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Nature Spots in Tateyama Area

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  • Shomyo Falls
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    Toyama Pref. Nakanikawaguntateyamamachi Ashikuraji
    With water crashing down from a height of 350 meters and sending up a mass of spray, Shomyo Falls—the highest waterfall in Japan—is an impressive sight. When the flow of water in the rivers increases, another waterfall (Hannoki Falls) appears to the right of Shomyo Falls, and when the flow is really high several other, smaller waterfalls also appear nearby, which makes for a truly amazing spectacle. Hannoki Falls can only be seen in spring, when the snow-melt from the Tateyama mountain range leads to an increased flow of water.
    Shomyo Falls image
  • Bijodaira
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    Toyama Pref. Nakanikawaguntateyamamachi Ashikuraji
    This plateau is in the western area of Midagahara. You can see a virgin forest of Tateyama cedar and beech and the Joganji River. The forest overflowing with broad-leaved trees including beech trees that are over 200 years old is also famous as a popular bird-watching spot where many birds gather every year in the early summer. Chosen as one of Japan's Top 100 Forest Bathing Areas, there are many people who come to take in the forest atmosphere and for nature walks. In front of Bijodaira Station stand a couple of legendary Bijosugi (beautiful lady cedar) trees, which are known as a symbol for the fulfillment of love.
    Bijodaira image
  • Murodou-Daira
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    Tateyama cho Shimodo Toyama prefecture
    Murodou-Daira is a tourist spot located at an altitude of 2,450 meters above sea level. Located at the heart of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route area, Murodou-Daira is also a base for mountain-climbing. Visitors can view several peaks that rise to around 3,000 meters, including Mt. Tsurugi. There are plenty of great walks nearby, with the opportunity to view Mikuriga-ike Pond and Jigoku-dani (“hell valley”); in spring, when the snow has been cleared from Otani area, visitors can also experience traveling along a road with 20-meter high snow drifts on either side.
    Murodou-Daira image
  • Midagahara
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    Toyama Nakaniikawa-gun Tateyamamachi Ashikuraji
    A plateau in Midagahara, Ashikuji, Tateyama, Nakaniikawa. Stretching two kilometers north to south and four kilometers east to west, it is Japan's largest plateau over 2000-meters above sea level. It offers beautiful scenery especially as the colors start to change during autumn.
    Midagahara image
  • Oyama (Mt. Tateyama)
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    Toyama Nakaniikawa-gun Tateyamamachi Ashikuraji
    According to legend, the priest Jiko spent his life developing this mountain in the Northern Japan Alps, founding the Ashikuraji and Iwakuraji temples at its foot and turning it into a center for mountain worship. A stone monument marking the Tateyama Tamadono Spring, famous for its abundant and delicious waters and chosen for inclusion in a list of the Top 100 Famous Water, is located close to the Murodo Terminal (Hotel Tateyama), one of the terminals on the mountain available for those climbing it.
    Oyama (Mt. Tateyama) image
  • Kurobedaira
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    Toyama Nakaniikawa-gun Tateyamamachi Ashikuraji
    This station is situated on the Tateyama Ropeway. The station's white building stands on a plain 1,828 meters above sea level. The Kurobe Teien garden can be found here and visitors can enjoy abundant natural scenery; an alpine plant garden is also a two-minute walk away. The station has a restaurant and menu highlights include Tateyama Black Soft Serve Ice Cream, and an original curry inspired by the area's wintertime snow corridors.
    Kurobedaira image
  • Tengudaira
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    Toyama Nakaniikawa-gun Tateyamamachi Ashikuraji
    This area, located along the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route between Murodo Terminal and the Tateyama Kogen Hotel, is relatively flat and can be used to take a relaxing hike. Pleasant walking can be had here from around early July onward when the winter snow has disappeared. In addition, visitors can enjoy the sight of fields of Geum pentapetalum from mid-July to early August.
    Tengudaira image
  • Somen Falls
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    Toyama Nakaniikawa-gun Tateyamamachi Ashikuraji
    This 130-meter-tall waterfall drops from a cliff near Tengudaira. The thin, white waterfall resembles somen noodles, hence its name. A spectacular view of the falls can be enjoyed from the Bijodaira Tenku Road Somen Falls Observation Platform. Upriver from the falls is Jigokudani (hell valley), and downriver is Shomyo Falls.
