DRIVE SCAPE JAPAN

Places & scenic roads

Let the scenery and the experiences you love shape your next journey.

Mount Fuji and Lake Ashi seen from Mount Taikan — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Quercus acuta · Source and date in article

Hakone Turnpike and Taikanzan: Tolls, Hours and ETCX

Drive from Odawara to Taikanzan: the ¥900 Hakone Turnpike toll, opening hours, cash and ETCX payment, vehicle restrictions, Sky Lounge hours, cherry blossoms and fog.

Irohazaka in Nikko curving along autumn-coloured mountainsides — CC BY 2.0 · Raita Futo · Source and date in article

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Irohazaka Autumn Drive: Traffic, Akechidaira Parking and Ropeway Closure

Plan the Irohazaka drive in Nikko: uphill and downhill roads, autumn traffic, Akechidaira parking, the ropeway closure, 2026 leaf reports and winter precautions.

The Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line at night, its lit bridge running out over the sea — CC BY-SA 2.0 · Masahiro Hayata · Source and date in article

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Umihotaru at Night: Views, Opening Hours, Tolls and U-Turns

Plan a night drive to Umihotaru on the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line: viewing deck, late-night shops, parking, ETC tolls, U-turns and wind or PA closure notices.

Daikoku Junction on the Shuto Expressway seen from the air, with its stacked loops — CC0 · Hovering Cat · Source and date in article

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Daikoku PA: Access, Closures and Rules for Visitors

Daikoku Parking Area in Yokohama can only be entered by car from the Shutoko expressway. You cannot walk in, there is no taxi stand or bus stop, and it can close at times that are not announced. Access, facilities, tolls and ETC, closures and enforcement, from official sources.