Unazuki Onsen and Kurobe Gorge: A Quiet Ride into the Gorge in Toyama

This guide covers the way to Unazuki Onsen, the Kurobe Gorge Railway and its stops, the Yamabiko Promenade, and the practical details for a day out.

At the Kanetsuri riverside, digging the riverbed brings hot spring water up, and visitors can ring it with stones to make an outdoor foot bath of their own and bathe in it. The Yamabiko Promenade was developed from a former railway track where the trolley used to run.

Getting to Unazuki Onsen

This section starts in Kurobe and ends in Unazuki Onsen.

1. Walk about 5 minutes from Kurobe-Unazukionsen Station to Shin-Kurobe Station of the Toyama Chiho Railway.
2. Take the non-stop limited express Kurobe from Shin-Kurobe Station to Unazuki-onsen Station, which takes about 25 minutes.
3. Walk about 5 minutes from Unazuki-onsen Station to the Kurobe Gorge Railway's Unazuki Station.

Choose the round-trip discount ticket if you ride the Toyama Chiho Railway out and back between Shin-Kurobe and Unazuki-onsen. Drivers can head for the Kurobe Gorge Railway's Unazuki Station from Kurobe IC.

Item	Detail
Drive from Kurobe IC to the Kurobe Gorge Railway's Unazuki Station	about 20 minutes
Round-trip discount ticket, Shin-Kurobe to Unazuki-onsen, adult	1,400 yen, including the limited express surcharge
Round-trip discount ticket, Shin-Kurobe to Unazuki-onsen, child	700 yen, including the limited express surcharge

Riding the Kurobe Gorge Railway

Ride the Kurobe Gorge Railway from Unazuki all the way to Keyakidaira, or step off sooner at Kanetsuri or Kuronagi. Pick the stop by how far you want to ride, because the fare rises the farther you go.

Choose the Relax car, a window-equipped car, and buy its separate ticket for each ride you take in it.

Item	Price
One-way fare from Unazuki to Kuronagi, adult	830 yen
One-way fare from Unazuki to Kuronagi, child	420 yen
One-way fare from Unazuki to Kanetsuri, adult	1,780 yen
One-way fare from Unazuki to Kanetsuri, child	890 yen
One-way fare from Unazuki to Keyakidaira, adult	2,480 yen
One-way fare from Unazuki to Keyakidaira, child	1,240 yen
Relax car ticket, for each ride	600 yen

Stepping Off at Kuronagi and Keyakidaira

Step off at Kuronagi to soak in the hot spring bath that day visitors can use. Reach the bath before it closes in the late afternoon. Look at the Atobiki Bridge from a viewing spot a short way from the stop.

Step off at Keyakidaira and go no further than the terminal building and the visitor center, because restoration work is under way around the stop.

Item	Detail
Day-use bath at Kuronagi, adult	1,100 yen
Day-use bath at Kuronagi, child	500 yen
Day-use bath at Kuronagi, hours	9:00 to 16:00

Walking the Yamabiko Promenade

Walk the Yamabiko Promenade from the starting point of the Kurobe Gorge Railway at Unazuki to Unazuki Dam, a stretch of about a kilometer each way. Begin at the promenade's start, a short walk from the Kurobe Gorge Railway's Unazuki Station.

Visitors who want a ready-made plan around the gorge can browse tours around Unazuki and Kurobe Gorge.

Tickets and the Season

Buy a round-trip ticket if you plan to ride out and back, because it remains valid beyond the day you board. Ride the full line to Keyakidaira in October or November, when the line runs all the way between Unazuki and Keyakidaira.

A separate service runs from Unazuki to Sasadaira in early December.

Item	Detail
Full-line operation between Unazuki and Keyakidaira	October 1 to November 30
Round-trip ticket validity	2 days from the day of boarding
Round-trip fare, Unazuki to Sasadaira, December 1 to 6, adult	2,260 yen
Round-trip fare, Unazuki to Sasadaira, December 1 to 6, child	1,440 yen