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

TEPCO @TEPCO_English - 2018-12-04: #Kurobe #Dam in Tochigi Prefecture is the first power generation dam ever built in Japan. https://t.co/jlo9qVjJCC https://t.co/His76B4J55
きつねうどん @Kitsuneudon04 - 2018-12-03: I'm from Toyama Prefecture in Japan.

There has good spots which are Mt.Tate, Kurobe Dam, and Zuiryuji.

#peing #質問箱 https://t.co/GNPGFHB7EG
JAPAN RAILWAY @JAPAN_RAILWAY7 - 2018-12-01: (Goodbye Kurobe trolleybus)
Since the opening in 1964, the Kurobe trolley bus which carried 61,620,000 tourists to… https://t.co/3XSTMuZaQ9
Kohji @Kohji0929 - 2018-11-19: Kurobe dam now. Here’s a monument for a victim of the Kurobe dam’s construction. Around three hundreds peoples died… https://t.co/l5zqqiTjSg
AA @adrielalien - 2018-11-12: Just posted a photo @ Kurobe Dam https://t.co/R69osw0kQf
ikiya @ikiya - 2018-11-12: The Kurobe Dam
#MapillaryExplore
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Iain Butler @IainMEButler - 2018-10-27: Still no cider in here! @ Kurobe Dam https://t.co/OOX9v5mHy7
JAPAN in JAPAN @Japanin_jp - 2018-10-22: Kurobe Dam (Tourism Water discharge)

https://t.co/n15jZF163y

#traveljapan #lovejapan #japanlove #japantrip… https://t.co/Q0RgsEgJQk
City's Pride - En✈ @CITYS_PRIDE_EN - 2018-10-18: Though everyone knows the name of the Kurobe Dam, we can be overwhelmed much more than we expect when see it actual… https://t.co/uKSnfwbzYi
Chrisdar C Pon @Chris_64k - 2018-10-17: Very cold up here 😆☕️🖋📖✨ 🖋👤🛳 #トラべラーズﾉート #MDノート #オリーブエディション #ブラスボールペンオリーブエディション #万年筆 #パイロットカクノノンカラー @ Kurobe Dam https://t.co/LLirDwJXaM
Siva Apriliatravel @sivaapriliatra1 - 2018-10-17: bahman_vip :#Bali Indonesiabest destinations : Kurobe Dam: Beauty To Power https://t.co/YMI38x2qiX #Travel #Trip… https://t.co/urHBDQSN7t
TravelDestinations @bahman_vip - 2018-10-17: #Bali Indonesiabest destinations : Kurobe Dam: Beauty To Power https://t.co/KrbJsijqRC #Travel #Trip https://t.co/FEpCFHjyff
たかはる @takhsiru - 2018-10-17: If you were to sattelite view at 36.582585,137.669385 (Kurobe Dam), there is a nice 3D view of the valley there. If… https://t.co/vBinq0Bjwc
たかはる @takhsiru - 2018-10-17: If you were to sattelite view at 36.582585,137.669385 (Kurobe Dam), there is a nice 3D view of the valley there. If… https://t.co/vBinq0Bjwc
🧲🧭 たかはる🧪🧫 @takhsiru - 2018-10-17: If you were to sattelite view at 36.582585,137.669385 (Kurobe Dam), there is a nice 3D view of the valley there. If… https://t.co/vBinq0Bjwc
🧲🧭 たかはる🧪🧫 @takhsiru - 2018-10-17: If you were to sattelite view at 36.582585,137.669385 (Kurobe Dam), there is a nice 3D view of the valley there. If… https://t.co/vBinq0Bjwc
🧲🧭 たかはる🧪🧫 @takhsiru - 2018-10-17: If you were to sattelite view at 36.582585,137.669385 (Kurobe Dam), there is a nice 3D view of the valley there. If… https://t.co/vBinq0Bjwc
Kenji Velasquez @kenjisan7173 - 2018-10-14: Watch Full Video Here: https://t.co/MSdHBW7nMA

Creepy??? Lifeisatyph goes to Kurobe Dam 🇯🇵 🇯🇵 🇯🇵 https://t.co/1BWaGdAJMJ
newwave8 @newwave84 - 2018-10-11: I went to the Kurobe Dam. It was the very nice place. If it had been sunny, it would have been better. https://t.co/1gGiEm7eIq
newwave8 @newwave84 - 2018-10-10: I’m on a trip to the Kurobe Dam with my parents now. We will go there tomorrow at last. At first my mother wanted t… https://t.co/A3JHE0Hdi8
Mike Connolly @karaoke_mike - 2018-10-07: Now that the Typhoon has passed, time to climb Mt. Tsurugi and Mt. Tateyama over the rest of the long weekend. Loo… https://t.co/6Y0PRf2Ubb
🌀 Gordon Werner @GordonWerner - 2018-10-05: Kanden Tunnel Trolleybus (Japan) @VeloBusDriver @SeaTransitBlog @UrbanistOrg @kcmetrobus built in 1964 using access… https://t.co/83ICvcHHt3
たかはる @takhsiru - 2018-10-03: Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route seems interesting with the different modes of travel involved getting there, but just… https://t.co/8veL5lNFrY
たかはる @takhsiru - 2018-10-03: Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route seems interesting with the different modes of travel involved getting there, but just… https://t.co/8veL5lNFrY
たかはる @takhsiru - 2018-10-03: Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route seems interesting with the different modes of travel involved getting there, but just… https://t.co/8veL5lNFrY
Vidya Khairunisa @vkhairunisa - 2018-09-22: Moments I'll treasure forever.

#kurobedam #japan #japantrip2018 #csulfinance #workmates #family #jakarta3… https://t.co/OM2eOzktnC
たかはる @takhsiru - 2018-09-19: Ah, the Tateyama and Kanden Tunnel Trolleybuses. Both serve Kurobe Dam in Nagano, which is the most popular hydroel… https://t.co/8t0TFGfKwn
たかはる @takhsiru - 2018-09-19: Ah, the Tateyama and Kanden Tunnel Trolleybuses. Both serve Kurobe Dam in Nagano, which is the most popular hydroel… https://t.co/8t0TFGfKwn
たかはる @takhsiru - 2018-09-19: Ah, the Tateyama and Kanden Tunnel Trolleybuses. Both serve Kurobe Dam in Nagano, which is the most popular hydroel… https://t.co/8t0TFGfKwn
たかはる @takhsiru - 2018-09-19: Ah, the Tateyama and Kanden Tunnel Trolleybuses. Both serve Kurobe Dam in Nagano, which is the most popular hydroel… https://t.co/8t0TFGfKwn