Three days in Toyama: Murodo or Suganuma
Visit Kansui Park on day one and the museum on your final day, with Murodo or Suganuma on the middle day. For Murodo, check your cable car booking from Tateyama Station. For Suganuma, check both directions of the World Heritage Bus from Takaoka.
Choose a 3 days, 2 nights itinerary
A Murodo day trip on day two
Stay two nights near Toyama Station and use the middle day for Murodo. Transfer between local trains, cable car and Highland Bus, then return the same way. Mountain services and connections vary seasonally; check your date’s timetable and ticket sales conditions.
A Murodo day trip on day two →3 days, 2 nights BA Suganuma day trip on day two
Stay two nights near Toyama Station and visit Suganuma Gassho-zukuri Village in Nanto on the middle day. Transfer to the World Heritage Bus at Takaoka; Murodo is excluded.
A Suganuma day trip on day two →A Murodo day trip on day two
Stay two nights near Toyama Station and use the middle day for Murodo. Transfer between local trains, cable car and Highland Bus, then return the same way. Mountain services and connections vary seasonally; check your date’s timetable and ticket sales conditions.
Day 1: Kansui Park walk
Walk the canal and waterfront at Kansui Park north of Toyama Station.
- Toyama Station north exit → Kansui Park
Walk from Toyama Station’s north exit to Kansui Park. The park walk is free.
- Kansui Park → Toyama Station area, then the same hotel
Return towards the same station and check in. Eat near the station and spend the first night at your booked hotel.
Shorten the walk for a late arrival.
Day 2: Tateyama and Bijodaira transfers to Murodo
Explore the high mountain landscape at Murododaira. Travel up from Toyama via train, cable car and Highland Bus, choosing your walking area around weather and on-site restrictions. Check the Tateyama cable car reservation time alongside connections through to the return local train.
- Hotel to Dentetsu-Toyama Station → Tateyama Station
Take a Tateyama-bound Toyama Chiho Railway train from Dentetsu-Toyama, which has a different boarding point from JR Toyama. Match the train arrival to your Tateyama cable car departure, allowing time for ticket collection and reaching the platform. The WEB ticket’s specified time is the cable car departure from Tateyama. During busy periods, the operator advises arriving 30 minutes before the cable car departure and collecting tickets at least 15 minutes before it. The JPY 10,220 ordinary adult return covers the train, cable car and Highland Bus between Dentetsu-Toyama, Tateyama, Bijodaira and Murodo, returning the same way. It does not continue to Kurobe Dam or Ogizawa. Special or reserved seating, meals and accommodation cost extra.
Timetable effective April 15–November 3, 2026WEB ticket guideOfficial fare-table PDF effective April 15, 2026Alpine Route 2026 timetableReturn timetable November 4–30
- Tateyama Station cable car → Bijodaira
Take your booked cable car from Tateyama to Bijodaira. After leaving the local train, collect your ticket and reach the cable car boarding point. Follow operator guidance for your reservation time and the day’s service.
Timetable effective April 15–November 3, 2026WEB ticket guide
- Bijodaira Highland Bus boarding point → Murodo Terminal
At Bijodaira, change to a Murodo-bound Highland Bus. Leave the cable car, reach the bus boarding point and wait according to on-site guidance. If transport is delayed, recheck onward connections.
- Murodo Terminal → Rooftop exit and Murododaira, then the terminal
After alighting, first find your return boarding point in the terminal. The rooftop opens onto Murododaira; restaurants and shops are inside. Explore a nearby area around weather and on-site restrictions, then return to the same terminal for your bus. Meals and shop purchases cost extra. For less walking, stay near the terminal instead of taking hiking trails or circling Mikurigaike Pond.
- Murodo Highland Bus boarding point → Bijodaira
Take a Bijodaira-bound Highland Bus from Murodo. Return to the terminal boarding point before departure and check all return connections through Bijodaira’s cable car and Tateyama’s train. Catching the last mountain bus alone does not guarantee a connection back to Toyama city.
Return timetable April 15–November 3Alpine Route 2026 timetableReturn timetable November 4–30
- Bijodaira cable car → Tateyama Station
Take the cable car down from Bijodaira to Tateyama. After the bus, reach its boarding point. For service changes or delays, recheck the local train connection.
Return timetable April 15–November 3Alpine Route 2026 timetableReturn timetable November 4–30
- Tateyama Station local railway → Dentetsu-Toyama Station, then the same hotel
Take the Dentetsu-Toyama-bound local train from Tateyama back to Toyama. Allow platform movement and waits after leaving the cable car. Weekday and weekend services can differ; check your date’s timetable, then return to the same hotel after arrival.
