A Magical Experience at Tateyama Kurobe

Tateyama Kurobe is the nickname for the 'Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route,' a road connecting 'Tateyama' Station in Tateyama Town, Toyama Prefecture, and 'Ogizawa' Station in Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture. The route is 37.2 kilometers long, with the highest point at an altitude of 2,450 meters and a maximum elevation difference of 2,000 meters. It is a famous mountain sightseeing route representing Japan and even the world. It is open to tourists for climbing from mid-April to mid-November each year. This was my first time visiting here. My friends and I chose to go at the end of October, but unfortunately, the weather was abnormal this year. It was too hot, and we couldn't see the autumn leaves.