The Kurobe Unazuki Canyon Route, a mountain tourism route tracing the history of power development along the Kurobe River, opened to the public on 1 October, with tours of the route beginning on 2 October. The route is approximately 18 kilometers long and is a construction access route connecting Keyakidaira Station and Kurobe Dam.
The Kurobe Unazuki Canyon Route, a mountain tourism route showcasing the history of power development along the Kurobe River in Toyama Prefecture, opened to the public on 1 October. This article focuses on the start of public access to the new route.
Tours of the route are scheduled to begin in conjunction with the public opening, with tours being conducted from 2 October. The tour launch date is explicitly stated.
The Canyon Route is an approximately 18-kilometer construction access route connecting Keyakidaira Station on the Kurobe Gorge Railway with Kurobe Dam. It is described as having been designed as a symbolic route for power development along the Kurobe River, including the Kurobe River No. 4 Hydroelectric Power Station, known as Kuroyon.
The route had previously been opened through tours solicited by Kansai Electric Power. The article presents both the history of power development and the background to opening the route to the public.