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Mount Tate (Tateyama Range): on the left or the right, facing the direction of travel (Hokuriku Shinkansen)
Last updated: 17 Oct 2026
Mount Tate (Tateyama Range) on the Hokuriku Shinkansen: toward Tsuruga, mostly on your LEFT (facing forward), on your RIGHT (facing forward) in places [Seen]; toward Tokyo, mostly on your RIGHT (facing forward), on your LEFT (facing forward) in places [Seen] (calculated).
On the Hokuriku Shinkansen, it lies about 29 km southeast of the track near Kurobe-Unazukionsen Station. Its elevation is 3,015 m (the mountain elevation published by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, GSI), and the calculation checks the line of sight to this single summit point.
Side and timing by direction
Seen = 2+ reports from the train + line of sight by calculation / Line of sight only = line of sight by calculation, fewer than 2 reports / Needs checking = reported but no calculated line of sight, cannot be judged by calculation alone, or neither reported nor in calculated line of sight (lakes and seas labelled Seen are shown as "Seen (hidden by noise barriers in places)")
| Direction | Label | Side | Section (near station) | Timing (estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| toward Tsuruga | Seen | on your LEFT (facing forward) | Ueda – Nagano | About 70 min after leaving Tokyo, for about 2 min, hidden in places |
| on your LEFT (facing forward) | Kurobe-Unazukionsen – Toyama | About 115 min after leaving Tokyo, for about 4 min, hidden in places | ||
| on your RIGHT (facing forward) | Toyama | About 125 min after leaving Tokyo, only a moment | ||
| on your LEFT (facing forward) | Shin-Takaoka – Kanazawa | About 130 min after leaving Tokyo, for about 6 min, hidden in places | ||
| toward Tokyo | Seen | on your RIGHT (facing forward) | Kanazawa – Shin-Takaoka | About 45 min after leaving Tsuruga, for about 6 min, hidden in places |
| on your LEFT (facing forward) | Toyama | About 60 min after leaving Tsuruga, only a moment | ||
| on your RIGHT (facing forward) | Toyama – Kurobe-Unazukionsen | About 60 min after leaving Tsuruga, for about 4 min, hidden in places | ||
| on your RIGHT (facing forward) | Nagano – Ueda | About 110 min after leaving Tsuruga, for about 2 min, hidden in places |
Times assume you board at the end of the line and are estimates from the published fastest travel times: where a published fastest time to an intermediate station exists, we use it, and between those points the time is spread in proportion to distance. They change if you board at an intermediate station or take a train that stops at every station. The table lists up to four of the longest sections with a line of sight, in the order you pass them (if there is a section on the opposite side, the longest of those is always included). "About N min" converts only the distance with a line of sight into time; sections where the view is interrupted are marked "hidden in places". Left and right are as you sit facing forward.
Noise barriers, buildings, trees and cuttings are not in the calculation. Low features such as lakes, rivers and the sea may be hidden by barriers.
Departure times that reach the section in daylight (by month)
Using the 2026 calendar, these are the ranges of departure times for which the sun is at least 6° high when the train enters the section, on all three of the 1st, the 15th and the last day of each month. This is not a weather forecast. Even on a clear day, haze or cloud can hide the view.
| Month | Departure (JST) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 5:40–13:55 |
| Feb | 5:25–14:30 |
| Mar | 5:00–15:00 |
| Apr | 5:00–15:30 |
| May | 5:00–15:55 |
| Jun | 5:00–16:15 |
| Jul | 5:00–16:15 |
| Aug | 5:00–15:35 |
| Sep | 5:00–14:55 |
| Oct | 5:00–14:10 |
| Nov | 5:20–13:45 |
| Dec | 5:40–13:45 |
| Month | Departure (JST) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 7:00–15:20 |
| Feb | 6:50–15:55 |
| Mar | 6:15–16:25 |
| Apr | 5:30–16:50 |
| May | 5:00–17:15 |
| Jun | 5:00–17:40 |
| Jul | 5:00–17:35 |
| Aug | 5:15–17:00 |
| Sep | 5:40–16:15 |
| Oct | 6:10–15:35 |
| Nov | 6:40–15:10 |
| Dec | 7:00–15:10 |
About this place
Tateyama, whose highest peak is 3,015 m, is a mountain of the Northern Alps and has been worshipped since ancient times. Tateyama Town says people believed the souls of the dead dwelt in its three peaks.
Source: 立山町 (checked 16 Oct 2026). Changes after that date (renovation, rebuilding, demolition) are not reflected.
When Tateyama worship peaked in the 1800s, as many as 6,000 pilgrims are thought to have climbed the mountain in a single season. Tateyama Town says the ban on women entering Tateyama was lifted after the Meiji Restoration of 1868.
Source: 立山町 (checked 16 Oct 2026). Changes after that date (renovation, rebuilding, demolition) are not reflected.