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Water release at central Japan dam

Annual water release begins at Kurobe Dam, a popular tourist spot surrounded by the Northern Alps, in the Toyama Prefecture town of Tateyama, central Japan, on June 26, 2025.

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Water release at central Japan dam

Annual water release begins at Kurobe Dam, a popular tourist spot surrounded by the Northern Alps, in the Toyama Prefecture town of Tateyama, central Japan, on June 26, 2025.

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Water release at central Japan dam

Annual water release begins at Kurobe Dam, a popular tourist spot surrounded by the Northern Alps, in the Toyama Prefecture town of Tateyama, central Japan, on June 26, 2025.

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Electric bus to run on Alpine route in central Japan

TATEYAMA, Japan, April 7 Kyodo - Video taken in Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, on April 7, 2025, shows an electric bus set to be deployed on the tunnel section of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route straddling Toyama and Nagano prefectures in central Japan, unveiled to the media ahead of the April 15 start of the operation. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Electric bus to run on Alpine route in central Japan

TATEYAMA, Japan, April 7 Kyodo - Video taken in Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, on April 7, 2025, shows an electric bus set to be deployed on the tunnel section of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route straddling Toyama and Nagano prefectures in central Japan, unveiled to the media ahead of the April 15 start of the operation. (Kyodo)

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Electric bus to run on Alpine route in central Japan

Photo taken in Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, on April 7, 2025, shows an electric bus set to be deployed on the tunnel section of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route straddling Toyama and Nagano prefectures in central Japan, unveiled to the media ahead of the April 15 start of the operation.

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Electric bus to run on Alpine route in central Japan

Photo taken in Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, on April 7, 2025, shows an electric bus set to be deployed on the tunnel section of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route straddling Toyama and Nagano prefectures in central Japan, unveiled to the media ahead of the April 15 start of the operation.

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Electric bus to run on Alpine route in central Japan

Photo taken in Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, on April 7, 2025, shows an electric bus set to be deployed on the tunnel section of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route straddling Toyama and Nagano prefectures in central Japan, unveiled to the media ahead of the April 15 start of the operation.

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[Breaking News]Autumn leaves on central Japan mountain route

Toyama, Japan, Oct. 17 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 17, 2024, shows autumn leaves along the scenic Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route straddling Toyama and Nagano prefectures in central Japan. (Kyodo)

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Autumn leaves on central Japan mountain route

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 17, 2024, shows autumn leaves along the scenic Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route straddling Toyama and Nagano prefectures in central Japan.

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Autumn leaves on central Japan mountain route

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 17, 2024, shows autumn leaves along the scenic Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route straddling Toyama and Nagano prefectures in central Japan.

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[Breaking News]Water release at central Japan dam

TATEYAMA, Japan, June 26 Kyodo - Tourists take photos as the annual water release begins at Kurobe Dam, a popular tourist spot surrounded by the Northern Alps, in the Toyama Prefecture town of Tateyama, central Japan, on June 26, 2024. (Kyodo)

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Water release at central Japan dam

A rainbow is seen over a cloud of spray as the annual water release begins at Kurobe Dam, a popular tourist spot surrounded by the Northern Alps, in the Toyama Prefecture town of Tateyama, central Japan, on June 26, 2024.

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Water release at central Japan dam

Tourists take photos as the annual water release begins at Kurobe Dam, a popular tourist spot surrounded by the Northern Alps, in the Toyama Prefecture town of Tateyama, central Japan, on June 26, 2024.

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Water release at central Japan dam

Annual water release begins at Kurobe Dam, a popular tourist spot surrounded by the Northern Alps, in the Toyama Prefecture town of Tateyama, central Japan, on June 26, 2024.

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Scenic trolley train at Kurobe Gorge

Kurobe Gorge Railway's trolley sightseeing train crosses a steel bridge in Kurobe in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on April 19, 2024. The railway resumed operations on a partial route the same day after a nearly five-month suspension during the winter.

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[Breaking News]Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route in central Japan

Toyama, Japan, April 15 Kyodo - Tourists walk along the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route on April 15, 2024, as the snow-walled mountain road in Tateyama in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, fully reopens to the general public after its winter closure.(Kyodo)

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Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route in central Japan

Tourists walk along the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route on April 15, 2024, as the snow-walled mountain road in Tateyama in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, fully reopens to the general public after its winter closure.

