This is during my day visit to the Murodo Snow wall, on this route there are multiple modes of transport that have to be changed. From our hotel in Tokyo to Ogizawa, which is the starting point of the route we drove down. After this driving is not possible, you have to take the mountain transport, which are the Electric bus and cable car to reach to the top. From Ogizawa to reach to Kurobe we took the Kanden Tunnel electric bus, this is the only way to reach here. There is another route, but that's from a different point and it is a very lengthy one, so this is the best one and most effecient. The ride takes around 20 minutes and in no time, we reached Kurobe Dam. Getting down from the Bus and directly in face of this view felt something magical.
Kurobe in Japanese is derived from 2 words. Kuro which means black and be means a section. In literal terms it means black section. There are different theories to this name. One is that the gorge from where the water flows is so narrow and deep, the sunlight does not fall here and from far it looks black and hence the name. The other theory is that there are lot of dark rocks and black soil from the mountains of this region and hence the name. When I looked at it, I found it magical. beautiful sight. The Mountains and the Lake both.
Today I will share the Mountains side of the Kurobe Dam. They are huge, we can see some peaks covered in snow, but overall, the whole are is a green blanket. While planning my day trip on this route I had thought that it would be just a simple walk through for the next stop. I did not expect this; it was a beautiful surprise for me, and we ended up spending almost an hour here.
The views
This is the starting point at Ogizawa station from where the Kanden Electric Tunnel bus starts.
Let me share the Lake views of the Kurobe Dam in Part 2
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