<p>The mountainous Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route</a> in Japan opens each spring</a> flanked by towering walls of compacted snow, which slowly recede as summer approaches.</p><p>The route is carved through the snow and the “walls” on either side can reach 66 feet (20 meters) in height, according to the route’s website</a>. In 2018, the walls were about 56 feet high in places, the Japan News</a> reported, when the route opened on April 15.</p><p>This video shows part of the journey along the route as well as tourists taking in the sights. Credit: Earth Uncut TV via Storyful</p><br />
