Tateyama Tunnel Trolleybus, Mount Tate

Name: Tateyama Tunnel Trolleybus
Address: Mount Tate, Japan

#4 among attractions in Mount Tate

Hiking, Hiking trail

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The Tateyama Tunnel Trolleybus, officially the Trolleybus Line, is a Japanese trolleybus line in Tateyama, Toyama, operated by the Tateyama Kurobe Kankō Company. The line is entirely underground, including both termini. It is the last remaining trolleybus line in Japan with the conversion of the Kanden Tunnel Trolleybus line to battery operation in November 2018. It is also the last remaining right-hand drive trolleybus line in the world. The line is a part of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route. The line originally opened as a normal bus line in April 1971, but was later re-equipped for trolleybuses. The trolleybus line opened on 23 April 1996. ()

Local name: 立山黒部貫光無軌条電車線 Coordinates: 36°34'27"N, 137°36'40"E

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Tateyama Tunnel Trolleybus – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Tsurugi, Kurobe Gorge, Tateyama Ropeway, Shōmyō Falls.

3.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Tsurugi, Chūbu-Sangaku National Park
87 min walk • Mount Tsurugi is located in the eastern area of Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the tallest peaks in the Hida Mountains at 2,999 m. It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, and is called "the most dangerous mountain" climbable. Tsurugi has a number of routes which approach world class long routes.
6.3 miNE
Canyon
Kurobe Gorge, Chūbu-Sangaku National Park
161 min walk • Kurobe Gorge 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.
1.7 miE
Aerial tramway
Tateyama Ropeway, Mount Tate
44 min walk • The Tateyama Ropeway is Japanese aerial lift line in Tateyama, Toyama, operated by Tateyama Kurobe Kankō. The line, opened in 1970, makes a part of Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route. It is famous for being the single span line without any aerial lift pylon.
4.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Shōmyō Falls, Mount Tate
123 min walk • Shōmyō Falls are located in the town of Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. Shōmyō-daki is the highest waterfall in Japan at 350 m. The falls have four stages: the first 70 m, the second 58 m, the third 96 m and the last 126 m high.
4.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Hannoki Falls, Mount Tate
125 min walk • Hannoki Falls, in Toyama Prefecture, Japan, is the tallest waterfall in Japan at a height of 497 m. However, it only has water from April to July when the snow covering the Midagahara plateau melts, so its neighbor, Shōmyō Falls, is usually considered the tallest.
5.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Hida Mountains, Chūbu-Sangaku National Park
132 min walk • The Hida Mountains, or Northern Alps, is a Japanese mountain range which stretches through Nagano, Toyama and Gifu prefectures. A small portion of the mountains also reach into Niigata Prefecture.
~1620 ftNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Yamasaki Cirque, Mount Tate
8 min walk • Yamasaki Cirque is a cirque located on the North-West side of Oyama peak of Mount Tateyama, Hida Mountains, Japan.
4.3 miW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Midagahara, Mount Tate
111 min walk • Midagahara is a wetlands located near Tateyama in Toyama Prefecture, in Japan. the remaining 80,000 ha of wetlands have been designated a Ramsar Site in 2012. Midagahara is a one of many highlights of Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route.
4.3 miE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Kanden Tunnel Electric Bus, Chūbu-Sangaku National Park
110 min walk • The Kanden Tunnel Electric Bus is a Japanese electric bus line between Ōgizawa Station, Ōmachi and Kurobe Dam Station, Tateyama. The line does not have any official name.