Return timetable April 15–November 3Hotel accessAlpine Route 2026 timetableReturn timetable November 4–30
Check the Tateyama cable car booking and travel-date notices first. Shorten mountain walks around weather and restrictions and prioritize return connections through to the local train. Do not follow this mountain itinerary unchanged if booking is unavailable or services are suspended.
Day 3: museum collection, then departure from Toyama
See the Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design collection, then return to Toyama Station.
- Toyama Station north exit → Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design entrance
Walk from Toyama Station’s north exit to the museum entrance, officially about 15 minutes. Leave for the 09:30 opening. Traffic-light waits and station movement take extra time. Check temporary closures and exhibition changeovers for your date.
Official access guideMuseum visitor guideHotel accessLuggage storage FAQ
- Museum entrance → Collection gallery
Adult ordinary collection admission is JPY 350. The museum opens until 18:00, last admission 17:30; special exhibitions cost extra. Afterwards, return towards the same station.
- Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design → Toyama Station north exit
After visiting, retrace your route to Toyama Station’s north exit. Add traffic-light waits and station movement to the 15-minute walk when choosing your departure. Buses cost extra.
Check museum closures and rooftop access and allow time to return to the station after visiting.
Included: Dentetsu-Toyama–Tateyama–Bijodaira–Murodo ordinary return JPY 10,220, including rail, cable car and Highland Bus / museum ordinary collection JPY 350
Extras and conditions: Two hotel nights, meals, transport to/from Toyama, limited express or reserved-seat supplements and museum special exhibitions.
The Murodo return uses ordinary fares applicable from April 15, 2026. It does not continue to Kurobe Dam or Ogizawa. Check your date’s mountain return connections and WEB ticket sales conditions; for a WEB ticket, book around the Tateyama cable car departure time. On dates without WEB ticket sales, consult the operator’s same-day ticket guidance.
Official fare-table PDF effective April 15, 2026Museum visitor guide
A Suganuma day trip on day two
Stay two nights near Toyama Station and visit Suganuma Gassho-zukuri Village in Nanto on the middle day. Transfer to the World Heritage Bus at Takaoka; Murodo is excluded.
Day 1: Kansui Park walk
Walk the canal and waterfront at Kansui Park north of Toyama Station.
- Toyama Station north exit → Kansui Park
Walk from Toyama Station’s north exit to the park, officially about nine minutes. Allow station movement and traffic-light waits separately.
- Kansui Park → Toyama Station north exit
After the free waterfront walk, retrace your route to the station, then travel to your booked hotel. Tower hours are 09:00–21:30, separate from park access. Shorten the walk for a late arrival or strong wind and rain.
Shorten the walk for a late arrival.
Day 2: transfer at Takaoka for Suganuma
Explore Suganuma’s gassho-style houses and mountain-village lanes. Take the World Heritage Bus from Takaoka to Suganuma (菅沼). Walk in daylight and return to the Takaoka-bound boarding point for your bus.
- Toyama Station → Bay 7 outside Takaoka Station
Take a westbound Ainokaze Toyama Railway local train from Toyama to Takaoka, distinguishing Shinkansen-served Shin-Takaoka. Adult fare is JPY 390 one way. Reach bay 7 outside the station for the World Heritage Bus and allow time between train arrival and bus boarding.
Ainokaze 2026 station timetablesToyama–Takaoka fareKaetsuno World Heritage Bus guide
- Bay 7 outside Takaoka Station → World Heritage Bus to Suganuma · 菅沼
Take the World Heritage Bus from bay 7 outside Takaoka Station to Suganuma (菅沼). First check your date’s timetable and unreserved versus reserved-seat conditions. Follow the village’s official area map to enter; do not enter residents’ homes. Walk the village lanes; for individual exhibition buildings, check opening and admission separately.
Currently linked outbound World Heritage Bus timetable, revised April 1, 2025Stops and area map on the village’s official access pageOfficial village access guide
- Suganuma village → Walk and meal, then Takaoka-bound Suganuma stop
Village visiting hours are 08:00–17:00 April–November. Walk in daylight and eat or rest at an open restaurant. Check the Takaoka-bound boarding point on the area map for your return. The village is about one minute on foot from Suganuma stop. Check the return stop on the official map; for a step-free route, contact the village in advance.
