{
  "name": "Shiretoko Pass (Route 334)",
  "slug": "shiretoko-pass-route-334",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/shiretoko-pass-route-334/",
  "summary": "From the 738 m pass the cone of Mount Rausu rises dead ahead, primeval oak and fir falling away toward the Nemuro Strait and, on a clear day, Kunashiri Island. Deep snow walls the road shut through winter and spring, and brown bears turn up on the verges once it opens.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "334"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Japan",
    "region": "Hokkaido",
    "start": {
      "name": "Utoro, Shari",
      "lat": 44.071046,
      "lon": 144.993705
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Rausu",
      "lat": 44.022313,
      "lon": 145.186699
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 19.6,
    "lengthKm": 31.5,
    "driveMinutes": 37,
    "corners": 55,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 7,
    "summitMetres": 751.4,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 4
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ],
    "closesInWinter": true
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Long winter and early-spring closure",
    "Sea fog and roadside brown bears",
    "Exposed weather-prone summit"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "coast",
    "forest"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Shiretoko Pass",
    "Kumagoe Fall",
    "Furepe waterfall lookout point"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 266
  },
  "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"
}