3 days in Toyama: Murodo or Suganuma

Walk from the station's north exit to Kansui Park. The park walk is free.

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Return toward the station and check in. Have dinner near the station and spend your first night at your booked lodging.

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Take a Tateyama-bound local railway train from Dentetsu-Toyama, whose platforms are separate from JR Toyama Station. Match your train arrival to the cable-car departure at Tateyama, leaving time for tickets and platform access. The WEB ticket's reserved time is the Tateyama cable-car departure. In busy periods, check the operator's requirement to arrive 30 minutes before departure and collect tickets 15 minutes before. The standard adult ¥10,220 round trip covers railway, cable car, and highland bus from Dentetsu-Toyama through Tateyama and Bijodaira to Murodo. It does not continue to Kurobe Dam or Ogizawa. Special or reserved seating, meals, and lodging are separate.

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Board your reserved cable car at Tateyama and get off at Bijodaira. After the local train, collect your ticket and reach the cable-car platform. Follow operator guidance for your reserved time and that day's service.

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Change at Bijodaira to a Murodo-bound highland bus. Walk from the cable car to the bus boarding area and wait as directed. If transportation is delayed, recheck subsequent connections.

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After arriving, locate the return boarding area first. The rooftop exit leads to Murododaira; restaurants and shops are inside the terminal. Explore nearby areas according to weather and on-site restrictions, returning to the same terminal in time for your bus. Meals and shopping cost extra. For a shorter walk, stay near the terminal instead of taking mountain trails or circling Mikurigaike Pond.

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Take a Bijodaira-bound highland bus from Murodo. Return to the terminal boarding area before departure and check onward cable-car and local railway connections together. The last mountain bus alone does not establish that you can return to Toyama city.

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Take the cable car down from Bijodaira to Tateyama. Walk from the bus to the cable-car boarding area, and recheck the local railway connection if service changes or delays occur.

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Take a Dentetsu-Toyama-bound local train back to Toyama. Leave time to reach the platform and wait after getting off the cable car. Weekday and weekend services may differ; check your date's timetable and return to the same lodging after arrival.

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Official guidance lists about a 15-minute walk from Toyama Station's north exit to the museum entrance. Leave for the 9:30 a.m. opening, with traffic lights and movement inside the station separate. Check temporary closures and exhibition changeovers for your date.

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Adult regular collection admission is ¥350. The museum closes at 6 p.m., with last entry at 5:30 p.m.; special exhibitions cost extra. After the collection, return toward the same station.

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Return along the same route to Toyama Station's north exit after your visit. Add traffic lights and movement inside the station to the approximately 15-minute walk when choosing your departure. A bus costs extra.

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Walk from Toyama Station's north exit to the park. Official guidance lists about nine minutes, with movement inside the station and traffic lights separate.

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After the free waterfront walk, return toward the station and your booked lodging. The observation towers are open 9 a.m.–9:30 p.m., separate from park access. Shorten the walk for late arrivals or wind and rain.

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Take a westbound ordinary Ainokaze Toyama Railway train from Toyama to Takaoka Station, separate from the Shinkansen's Shin-Takaoka Station. The adult one-way fare is ¥390. Walk to front stop 7 for the World Heritage Bus, leaving time between getting off the train and boarding.

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Take the World Heritage Bus from Takaoka Station front stop 7 to Suganuma · 菅沼. Check your date's timetable and unreserved/reserved seat conditions first. Follow the entrance route on the village's official area map and do not enter residents' homes. For indoor exhibits, check opening and admission separately.

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Village visiting hours are 8 a.m.–5 p.m. April–November. Walk during daylight, with a meal or rest at an open restaurant. Check the Takaoka-bound boarding location on the area map for your return. The village is about a one-minute walk from the Suganuma stop. Confirm the return stop on the official map, and contact the village ahead if you need a step-free route.

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Board the World Heritage Bus at the Takaoka-bound Suganuma stop. Check date-specific return services and suspensions, including the connecting Ainokaze train to Toyama. The adult ¥2,800 Gokayama Free Pass is for regular unreserved seats, cannot be combined with a reserved-seat ticket, and does not guarantee a seat.

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After getting off the World Heritage Bus, walk into Takaoka Station and change to an eastbound ordinary Ainokaze Toyama Railway train toward Toyama. The adult one-way fare is ¥390. Allow time for station access, ticket purchase, and the platform. If the bus is delayed, check station guidance for the next Toyama-bound train.

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Official guidance lists about a 15-minute walk from Toyama Station's north exit to the museum entrance. Leave for the 9:30 a.m. opening, with traffic lights and movement inside the station separate. Check temporary closures and exhibition changeovers for your date.

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Adult regular collection admission is ¥350. The museum closes at 6 p.m., with last entry at 5:30 p.m.; special exhibitions cost extra. After the collection, return toward the same station.

Museum visitor information2026-10-08

Return along the same route to Toyama Station's north exit after your visit. Add traffic lights and movement inside the station to the approximately 15-minute walk when choosing your departure. A bus costs extra.

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