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65-Foot Snow Walls in Japan | Tateyama Route Opened Today

One of the snowiest places on Earth opened up her alpine route to tourists today with walls of snow up to 65-feet tall. The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route in Japan is about 5 hours from Tokyo and this uniquely beautiful alpine zone attracts up to 1 million visitors per year. Tourists crowded the route yesterday to see the impressive 65-foot snow walls and revel in the alpine of Tateyama. The snowiest part of the route is 1000-feet long and the park allows visitors to walk this section to take photos and be blown away by all the snow. The entire […]

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