Weekend GuideWEEKEND GUIDE

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Weekend Guide

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Autumn Roads to Drive Before Winter Closes Them

Shiga-Kusatsu tops out at 2,172 m, the highest point on any national road; Mugikusa Pass at 2,127 m; the Fujinomiya fifth station near 2,400 m. Teraha Gorge strings out eleven falls named by a haiku poet, and Mt. Hangetsu looks straight down on Lake Chuzenji. Six roads that close for winter, each with its own story. Teraha closes first, on Nov 5.

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Kanto · 5 stopsSaturday in Nikko: Up the Irohazaka to Mt. HangetsuKanto · 5 stopsSunday in the Chichibu Hills: Winter Cherries and DahliasKoshinetsu · 5 stopsOver Mugikusa Pass on the Marchen Kaido Before WinterTokai · 4 stopsFuji's Western Slopes: Highlands, Pampas Grass and LightsTokai · 3 stopsA Car Lover's Sunday in Shizuoka

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