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

re-how.net @rehownet2 - 2019-10-04: [TV Osaka Co., Ltd.] “A lot of things I didn’t know! The secret of the Kurobe Dam’s secret public SP” Ishida and Ta… https://t.co/qas7CGmoIg
Chwii ❄️🍑 @mezzo4te - 2019-09-27: Lrt is giving me flashbacks to the best! ice cream flavor! ever! black chocolate, which is, as far as I know, only… https://t.co/9RmXCPlqJ6
re-how.net @rehownet2 - 2019-09-27: [TV Osaka Co., Ltd.] Unexplored! A large survey of Kurobe Dam! Satoshi Ishida and Takoyaki Rainbow approach the sec… https://t.co/WObnUX0uKy
Funimag @funimag - 2019-09-19: Way down on funicular Kurobe part of The Alpine Route (since 1954) 🇯🇵 🚝 🚋 🚞 🚶 🚠 🚌 🚎
#funicular #Tateyama #Kurobe… https://t.co/06HVE5aOVF
Funimag @funimag - 2019-09-19: Way up on Funicular Tateyama part of The Alpine Route (since 1954) 🇯🇵 🚝 🚋 🚞 🚶 🚠 🚌 🚎
#funicular #Tateyama #Kurobe… https://t.co/AYKXOHuQxp
irene @bbaguets - 2019-09-17: kurobe dam as it finest https://t.co/BfZ9nApYk8
irene @bbaguets - 2019-09-17: kurobe dam as it finest https://t.co/BfZ9nApYk8
Mickey_licensed tour guide @jmahoroban - 2019-09-09: Rainbow on Kurobe Dam during the water discharge🌈　#kurobe #tateyama https://t.co/OfTMw5ZDKA
えがわはるき @Iruka_Starlight - 2019-09-04: KUROBE LIVE DAM https://t.co/wuZzlseIK9
Funimag @funimag - 2019-08-29: Funicular Kurobe part of The Alpine Route (since 1954) 🇯🇵 🚝 🚋 🚞 🚶 🚠 🚌 🚎
#funicular #Tateyama #Kurobe #CableCar… https://t.co/y6M85CvSiX
Funimag @funimag - 2019-08-22: Funicular Tateyama in 2001 part of The Alpine Route (since 1954) 🇯🇵 🚝 🚋 🚞 🚶 🚠 🚌 🚎
#funicular #Tateyama #Kurobe… https://t.co/eOsSHaRTIw
Funimag @funimag - 2019-08-12: Funicular Tateyama part of The Alpine Route (since 1954) 🇯🇵 🚝 🚋 🚞 🚶 🚠 🚌 🚎
#funicular #Tateyama #Kurobe #CableCar… https://t.co/LbqAg21o7A
市野屋/金蘭黒部/Ichinoya @Ichinoya2527 - 2019-08-06: ＃Ichinoya
We have a sake tasting booth at Ogisawa Station (扇沢駅) every day from 8/11-8/18.
Please stop by and try s… https://t.co/aJsHsIEl4j
Haruka T. @takhsiru - 2019-08-01: Hmm. The sights getting to Kurobe dam looks interesting. Not quite inaccessible, but does deter those who prefer direct access.
きゅーご(9-5Aero)@DIA修行中 @GF_EB235 - 2019-07-27: 2014/10/17 Kurobe route special tour (from Kurobe dam to Keyakidaira via Kurobe river No.4 power plant) https://t.co/OUiRqigFo3
MTK @mtk_400 - 2019-07-16: I was there to see the Kurobe Dam water discharging and i am satisfied to see the whole alpine route's natural beau… https://t.co/DQOMLErIqa
Asahi Shimbun AJW @AJWasahi - 2019-07-12: Awe-inspiring industrial tour in #Toyama to expand in 2024：The Asahi Shimbun
#Kurobe #Tateyama #dam #KurobeRoute… https://t.co/AEVFDvCwM0
P․A․WORKS English 🐺🌈🧚‍♀️ @PAWORKS_eng - 2019-07-11: if it suits the situation, we will choose a tourist spot. Kuromukuro was special in sense that I wanted to have a… https://t.co/R0WAVEqFFx
市野屋/金蘭黒部 @Ichinoya2527 - 2019-07-02: ＃Kurobe
Are you planning to go on a trip to Kurobe Dam/Alpine Route?
We have a sake tasting booth at Ogisawa Statio… https://t.co/RUZ9h6VLfC
市野屋/金蘭黒部/Ichinoya @Ichinoya2527 - 2019-07-02: ＃Kurobe
Are you planning to go on a trip to Kurobe Dam/Alpine Route?
We have a sake tasting booth at Ogisawa Statio… https://t.co/RUZ9h6VLfC
Kaori @BuckedbytheStar - 2019-06-28: Kurobe dam is incredible. #Toyama https://t.co/C2AJuhrPsk
The Mainichi (Japan) @themainichi - 2019-06-27: Pouring it on: Kurobe Dam's gates opened for tourists in Japanese Alps - with Video
https://t.co/vbhIbXUalJ
The Mainichi (Japan) @themainichi - 2019-06-26: Pouring it on: Kurobe Dam's gates opened for tourists in Japanese Alps

https://t.co/vbhIbXUalJ
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.