Central Japan's snow-walled mountain road fully reopens

Central Japan's snow-walled mountain road fully reopens

Tourists walk on a snow-walled mountain road in Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, on April 16, 2016, as the entire Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route reopens to traffic that day after wintertime closure. The sightseeing road connects Tateyama and Omachi, Nagano Prefecture, in central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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