In November, please be aware that operation of Tateyama Highland Bus (running between Bijodaira and Murodo) may be suspended or delayed due to bad weather such as snowfall and high winds. If you are planning to visit the Alpine Route in November, please check our website or ask local station staff about operation status prior to your departure.

We highly recommend you enter the Alpine Route from Ogizawa (Nagano side) in November. Hardly any of the vehicles running between Ogizawa and Murodo get affected by heavy snow, so it is safer to come from Ogizawa side. If Tateyama Highland Bus was suspended, you could not pass through the Alpine Route, but you could come up to Murodo and go back to Ogizawa.

 

If you plan to enter from Tateyama (Toyama Side) and transportation was suspended, please see the link as below.

Detour if Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is impassible.

 

 

*Please be aware that we have the winter timetable from November 5th.
<Timetable from November 5th onward>
(Toyama Side) Tateyama to Ogizawa
(Nagano Side) Ogizawa to Tateyama

 

Starting from Nagano, please depart from Nagano by 10:30am or earlier from November 5th onward.

<Nagano to Murodo> 10:30am Nagano → 12:15pm arrive at Ogizawa / 12:30pm Ogizawa → 2:25pm arrive at Murodo

<Murodo to Nagano> 3:30pm Murodo → 4:51pm arrive at Ogizawa / 5:00pm Ogizawa → 6:45pm arrive at Nagano

 

Starting from Shinano Omachi, please depart from Shinano Omachi by 11:35am or earlier from November 5th onward.

<Shinano Omachi to Murodo> 11:35am Shinano Omachi → 12:15pm arrive at Ogizawa / 12:30pm Ogizawa → 2:25pm arrive at Murodo

<Murodo to Shinano Omachi> 3:30pm Murodo → 4:51pm arrive at Ogizawa / 5:05pm Ogizawa → 5:40pm arrive at Shinano Omachi

 

【 WEB Tickets for November 5th onward】

Due to possible snowfall, we limit the type of WEB Tickets sold online for November 5th onward.

However, if all vehicles operate normally, we will sell all types of tickets at the ticket counters both at Ogizawa and Tateyama.

<Coming from Tateyama> Please purchase day tickets at the ticket counter at Tateyama.

<One-way trip from Ogizawa to Tateyama> You can purchase day tickets at Ogizawa. You can also purchase WEB tickets for the section between Ogizawa and Murodo, and when you arrive at Murodo, purchase the rest of the tickets.

 

【 What to Do & See in Murodo in November 】

<Must See> Iconic Mikurigaike Pond (15 minutes on foot)                                                    　　                    <Must Do> Build your own snowman

 

We look forward to having you in our Snow Wonderland! Have a safe travel, everyone!