Official Suganuma tourism guideStops and area map on the village’s official access page
- Suganuma (菅沼), Takaoka-bound → Outside Takaoka Station
Board the World Heritage Bus at Takaoka-bound Suganuma (菅沼). Check your date’s return and suspension notices alongside onward Ainokaze trains to Toyama. The JPY 2,800 adult Gokayama free pass is for ordinary unreserved seating, cannot be combined with a reserved-seat ticket and does not secure a seat.
Currently linked inbound World Heritage Bus timetable, revised April 1, 2025Kaetsuno World Heritage Bus guideAinokaze 2026 station timetables
- Outside Takaoka Station to the rail ticket gates → Toyama Station, then the same hotel
After the World Heritage Bus, enter Takaoka Station and take an eastbound Ainokaze Toyama Railway local train towards Toyama. Adult fare is JPY 390 one way. Allow station movement, ticket purchase and platform access after alighting. If the bus is delayed, check station information for the next Toyama-bound service.
Ainokaze all-line timetable revised March 14, 2026Toyama–Takaoka fareHotel access
Check your date’s bus timetable, notices and unreserved-seat availability. Indoor exhibitions cost extra. For a step-free route, contact the village in advance.
Day 3: museum collection, then departure from Toyama
See the Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design collection, then return to Toyama Station.
- Toyama Station north exit → Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design entrance
Walk from Toyama Station’s north exit to the museum entrance, officially about 15 minutes. Leave for the 09:30 opening. Traffic-light waits and station movement take extra time. Check temporary closures and exhibition changeovers for your date.
Official access guideMuseum visitor guideHotel accessLuggage storage FAQ
- Museum entrance → Collection gallery
Adult ordinary collection admission is JPY 350. The museum opens until 18:00, last admission 17:30; special exhibitions cost extra. Afterwards, return towards the same station.
- Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design → Toyama Station north exit
After visiting, retrace your route to Toyama Station’s north exit. Add traffic-light waits and station movement to the 15-minute walk when choosing your departure. Buses cost extra.
Check museum closures and rooftop access and allow time to return to the station after visiting.
Included: Village day Toyama–Takaoka local rail return JPY 390 × 2 = JPY 780 / Gokayama free pass JPY 2,800, valid two days from first use with unreserved seating / museum ordinary collection JPY 350
Extras and conditions: Two hotel nights, meals, transport to/from Toyama, village indoor exhibitions and museum special exhibitions. This free-pass subtotal does not apply with reserved-seat bus tickets.
This subtotal assumes the Gokayama free pass. It cannot be combined with a reserved-seat ticket; two one-way tickets change the cost. The JPY 1,000 ordinary-car conservation contribution is not admission for bus passengers.
Toyama–Takaoka fareKaetsuno World Heritage Bus guideMuseum visitor guide
Frequently asked questions
Do Toyama and Dentetsu-Toyama use the same boarding point?
Tateyama-bound local trains depart from Dentetsu-Toyama. Go to the local railway rather than JR platforms.
Which station does the cable car booking time refer to?
For WEB tickets from the Toyama side, the booked time is the cable car departure from Tateyama Station. It is separate from your Toyama Chiho Railway departure from Dentetsu-Toyama. Check availability and service notices for your date. During busy periods, arrive at Tateyama Station at least 30 minutes before the cable car departure and collect your ticket at least 15 minutes before it.
WEB ticket guideTimetable effective April 15–November 3, 2026
Sources and check dates
- Hotel access ·
- Luggage storage FAQ ·
- Toyama city tourism association park guide ·
- Museum visitor guide ·
- Official access guide ·
- Alpine Route 2026 timetable ·
- WEB ticket guide ·
- Return timetable April 15–November 3 ·
- Return timetable November 4–30 ·
- Official village access guide ·
- Kaetsuno World Heritage Bus guide ·
- Ainokaze 2026 station timetables ·
- Toyama–Takaoka fare ·
- Timetable effective April 15–November 3, 2026 ·
- Official Suganuma tourism guide ·
- Official fare-table PDF effective April 15, 2026 ·
- Currently linked outbound World Heritage Bus timetable, revised April 1, 2025 ·
- Currently linked inbound World Heritage Bus timetable, revised April 1, 2025 ·
- Stops and area map on the village’s official access page ·
- Murodo Terminal, rooftop and restaurant guide ·
- Ainokaze all-line timetable revised March 14, 2026 ·
- JR WEST Hokuriku Area Pass coverage, price and eligibility ·
- JR WEST official Hokuriku Area Pass route map ·