Japan Gifu Prefecture Ishikawa Prefecture

Hakusan Shirakawa-gō White Road

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33.1 km

Length

+1,283 m

Ascent

−1,432 m

Descent

1,545 m

Highest point

Hairpins

16.9%

Max gradient

0h 44min

Drive time (approx.)

Weather on the road

At the highest point · 1,545 m

1 °C clearsky

wind 4 m/s · clouds 11%

At the start

7 °C clearsky

wind 4 m/s · clouds 6%

	Min	Max	Precipitation	Wind
Thursday 22 Oct	1 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	4 m/s	clearsky
Friday 23 Oct	10 °C	15 °C	14.7 mm	5 m/s	rain
Saturday 24 Oct	12 °C	15 °C	31.1 mm	7 m/s	heavyrain

Weather data by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 10/22/26, 6:45 PM

Terrain and when to go

Landscape: High mountain road
Surface: paved 90%, asphalt 9%

Roads nearby

Venus Line

A highland road from Chino through Tateshina, Lake Shirakaba and Kirigamine to the Utsukushigahara plateau, running along grassy ridges near 2,000 m with views of Yatsugatake and the Northern Alps.

76.4 km
Length: +3,059 m
Ascent

33.1 km · 8 hairpins · 1,545 m

Elevation profile

What does Hakusan Shirakawa-gō White Road look like?

Mount Ningyo and Mount Mitsugatuji from Mount Sanpoiwa (2015-05-02) · Alpsdake · CC BY-SA 4.0

Hakusan Shirakawa-go White Road P11 20251106 · ja:User:Sanjo · CC BY-SA 4.0

20171031 ShiragawaHwy 2612 (39148185882) · Ray Swi-hymn from Sijhih-Taipei, Taiwan · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hakusan Shirakawa-go White Road Kunimi Observatory 20251106 · ja:User:Sanjo · CC BY-SA 4.0

Hakusan Super Rindo Forest Road Chugu Toll Gate 001 · NALA Wiki (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Snow removal in Hakusan super forest road · Alpsdake · CC BY-SA 3.0

R360-2019-148 · Puchi-masashi · CC BY-SA 4.0

Traditional Shirakawa-go houses (51814495022) · Raita Futo from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY 2.0

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each opens its source page.

Start

Hakusan

36.26276, 136.72286

Finish

Shirakawa

36.26519, 136.90224

Along the road

Viewpoints

ブナオ山観察舎 0.6 km · 586 m

国見展望台 13.7 km · 1,071 m

白川郷展望台 23.5 km · 1,193 m

Shiroyama Tenshukaku Observation Deck 32.6 km · 516 m

Ogimachi Castle Observation Deck 32.6 km · 514 m

4 unnamed places along the road, from 0.6 km to 32.6 km.

Parking

蛇谷園地駐車場 8.8 km · 773 m

国見展望台駐車場 13.8 km · 1,080 m

栂の木台駐車場 18.3 km · 1,441 m

三方岩駐車場 19.2 km · 1,461 m

白川郷展望台駐車場 23.3 km · 1,200 m

せせらぎ公園Ｐ 31.8 km · 582 m

23 unnamed places along the road, from 3.3 km to 33.1 km.

Toilets

9 unnamed places along the road, from 18.3 km to 32.6 km.

Restaurants and cafés

Kitanosho 31.7 km · 588 m

Gassho 31.8 km · 576 m

Soba Dojo 31.8 km · 576 m

今昔 32.4 km · 524 m

Hanamizuki 32.5 km · 526 m

Ochuido Curry 32.6 km · 516 m

しあわせ屋吉兵衛 32.6 km · 516 m

ぜん 32.6 km · 516 m

お食事処いろり 32.6 km · 516 m

お食事処たなか屋 32.6 km · 516 m

珈琲屋·鄙 32.6 km · 511 m

Hiiragi 32.6 km · 511 m

1 more

1 unnamed place along the road, from 31.7 km to 33.1 km.

Fuel

ENEOS 33.1 km · 484 m

1 unnamed place along the road, from 32.6 km to 33.1 km.