You don't have to go to Switzerland to see alps and experience snow. Mount Tateyama in Japan with its famous 'snow corridor' is a cheaper alternative.
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CLEARING. Heavy equipment is used to clear the snow in some areas of the Murodo Plateau so that tourists can easily walk on the snow. Isagani de Castro, Jr./Rappler The mountain range is also open during summer and autumn. It gets the most number of tourists from April to June, and the least number of tourists in October.
HYDRO. Kurobe Dam is Japan’s “tallest arch dam.” It is situated at an altitude of 1,500 meters. Its height is 186 meters and holds 200 million cubic meters of water. Water is discharged from June 26 to October 15 and generates one billion kWh per year in hydroelectric power. Kurobe Dam was built in response to an energy shortage due to the “sudden economic boom” after World War 2, says an official visitor’s guide.
Further down from Hotel Tateyama on the east side is Midagahara Hotel at 1,930 meters above sea level. 1st stage: Highway Express Bus from Nagano Station to Ogizawa StationWhen the bus stops at Ogizawa Station, purchase a round-trip ticket which costs 12,300 yen or around P4,500 per person. You don’t have to pay anything more after this, unless you change your mind and decide to go on to the other end at Tateyama Station.
NO PYLONS. This is the unobstructed view as you go up the Tateyama Ropeway to Murodo with Mount Tateyama in the background, on April 16, 2024. Isagani de Castro, Jr./RapplerThe Tateyama Tunnel Trolley Bus is the last ride to Murodo where the snow corridor is. This 3.7-kilometer ride through a tunnel takes 10 minutes. The trolley buses, which started in 1996, will be replaced by modern electric buses, according to Japanese broadsheet Asahi Shimbun.
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