Kurobe Gorge

Kurobe Gorge (黒部峡谷, Kurobe-kyokoku) is a canyon near Kurobe, Toyama Prefecture, Japan.

The Kurobe Dam in Kurobe Gorge is one of highlights of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route. The area was designated the Chūbu-Sangaku National Park on December 4, 1934.^[1]

Geography edit

Shimonoroka edit

Shimonoroka, or lower corridor,^{[citation needed]} 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.^[2]

Okukane Bridge
Okukane Mountain
Kurobe Gorge in autumn

Kaminoroka edit

Kaminoroka means Higher corridor.^{[citation needed]}

Access edit

The gorge can be accessed by the Kurobe Gorge Railway.

Attractions edit

References edit

^ "Chūbu-Sangaku National Park". Ministry of the Environment (Japan). Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
^ 「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

External links edit

https://tatekuro.jp/en/about/area.html

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[npark-1] "Chūbu-Sangaku National Park". Ministry of the Environment (Japan). Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2011.

[2] 「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

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