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Murodo (Yuki-no-Otani Snow Corridor)

室堂・雪の大谷

Toyama · Chubu

The high-altitude terminal (2,450m) of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, where each spring snow-clearing operations carve a walkable corridor through walls of accumulated snow reaching 7-20m — the Yuki-no-Otani Snow Wall Walk, a 500m walking zone open mid-April to late June.

Crowd level: Hidden gem
Rating: 4.6· 76 reviews
Nearest station: Murodo Terminal (via Tateyama Station, Toyama Chihō Railway)

How to get there

Tateyama Station → Bijodaira by cable car (~7 min) → Murodo by highland bus (~50 min).

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