Snow removed along Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine route in Toyama

Snow removed along Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine route in Toyama

TATEYAMA, Japan - Snow is removed on March 16 along the Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine route in the Northern Alps in central Japan ahead of the opening of the road in April.

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