{
  "name": "Shiga-Kusatsu Route (Shibu Pass)",
  "slug": "shiga-kusatsu-shibu-pass",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/shiga-kusatsu-shibu-pass/",
  "summary": "Japan's highest national road, climbing through Shiga Kogen to the 2172m Shibu Pass",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "292"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Japan",
    "region": "Nagano / Gunma",
    "start": {
      "name": "Shiga Kogen, Yamanouchi",
      "lat": 36.724595,
      "lon": 138.474362
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Shibu Pass (Nagano-Gunma border)",
      "lat": 36.626818,
      "lon": 138.553382
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 16,
    "lengthKm": 25.7,
    "driveMinutes": 32,
    "corners": 80,
    "hairpins": 13,
    "maxGradientPercent": 10,
    "summitMetres": 2178.8,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ],
    "closesInWinter": true
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Volcanic restriction zones",
    "Thick fog",
    "Sudden snow",
    "Long winter closure"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "moorland",
    "forest"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Yamada Pass",
    "Highest point on a national road in Japan",
    "Mt. Yokote"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 281
  },
  "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"
}