In Photos: Snow-banked alpine route getting cleared ahead of opening in central Japan
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The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route cuts a beautiful curve into the mountainside as work continues to clear snow from it, as seen from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter in the town of Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, on March 19, 2023. (Mainichi/Tadashi Kako) -
The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route cuts a beautiful curve into the mountainside as work continues to clear snow from it, as seen from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter in the town of Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, on March 19, 2023. (Mainichi/Tadashi Kako) -
The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route cuts a beautiful curve into the mountainside as work continues to clear snow from it, as seen from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter in the town of Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, on March 19, 2023. (Mainichi/Tadashi Kako) -
The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route cuts a beautiful curve into the mountainside as work continues to clear snow from it, as seen from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter in the town of Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, on March 19, 2023. (Mainichi/Tadashi Kako) -
The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route cuts a beautiful curve into the mountainside as work continues to clear snow from it, as seen from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter in the town of Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, on March 19, 2023. (Mainichi/Tadashi Kako) -
The area around the Tateyama Kogen Hotel and Tengudaira Mountain Lodge, foreground, still covered in snow, is seen from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter in the town of Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, on March 19, 2023. (Mainichi/Tadashi Kako) -
The Hotel Tateyama and its surrounding area at the end of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, still encompassed by thick snow, are seen in this photo taken from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter in the town of Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, on March 19, 2023. (Mainichi/Tadashi Kako) -
Work to clear snow is progressing, but much of it remains around buildings such as the Tateyama Kogen Hotel and Tengudaira Mountain Lodge, foreground, as seen from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter in the town of Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, on March 19, 2023. Mount Bessan in the background-left and other areas are also seen covered in snow. (Mainichi/Tadashi Kako)