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Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route in central Japan

A bus travels along the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route on April 15, 2024, as the snow-walled mountain road in Tateyama in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, fully reopens to traffic after its winter closure.

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Comet Pons-Brooks

Composite photo taken on April 12, 2024, shows comet Pons-Brooks above Kurobe in the central Japan prefecture of Toyama. The comet, discovered in 1812, will come closest to the sun on April 21.

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[Breaking news] Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route in central Japan

TATEYAMA, Japan, April 2 Kyodo - Video taken April 2, 2024, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, a snow-walled mountain sightseeing road connecting Toyama and Nagano prefectures in central Japan, ahead of its full-reopening on April 15 following its wintertime closure. (Kyodo)

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Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route in central Japan

Photo taken April 2, 2024, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, a snow-walled mountain sightseeing road connecting Toyama and Nagano prefectures in central Japan, ahead of its full-reopening on April 15 following its wintertime closure.

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Fall colors on central Japan mountain route

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows autumn leaves in red and gold covering the scenic Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route in the town of Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 13, 2023.

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Fall colors on central Japan mountain route

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows autumn leaves in red and gold covering the scenic Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route in the town of Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 13, 2023.

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Water release at central Japan dam

Annual water release begins at Kurobe Dam, a popular tourist spot surrounded by the mountains of the Northern Alps, in the Toyama Prefecture town of Tateyama, central Japan, on June 26, 2023.

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Water release at central Japan dam

Annual water release begins at Kurobe Dam, a popular tourist spot surrounded by the mountains of the Northern Alps, in the Toyama Prefecture town of Tateyama, central Japan, on June 26, 2023.

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Scenic trolley train at Kurobe Gorge

Kurobe Gorge Railway Co.'s "torokko" train offers passengers scenic views of the mountains in Kurobe in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on April 20, 2023. The railway resumed partial operations the same day after a nearly five-month suspension during the winter.

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Scenic trolley train at Kurobe Gorge

Kurobe Gorge Railway Co.'s "torokko" train offers passengers scenic views of the mountains in Kurobe in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on April 20, 2023. The railway resumed partial operations the same day after a nearly five-month suspension during the winter.

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Scenic trolley train at Kurobe Gorge

Kurobe Gorge Railway Co.'s "torokko" train crosses a steel bridge in Kurobe in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on April 20, 2023. The railway resumed partial operations the same day after a nearly five-month suspension during the winter.

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Scenic trolley train at Kurobe Gorge

Kurobe Gorge Railway Co.'s "torokko" train crosses a steel bridge in Kurobe in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on April 20, 2023. The railway resumed partial operations the same day after a nearly five-month suspension during the winter.

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Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route in central Japan

A bus travels along the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route on April 15, 2023, as the snow-walled mountain road in Tateyama in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, fully reopens to traffic after its winter closure.

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Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route in central Japan

A bus travels along the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route on April 15, 2023, as the snow-walled mountain road in Tateyama in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, fully reopens to traffic after its winter closure.

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Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route in central Japan

Photo taken March 19, 2023, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows snow removal work under way for the April 15 reopening of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, a snow-walled mountain sightseeing road connecting Toyama and Nagano prefectures in central Japan, after wintertime closure.

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Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route in central Japan

Photo taken March 19, 2023, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows snow removal work under way for the April 15 reopening of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, a snow-walled mountain sightseeing road connecting Toyama and Nagano prefectures in central Japan, after wintertime closure.

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Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route in central Japan

Photo taken March 19, 2023, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows snow removal work under way for the April 15 reopening of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, a snow-walled mountain sightseeing road connecting Toyama and Nagano prefectures in central Japan, after wintertime closure.

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Annual water discharge begins at Kurobe Dam

TOYAMA, Japan, June 26 Kyodo - Annual water discharge begins at Kurobe Dam in the town of Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, on June 26, 2016. Japan's tallest arch-style dam at 186 meters in height, a popular tourist site, discharges 10 to 15 tons of water per second during daylight until Oct. 15.

