article_snippet.sent: However this steep-walled phenomena is located in Japan and attracts visits from thousands of tourists annually - with the number predicted to rise this year.
article_snippet.sent: An estimated 910,000 flock to the frozen passage last year.
article_snippet.sent: An estimated 910,000 flock to the frozen passage last year is hoped the March 14 opening of the sightseeing route operator Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, which connects Toyama Station with Tokyo Station, will help to bump the numbers back up to the million mark.
article_snippet.sent: Today tourists followed to photograph the walls.
article_snippet.sent: Over a million people visit the walls every year, although this dropped to 910,000 last year .
article_snippet.sent: It is hoped that numbers can rise again to reach one million with the help of the sightseeing route operator Hokuriku Shinkansen Line opening last month .
article_snippet.sent: The sun shone as coaches of tourists flocked today for the opening of the short section .
highlights_snippet.sent: The 1000ft section can be walked by visitors, and usually draws a million tourists every year .
  