@momomoko_jp: Toyama was one of only two Japan picks on the NYT "52 Places to Go 2025" list (Kyoto wasn't on it). Two hours from Tokyo by bullet train (~¥12,800), and it works as a stopover on the Tokyo → Kyoto route. Alpine Route and gorge train close Dec – mid Apr; Amaharashi and Gokayama are the winter picks. In order: 🏔️ Tateyama Snow Wall (たてやま ゆきの おおたに) — a road cut through walls up to 20 m in record years. Walk it Apr 15 – Jun 25. Toyama → Murodo round trip ¥7,380 🚃 Kurobe Gorge Railway (くろべ きょうこく) — Japan's deepest gorge by open-air train. Full line back Oct 1, 2026 for the first time since the 2024 quake. ¥2,480 one way 🏡 Gokayama / Ainokura (ごかやま) — the UNESCO thatched village without Shirakawa-go's crowds. Free; World Heritage Bus ¥1,100 from Shin-Takaoka 🌊 Amaharashi Coast (あまはらし) — 3,000 m snow peaks rising out of the sea. Free, 5 min from the station. Best Nov–Mar on clear cold mornings 🍣 Toyama City — Kansui Park and the "world's most beautiful Starbucks" (free), Toyama Bay sushi set from ¥2,700, Kengo Kuma's glass museum (¥200) Save this for the Japan trip nobody else is posting 🔖 📲 Practice おすすめ は？ out loud before the sushi counter — search "Kana Language Partner" in your app store Snow wall or gorge train — which one first? 👇 Photos: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 — Alpsdake (Tateyama), 掬茶 (Kurobe, Amaharashi), Zairon (Ainokura), さかおり (Kansui Park) #toyama #japantravel #japantraveltips #learnjapanese

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