{
  "name": "Kirishima Kogen Road (Ebino-Maruo)",
  "slug": "kirishima-kogen-road",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/kirishima-kogen-road/",
  "summary": "A volcanic highland traverse from the Ebino Plateau down to Maruo Onsen, winding among steaming peaks and crater lakes of the Kirishima range.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "1"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Japan",
    "region": "Miyazaki / Kagoshima",
    "start": {
      "name": "Ebino Plateau",
      "lat": 31.980693,
      "lon": 130.895948
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Maruo Onsen (Kirishima)",
      "lat": 31.893574,
      "lon": 130.827553
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 15.9,
    "lengthKm": 25.6,
    "driveMinutes": 30,
    "corners": 45,
    "hairpins": 7,
    "maxGradientPercent": 9,
    "summitMetres": 1251.4,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 4
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn",
      "winter"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Volcanic alert closures near active vents",
    "Sulphur fog and low cloud on the plateau",
    "Deer on the road at dawn and dusk"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "moorland",
    "lakes"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Mt. Io"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 299
  },
  "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"
}