Kurobe (黒部市, Kurobe-shi) is a city in Toyama Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan.

Kurobe has a humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall.

[2] Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Kurobe has remained relatively steady over the past 50 years.

[5] Kurobe has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 18 members.

The city has one public high school operated by the Toyama Prefectural Board of Education.