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Autumn Roads to Drive Before Winter Closes Them

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Head for the mountain roads before winter closes them.

Oct 22, 2026 Published · 6 prefectures · 82 articles · model drives 5
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FeatureAutumn Roads to Drive Before Winter Closes Them

Autumn color is moving down the Irohazaka and the Shiobara slopes. Mountain roads by day, hot-spring towns and temple lights at dusk.

Eleven poet-named falls, the national road's 2,172 m high point, a lake in a caldera: every Gunma mountain road has its own face.

Cosmos and autumn roses on the plains, winter cherries and dahlias in the Chichibu hills. A weekend for heading north and west.

Golden pampas grass in Hakone, Halloween and candlelight by the sea. On the 25th, check the Yokohama Marathon road closures first.

A 1930s farm pond, a maple that grew back from a stump, a 2,127 m pass: a Nagano weekend of places with stories.

Hop between car shows in Shizuoka City, then head for Fuji's autumn roads or the seaside markets.