Hiruzen-Daisen Skyline
Winter snow closure
Pass status
Is the Hiruzen-Daisen Skyline open?
A guide to the typical season and the live weather at the top, not a live open or closed status. Always check the official road status before you travel.
The drive
A short highland skyline over Kagikake Pass, framing Mount Daisen’s south face above a tunnel of beech forest.
Passes nearby
Season questions
Is the Hiruzen-Daisen Skyline open right now?
The official road status is the only definitive answer, and it changes fast up high. As a guide: the typical driving season runs March to November, and the pass closes for winter snow outside it. Our road note: Winter snow closure The live summit weather on this page helps judge conditions today.
When does the Hiruzen-Daisen Skyline usually open and close?
In a typical year it is driveable from March to November. Exact dates shift with the snowpack: a heavy winter can push opening weeks later, and early snow can shut it ahead of schedule.
How high is the Hiruzen-Daisen Skyline?
The summit of the driven road sits at about 934 m (3,064 ft), which is why the season is set by snow rather than by the calendar.