{
  "name": "Hakusan Shirakawa-go White Road",
  "slug": "hakusan-shirakawago-white-road",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/hakusan-shirakawago-white-road/",
  "summary": "A 33km mountain toll road on the north side of sacred Mount Hakusan, linking Ishikawa to the UNESCO village of Shirakawa-go through forest and waterfalls.",
  "location": {
    "country": "Japan",
    "region": "Ishikawa / Gifu",
    "start": {
      "name": "Hakusan (Ishikawa)",
      "lat": 36.263233,
      "lon": 136.723173
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Shirakawa-go (Gifu)",
      "lat": 36.265383,
      "lon": 136.874808
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 16.9,
    "lengthKm": 27.2,
    "driveMinutes": 34,
    "corners": 80,
    "hairpins": 5,
    "maxGradientPercent": 9,
    "summitMetres": 1483.5,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {
    "toll": true
  },
  "hazards": [
    "Toll road with a short open season (mid Jul to early Nov)",
    "Strict 30km/h speed limit",
    "Falling rock on steep forested cuttings"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest",
    "gorge"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Mt. Fukube",
    "Mt. Sanpoiwa"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 341
  },
  "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"
}