Tsugaru Iwaki Skyline
Winter closure (early Nov to early Apr)
Pass status
Is the Tsugaru Iwaki 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 private toll road up Mount Iwaki with 69 hairpins stacked into a beech-forest climb, one of the most relentlessly switchbacked roads in the world.
Passes nearby
Season questions
Is the Tsugaru Iwaki 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 closure (early Nov to early Apr) The live summit weather on this page helps judge conditions today.
When does the Tsugaru Iwaki 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 Tsugaru Iwaki Skyline?
The summit of the driven road sits at about 1,256 m (4,121 ft), which is why the season is set by snow rather than by the calendar.