An underground sightseeing tour of the Kurobe Gorge will open to the public from 2 October next month. The approximately 18-kilometer route uses wartime construction tunnels and is covered using 5 vehicles.
A sightseeing tour using an underground route excavated for the Kurobegawa No. 3 and No. 4 power stations, which Toyama Prefecture will open to the public, will begin on 2 October next month. The total distance is approximately 18 kilometers, and the tour uses 5 vehicles.
The route has been named the Kurobe-Unazuki Canyon Route and will be offered in coordination with Kurobe Dam and the Kurobe Gorge Railway departing from Unazuki. These routes were excavated as underground passages for power development construction work during and after the war.