{
  "name": "Bandai Gold Line",
  "slug": "bandai-gold-line",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/bandai-gold-line/",
  "summary": "A former toll road of hairpins through Aizu woodland, with Mount Bandai and Lake Inawashiro views.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "64"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Japan",
    "region": "Fukushima",
    "start": {
      "name": "Bandai (Omote-Bandai)",
      "lat": 37.569025,
      "lon": 140.018765
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Kitashiobara (Ura-Bandai)",
      "lat": 37.644127,
      "lon": 140.050608
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 10.2,
    "lengthKm": 16.4,
    "driveMinutes": 22,
    "corners": 75,
    "hairpins": 9,
    "maxGradientPercent": 8,
    "summitMetres": 1198,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 7
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ],
    "closesInWinter": true
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Closed early November to late April",
    "Tight blind hairpins on the climb",
    "Foliage-season queues at overlooks"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest",
    "lakes"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Happodai Trailhead"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 177
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-07-25"
}