    Somen Falls image
  • Lake Kurobe
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    Toyama Pref. Nakanikawaguntateyamamachi Ashikuraji
    "This water reservoir for Kurobe Dam is located approximately 15 minutes from Ogizawa Station using the Kanden Tunnel Trolley Bus. A huge artificial lake that dams the Kurobe Gorge, it is known as ""Kuroyon."" Japan's largest dam with a height of 186 meters, it has a beautiful arch. A world-class lake in all respects, it is said to have a total water storage capacity of approximately 200 million tons. The lake's surface shines emerald green, and it is perfect for sightseeing in the summer because of its cool temperatures. Over 10 tons of water flows out per second when water is discharged from the dam every year at a fixed time, making it impressive and a big attraction."
    Lake Kurobe image
  • Mikurigaike Pond
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    Toyama Nakaniikawa-gun Tateyamamachi Ashikuraji Bunazaka Tono 11 Kokuyurin
    Mikurigaike Pond image
  • Akushiro no Kabe Cliff
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    Toyama Nakaniikawa-gun Tateyamamachi Ashikuraji Bunazaka Tono 11 Kokuyurin
    "The name Akushiro means ""evil castle,"" and comes from the overwhelming impact of the towering cliff, which seems to turn all comers away. It appears to have been formed by over hundred thousand years glacial and river erosion of a volcanic plateau created by ejecta from the Mt. Tateyama Volcano, and this cliff is formed entirely of volcanic rock called ignimbrite. The scenery here is particularly stunning during the fall foliage season. It was designated a Toyama Prefecture Historic Landmark/Place of Scenic Beauty/Natural Monument in 1965."
  • Hannoki Falls
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    Toyama Nakaniikawa-gun Tateyamamachi Ashikuraji Bunazaka Tono 11 Kokuyurin
    This waterfall is on the right cliff of Shomyo valley, a national Place of Scenic Beauty and National Natural Monument. This waterfall only appears in the snowmelt season, and at 500 meters is taller than Shomyo falls. Shomyo falls itself has been selected one of 100 elections of the waterfall in Japan, so the outstanding natural scenery in the area is truly overwhelming. Hannoki falls is only visible for a short time, so be sure to catch it!
  • Jigokudani
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    Toyama Nakaniikawa-gun Tateyamamachi Ashikuraji
    The highest spring in Japan at 2,320 meters above sea level, with numerous sulfur vents and the smell of sulfur, the desolate landscape is hellishly bleak. (The area is currently off-limits due to the volcanic gases emanating from the spring).
  • Chinoike (Blood Pond)
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    Toyama Nakaniikawa-gun Tateyamamachi Ashikuraji Division Dodaira
    "It is one of the Tateyama Hells visited by believers in the age of religious asceticism, and is also called ""Blood Pond Hell."" It contains iron oxide and appears blood red in color; although it is called a pond, it is more like a puddle of water, which is the result of water accumulating in the crater."
  • Tamadono no Iwaya/Kokuzokutsu
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    Toyama Nakaniikawa-gun Tateyamamachi Ashikuraji
    The two caves, which are hidden in the rocky terrain overlooking Mt.
  • Kurobe Spring Water
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    Toyama Nakaniikawa-gun Tateyamamachi Ashikuraji Bunazaka Kokuyurin
    Kurobe Spring Water image
  • Mt.Tateyama
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    Toyama
  • Mt.Tsurugi
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    Toyama Nakaniikawa-gun Kamiichimachi Tateyamamachi
    Mt.Tsurugi image
  • Mt.Kunimi
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    Toyama
  • Mt.Ryuo
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    Toyama
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Toyama is one of the three prefectures that house the Japanese Alps, with its southern and eastern borders comprising one long stretch of mountains, out of which the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is forged. While traditional crafts fill the northern coastal cities of Toyama and Takaoka, thatched roof houses offer unrivalled views against a backdrop of fantastic scenery at Gokayama in the mountainous area in the south of the prefecture.

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