{
  "name": "Hiruzen-Daisen Skyline",
  "slug": "hiruzen-daisen-skyline",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/hiruzen-daisen-skyline/",
  "summary": "A short highland skyline over Kagikake Pass, framing Mount Daisen's south face above a tunnel of beech forest.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "114"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Japan",
    "region": "Tottori / Okayama",
    "start": {
      "name": "Kofu (Tottori)",
      "lat": 35.346126,
      "lon": 133.587236
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Hiruzen (Okayama)",
      "lat": 35.280755,
      "lon": 133.636724
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 7.2,
    "lengthKm": 11.6,
    "driveMinutes": 14,
    "corners": 40,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 8,
    "summitMetres": 934.3,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 4
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ],
    "closesInWinter": true
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Winter snow closure",
    "Damp shaded patches under the beech tunnel",
    "Popular with motorcyclists and cyclists at the pass"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest",
    "moorland"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Kimendai Viewpoint",
    "Shingoya Pass"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 85
  },
  "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"
}