Sightseeing in Toyama
The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is a place where you can enjoy the Northern Alps, which is a series of mountains with an altitude of 3000m.
Toyama Castle has a history of over 400 years.
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Enjoy nature
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
A mountain sightseeing route in the Northern Alps, with mountain ranges over 3,000 meters in altitude, where you can enjoy nature that changes with the altitude, by riding 6 different modes of transportation, such as cable cars and ropeways.
As I have been a guide on the Alpine Route for a long time, I offer a unique perspective on guiding visitors, different from general tours.
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Mt. Oyama Shrine
A shrine located on the rocky peak of Mt. Oyama, the main peak of Mt. Tate, one of Japan's three sacred mountains and spiritual places.
It is crowded with many worshippers every year during the opening season.
※The picture is of the main shrine at the summit of Mt. Tate.
Shomyo Falls
Japan's tallest waterfall in terms of height.
It has been selected as one of the 100 best waterfalls in Japan. Like the Alpine Route, it is a spot where you can see various forms depending on the season.
Kurobe Gorge Railway Torokko Train
A railway that runs through a V-shaped valley and mountains.
You can enjoy the powerful greenery in summer and beautiful autumn leaves on an open-air Torokko train.
Arimine Lake
A dam lake in a mountain gorge that has been selected as one of Japan's top 100 water source forests.
You can also enjoy camping in the rich nature.
Tateyama Sanroku Ski Resort
The largest ski area in the Hokuriku region.
It is a ski area consisting of three ski resorts: Awasu Ski Resort, Raicho Valley, and Gokuraku-zaka, where you can enjoy skiing all year round.
Each ski resort has different levels of difficulty and activities, and is popular with various generations.
Jooganji Park
A city park located adjacent to the Joganji River.
It is a nature-filled park popular with families, with tennis courts, barbecue areas, and picnic areas.
Enjoying the City
Toyama Castle
The symbol of Toyama.
Toyama Castle, which was the residence of Sassa Narimasa and the Maeda family, the lords of the Toyama domain, has been partially reconstructed as the present-day Toyama Castle.
There is also a museum where you can learn about its 400-year history.
Ooiwayama Nisseki Temple
The head temple of Shingon esoteric Buddhism.
As a part of the mountain worship in Tateyama, it is a spiritual spot that has the designated national historic site "Oiwahisshoji stone Buddha" and the important cultural property "Oiwahisshoji cliff Buddha," and is the most famous in the Hokuriku region.
You can also participate in a waterfall purification ritual at Rokubontaki to purify your "six senses." The main hall also enshrines Fudo Myoo, carved by Gyoki Bodhisattva on the rocks of the Oiwagawa River.
Takaoka Daibutsu
The symbol of Takaoka.
This bronze statue of Amida Nyorai sitting measures about 16 meters in total height and is the third-generation Takaoka Daibutsu.
After two fires, it was reconstructed as a bronze Daibutsu in 1933, bringing together the finest casting technology of Takaoka, a city of casting.
Zuiryuji Temple
The temple where Maeda Toshinaga, the second lord of the Kaga Maeda family, is enshrined.
It was built in 1614 by the third lord of the Kaga Maeda family, Maeda Toshitsune, to mourn the second lord, Maeda Toshinaga.
The beautiful architectural style is designated as a national treasure.
The seasonal illumination is fantastic and attracts many tourists.
Uozu Aquarium
A natural science museum of the sea that covers the creatures of Toyama Bay.
Exhibitions mainly focus on creatures from the streams of the Northern Alps to the deep sea of the Sea of Japan, allowing visitors to enjoy rare creatures.
Toyama Prefectural Tateyama Museum
Learn about Tateyama.
It is a museum where you can learn about the nature and mountain worship of Tateyama and experience Tateyama mandala.
You can also encounter the National Special Natural Monument, the Japanese serow.
Toyama City Family Park
A zoo where you can experience the countryside.
From popular favorites such as tigers and giraffes to animals of the countryside, such as wild boars and Japanese raccoon dogs, you can see a variety of animals at this zoo.
You can also enjoy various experiences such as horse riding, feeding animals, and boating on the pond on the premises, making it a popular spot for families.