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DeutschKurobe (黒部市 Kurobe-shi) is a city in eastern Toyama prefecture, Japan.
Understand
[edit | edit source]Kurobe roughly follows the Kurobe River, and the entrance of Mount Tate.
Tourist information
[edit | edit source]- 1 Kurobe Unazuki-onsen Tourist Board (黒部・宇奈月温泉観光局), 3212-1 Wakaguri (At Kurobe-Unazukionsen Station), ☏ +81 765 57 2851. 09:00-19:00.
Tourist information site
[edit | edit source]The Tourist Board has a Japanese-only guide site with integrated Google Translate.
Get in
[edit | edit source]By train
[edit | edit source]Kurobe has two main train stations. Kurobe Station, in the center of town, is operated by the private Ainokaze Toyama Railway trains offering one-seat service from Toyama. JR's primary services have moved to Kurobe-Unazukionsen Station to the south, served by the Hokuriku Shinkansen. The two stations are connected with a short trip on the Toyama Chihō Railway Main Line (¥310).
By bus
[edit | edit source]Highway buses from Tokyo depart from the terminal in Shinjuku, and from in Ikebukuro. The trip takes around three and a half hours, and the fare is ¥7500 one-way.
Get around
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See
[edit | edit source]- 1 Kurobe Gorge (access from Unazuki Onsen station). Notable for having a unique truck train that goes about half way up the gorge, but also for great hiking and hot springs.
Do
[edit | edit source]- 1 Unazuki Onsen snow park (宇奈月温泉スキー場), 5738 Unazukionsen, ☏ +81 765 62 1757. 08:30-16:30. ¥1,020-.
- Kurobe Gorge Railway (黒部峡谷鉄道). This sightseeing railway runs through the steep, forested valleys of the Kurobe Gorge in the Northern Japanese Alps. The open-sided trolley trains cross more than 20 bridges and pass through over 40 tunnels, offering views of the Kurobe River, cliffs and mountain forests. The full 20-km journey from Unazuki to Keyakidaira takes about 80 minutes each way. The railway normally operates from late April to November, with autumn foliage a major attraction. In 2026, the full route reopened on 1 October following repairs after the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake, but access around Keyakidaira remains restricted.
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[edit | edit source]Sleep
[edit | edit source]Go to Unazuki Onsen or Ikuji Onsen.
Go next
[edit | edit source]| Routes through Kurobe |
| Kanazawa ← Toyama ← | W  E | → Itoigawa → Jōetsumyōkō → Nagano |
| Takaoka ← Toyama ← | W  E | → Itoigawa → Joetsu |