is a canyon near Kurobe,

Toyama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Toyama Prefecture has a population of 1,044,588 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,247.61 km2 (1,640.01 sq mi). Toyama Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to th ...

, Japan. The Kurobe Dam in Kurobe Gorge is one of highlights of the

Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route The is a mountain sightseeing route between Tateyama, Toyama and Ōmachi, Nagano, Japan. Opened on June 1, 1971, it is long, with a difference in elevation of as much as . The Alpine Route goes through Tateyama in the Hida Mountains with ...

. The area was designated the

Chūbu-Sangaku National Park is a national park in the Chūbu region of Japan. It was established around the Hida Mountains and encompasses parts of Nagano, Gifu, Toyama and Niigata prefectures. It was designated a national park on December 4, 1934, along with Daisetsuza ...

on December 4, 1934.

Geography

Shimonoroka

Shimonoroka, or ''lower corridor'', is the central Kurobe Gorge. Shimonoroka can be accessed by using the ''Nichiden hodo'' (Nichiden Trail) or ''Suihei hodo'' (Horizontal Trail). These trails are very dangerous; they can be only 20–50 cm wide and lie 500 m above the riverbed. In October 2019, five people died on the trails.「北ア黒部峡谷下の廊下 10月5人転落死」富山新聞 2019年11月3日 23面 File:Keyakidaira Station-3.jpg, Okukane Bridge File:Okukane Mountain.JPG, Okukane Mountain File:Kurobe-Gorge-railway-bridges-2019-Luka-Peternel.jpg, Kurobe Gorge in autumn

Kaminoroka

Kaminoroka means ''Higher corridor''.

Access

The gorge can be accessed by the Kurobe Gorge Railway.

Attractions

* Kurobe Dam * Kurobe Gorge Railway * Unazuki Onsen *

References

External links

* https://tatekuro.jp/en/about/area.html Canyons and gorges of Japan Chūbu-Sangaku National Park {{Toyama-geo-stub