[protected-iframe id=”60be72f719c7c2b49eafc550e4de849d-65244901-84409940″ info=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fcnntravel%2Fvideos%2F10156559503800166%2F&show_text=0&width=476″ width=”476″ height=”476″ frameborder=”0″ style=”border:none;overflow:hidden” scrolling=”no”]
This road, which is located in the the Japanese Alps is proof positive that Japan is the snowiest place on earth. On big years, the snow walls on this particular mountain pass can reach upwards of 56 FEET high. The pass road also offers views of the highest altitude mountain peaks in Japan.
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route:
[protected-iframe id=”8fb5ef98dfbdcaf165e47ed5e220b790-65244901-84409940″ info=”https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d12184882.995337384!2d128.3923742821198!3d36.516363710977!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x5ff7e8c6a92f69a1%3A0xf8707443fae11f8f!2sTateyama+Kurobe+Alopen+Route%2C+Ashikuraji%2C+Tateyama-machi%2C+Nakaniikawa-gun%2C+Toyama-ken+930-1406%2C+Japan!5e1!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1525100551074″ width=”600″ height=”450″ frameborder=”0″ style=”border:0″ allowfullscreen=””]
*Video courtesy of CNN Travel