Kurobe Dam

Information

Kurobe Dam is the largest dam in Japan and was built in 1963 by the Kansai Electric Power Company. It took 7 years to complete by more than 10 million workers. Take cable-cars and trolley buses to throughly enjoy the fantastic scenery of the Japan Alps which surround the dam along the "Alpine Route" (Combination ticket for JR and Alpine Route is sold at JR stations. please check the link below).

Opening Hours

7:30 - 17:00 *varies according to the season

Closed

December 1 - April 15

Price / Entrance Fee

Admission Free

Access / Public Transport

40 minutes from JR Shinano-Omachi Station by the bus bound for Ogizawa-eki. Then transfer to Kanden Tunnel Trolleybus at Okizawa Station and get off at Kurobe Dam Station (16 minutes bus ride).
10 minutes walk from Kurobeko Station on the Kurobe Cable Car (via Alpine Route)

Address / Location

Ashikuraji, Tateyama-machi Nakaniikawa-gun, Toyama, 930-1406

Tweets

Josh Burnell @JoshBurnell - 2019-06-14: Pictures from a few days ago when we bussed, ropeway'd and cable car'd across the Alpine Route. From Kurobe Dam to… https://t.co/EcWVTCb6sb
Tyrant__potato @Tyrant__Potato - 2019-06-09: Just posted a photo @ Kurobe Dam https://t.co/9kDEo3kxI2
Jinx @jinx_705 - 2019-06-02: @cantileverlove How long will you be there for?
Kanazawa (fantastic seafood) to kurobe dam, takayama/ shirakawa-go… https://t.co/mqCFLKxbWr
yuc.mac @J23472 - 2019-05-30: Keita, three-year-old boy, talks to nature. His episodes are published in 24 Moments.
#wind #carp #thunder #dam… https://t.co/wQUXmf00gm
YABAI @yabaimedia - 2019-05-23: Kurobe Dam: The Tallest Dam in Japan | YABAI - The Modern, Vibrant Face of Japan https://t.co/hAsH9XJIyz… https://t.co/AleTm7Rr4Q
kishoreveeraraghavan @kishoreveera - 2019-05-19: [UD History Vol.3: The most powerful truck] In 1958, Japan's first 10.5-ton payload truck, the 6TW, was launched. T… https://t.co/wxte3DXCO1
grego662 @grego662 - 2019-05-18: Doing the Alpine Route in Japan, just crossed the Kurobe dam.
もっさん(Μοσσάν) @Mossuru777 - 2019-05-11: @kurobe_dam i am living in the at
Funimag @funimag - 2019-05-04: Kurobe Dam and Kurobe funicular on the Alpine Route 🇯🇵 🚝 🚋 🚞 🚶 🚠 🚌 🚎
#funicular #Tateyama #Kurobe #CableCar #bus… https://t.co/e7Ma2MB2Is
Funimag @funimag - 2019-05-01: The queue to access start of the Alpine Route and funicular Tateyama (since 1954) 🇯🇵 🚝 🚋 🚞 🚶 🚠 🚌 🚎
#funicular… https://t.co/gJUAFkc2Hu
UNIVERSΔL @UNIVERSALERPE - 2019-04-30: 【Kurobe Dam】

Kurobe dam is the 186 m high Japan’s biggest dam.

Up to 15 tons of water per second are spectacularl… https://t.co/5mfSP8t5CN
🎃 @BAP_94Yjay - 2019-04-30: 【Kurobe Dam】

Kurobe dam is the 186 m high Japan’s biggest dam.

Up to 15 tons of water per second are spectacularl… https://t.co/4LruVtxHgl
TETSU @choco0724d - 2019-04-29: It has been a bit cloudy, or the mountains will not change this morning.
Going back to the river leads to the famou… https://t.co/uvQ5n0RZrx
hendripan @HendriPan - 2019-04-27: “One's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things”
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#hendripanventuring
Location : Kurobe Dam,… https://t.co/n8TQOcfG0z
Wenz 🌸☀🍁❄ @kkv6gal - 2019-04-26: Still spring 🌸 in Japan but up on Mt Tateyama ❄(Kurobe dam) - featuring 'CBX' 😅
#BBMAsTopSocial EXO @weareoneEXO https://t.co/M2OwfEucVT
Maleha Biruar Ibay @RedTags - 2019-04-22: The AMAZING! (🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼) Kurobe Dam is the tallest arch dam (186m) in Japan and a popular destination along the famous… https://t.co/qCw5Gvw7mF
BLOSSOM' @memyengineer - 2019-04-21: The wall. #kurobedam #japantour #japan_vacations #japanalps @ Kurobe Dam https://t.co/95e59iW0Rt
Funimag @funimag - 2019-04-20: Funicular Tateyama part of The Alpine Route (since 1954) 🇯🇵 🚝 🚋 🚞 🚶 🚠 🚌 🚎
#funicular #Tateyama #Kurobe #CableCar… https://t.co/DUDb6LyWos
Funimag @funimag - 2019-04-20: Funicular at Kurobe dam part of The Alpine Route (since 1969) 🇯🇵 🚝 🚋 🚞 🚶 🚠 🚌 🚎
#funicular #Tateyama #Kurobe… https://t.co/12IYTTheuw
HI-JAPAN @YH_JPN_E - 2019-04-16: Hakuba Sanroku Lakeside #YouthHostel is right around the block from a public park with boat rentals on Lake Kizaki.… https://t.co/rTsi9PUzcC
Jonathan Vargas Ruiz @JohnyVargasRuiz - 2019-04-16: Day 3 - Japan Trip 2019

We didn't make it to the Alpen Route completely, only one level due to very bad weather .… https://t.co/EINNKi3zI1
ken-show.net @551planning - 2019-04-16: Electric Bus Station for Kurobe Dam https://t.co/rg8tI0Ydcv
Jonathan Vargas Ruiz @JohnyVargasRuiz - 2019-04-15: View from Kurobe Dam in all its snowy glory

#HakotanInJapan2019 #Japan #kurobedam #snow #cold #dam #osmopocket… https://t.co/sxEGkkFLoP
P․A․WORKS English 🐺🌈🧚‍♀️ @PAWORKS_eng - 2019-04-12: Although Kuromukuro is an exception because the first thing we decided was 'giant robot standing on top of Kurobe d… https://t.co/u4uJqB9Mgx
YABAI @yabaimedia - 2019-04-11: Kurobe Dam: The Tallest Dam in Japan | YABAI - The Modern, Vibrant Face of Japan https://t.co/hAsH9XJIyz https://t.co/ebaz8P0yND
[‎jInGjO£] @JingJoe_ds - 2019-03-18: 🏔Good times become good memories and bad times become good lessons❄️ Kurobe Dam, Mount Tateyama, Japan Alps, Toyama… https://t.co/639yakxcR5
chong pyong son @sumbolon - 2019-03-04: 구로베 댐 Kurobe Dam in Toyama Prefecture with engineering marvel https://t.co/HYFaNiaBlB
Funimag @funimag - 2019-02-28: The Alpine Route with #funicular #Tateyama #Kurobe #CableCar #bus #trolley #railway
You have to walk to cross the… https://t.co/mGHcaeir5V
HI-JAPAN @YH_JPN_E - 2019-01-24: Hakuba Sanroku Lakeside #YouthHostel is right around the block from a public park with boat rentals on Lake Kizaki.… https://t.co/0ekTffdRwK
Pop Japan @PopJapan2015 - 2019-01-24: Lake Kurobe, an emerald-colored lake surrounded by Tateyama Mountain Range.
https://t.co/MhnFBHTv4S
#travel… https://t.co/5kTQgsq1ue