps in Hakuba, Mount Goryu and the Goryu ski slopes offer world-famous powder snow and dramatic panoramas of the Ushikubi ridge, Mount Karamatsu, and the North Alps mountain spine.