Irohazaka Route

Twists and Turns

We rode the public bus in Nikko and enjoyed the route since we were one of the lucky ones that secured seats when boarding. This was around 7AM ish on a Saturday morning. The bus did not struggle at...

Typical mountain roads

The traffic jam on Sunday was quite bad. We stopped at Akechidaira Ropeway on the way there. Coming down on a Monday was much better. We noticed the many turns but had no problem with it.

Roller coaster for cars - pure driving enjoyment.

As a car enthusiast on this trip to Japan I convinced my wife (pretty easily) to travel up to Nikko for Irohazaka first and everything else second. We had rented an EK9 Civic Type R for a small road t...

Loads of hairpins

This road is famous for the amount of hairpin bends it has. Each band is numbered, probably to let the driver know when it will be over, and there are amazing views. Part of the tour when seeing the l...

Cut the new!

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Rent a car to Lake Chuzenji. When I started climbing, I was surprised that there was no down lane. I was afraid that it was impossible to make a U-turn and I had to go, and the carp was continuous. However, the scenery is very good, and it is fun to get used to it. There is a car that pulls out the next 々 from the right to the climb, and it is pulled out by the bus, but on the way back, I got off the bus at the top in one lane.