This Japanese road gets buried under 65 feet of snow and reopening it takes extreme machines

One Japanese road is buried under 65 feet of snow every year.

And clearing it for use means using some of the country’s largest, most powerful vehicles.

Tourists flock to the area every year for this very reason.

But it remains open due to extreme machines and a dedicated team.

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Japanese road suffers 65 feet of snow every year

When it comes to weather, most of us tend to think that we get it pretty bad.

Most of the Western world tends to shut down if it gets just a few centimeters of snow every year.

But what would happen if your roads got buried under 65 feet of snow?

Trust us – this isn’t some strange hypothetical imagined out of nowhere. It is, in fact, the real-life reality for one Japanese road.

The Tateyama Snow Corridor is located in Japan’s Northern Alps and gets completely snowed under every year.

According to AccuWeather, three Japanese cities are in the top 10 for annual snowfall every year.

But the country is more than equipped to deal with this severe weather, thanks to extreme machines and planning.

Specialized bulldozers come equipped with both GPS and satellite phones and are used to carve a path through the road itself.

Once this path is created, other heavy equipment is used to finish the job.

Backhoes and heavy-duty rotary snow-blowers are the tools in question.

The clearing process leaves spectacular views

This overall process manages to achieve two things.

Not only does it clear the road, but it also leaves walls of snow behind that tower above tourists.

At this point, it’s possible that this marvel has inspired you to visit this Japanese road to see it for yourself.

If so, you’re in luck – because this is how you get there.

The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is about three hours north of Tokyo by train, and the area is typically open from mid-April to around November.

As we’ve mentioned, the highlight of the journey is going through the Tateyama Snow Corridor.

This 14-mile section of the Alpine route is open from April to June, but the route’s official website does recommend that you wait until June.

This provides a much warmer visit, with temperatures averaging between 45 and 57°F.

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