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Tourists attracted to snow wall in central Japan

TOYAMA, Japan, April 16 Kyodo - Visitors shout for joy while walking along 19-meter snow walls, a part of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route in the town of Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on April 16, 2015. The event, called Snow Wall Walk, started the same day and will run until June 22.

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Kansai Electric shows Kurobe Dam to press

OSAKA, Japan - Kansai Electric Power Co. shows its Kurobe Dam in Tateyama Town, Toyama Prefecture, on Sept. 29, 2014. Kurobe, one of the biggest dams in Japan, holds some 200 million cubic meters of water.

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Fast-spinning watermill at Kurobe River No. 4 plant

OSAKA, Japan - A fast-spinning watermill to generate electricity at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Kurobe River No. 4 hydropower plant in Kurobe, Toyama Prefecture, Japan, is shown to the press on Sept. 29, 2014.

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Taiwan travelers swarm central Japan tourist spots

TOYAMA, Japan - Travelers from Taiwan tour the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, including the Yuki-no-Otani Snow Canyon, in this file photo taken on April 16, 2014. Toyama Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast hopes to attract more Taiwanese tourists taking advantage of increased flights by Taiwan's China Airlines.

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Toyama Airport lobby crowed with Taiwanese tourists

TOYAMA, Japan - The arrival lobby of Toyama Airport, central Japan, is crowded with Taiwanese tourists on Sept. 19, 2014, as the Toyama prefectural government is promoting tourism during a period other than the popular Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route snow wall season.

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Kurobe Dam in Toyama Pref. begins water release

TOYAMA, Japan - Kurobe Dam in the town of Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, boasting the highest dam wall in Japan at 186 meters, begins its summer water discharge on June 26, 2014. A rainbow is seen over a cloud of spray. The water release is conducted every day through Oct. 15 to maintain the view around the Kurobe River where the amount of water flow decreases during summer.

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Late actor Yujiro Ishihara's message plate unveiled

NAGANO, Japan - Actor Satoshi Tokushige holds a helmet said to have been used by late actor Yujiro Ishihara in a popular movie "Kurobe no Taiyo" beside a framed handwritten message by Ishihara on June 5, 2014 at the Kurobe Dam Station, a trolleybus station in Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture.

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Kurobe Gorge train resumes operations

TOYAMA, Japan - The Kurobe Gorge train that runs in Kurobe, Toyama Prefecture, resumes operations on April 20, 2014, after services were suspended for the winter season.

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Central Japan's snow-walled mountain road fully reopens

TOYAMA, Japan - The entire Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route reopens to traffic on April 16, 2014, after wintertime closure, with a large number of tourists visiting the snow-walled mountainous sightseeing stretch between Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, and Omachi, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan.

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Kurobe Dam marks 50th anniv.

TOYAMA, Japan - Yoichi Yoshizu (R bottom), Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Hokuriku branch head, delivers a speech during a memorial service at Kurobe Dam on the Kurobe River in Toyama Prefecture on June 5, 2013 -- the 50th anniversary of the arch dam's completion -- for the 171 workers who lost their lives during its construction.

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Kurobe Dam marks 50th anniv.

TOYAMA, Japan - Tourists view Kurobe Dam on the Kurobe River in Toyama Prefecture on June 5, 2013, the 50th anniversary of the dam's completion.

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Kurobe Dam marks 50th anniv.

TOYAMA, Japan - Photo shows Kurobe Dam on the Kurobe River in Toyama Prefecture on June 5, 2013, the 50th anniversary of the arch dam's completion.

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Japan, Taiwan local railways tie up

KUROBE, Japan - Chang Bin (L), general secretary of Taiwan's Forestry Bureau, and Kazuhiko Kato, president of Japan's Kurobe Gorge Railway Co., hold a commemorative steam locomotive model in Kurobe, Toyama Prefecture, on April 20, 2013. Kurobe Gorge Railway and Taiwan's Alishan Forest Railway have established sister-railway relations, aimed at promoting tourism and cooperation in maintaining their railroads, which are both located in mountainous areas.

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Tateyama in autumn colors

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the scenery around the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route in the town of Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, on Oct. 10, 2012, with leaves turning red and yellow.