Hanase Pass & the Kyoto Kitayama — Route477.
Distance
70 km
Duration
1 day
Climb
1,300 m
Hanase Pass & the Kyoto Kitayama — Route 477.
Escape Kyoto's temples for the cedar-clad Kitayama mountains just north of the city — the twisting Hanase Pass and Route 477 hairpins, finishing at the thatched village of Miyama.
Quick facts
SurfacePaved
Distance70 km
Days1
Total climb1,300 m
DifficultyChallenging
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The route.
Demachiyanagi, KyotoStart · North Kyoto gateway where the city meets the mountains. Fuel up before heading into the Kitayama.
Kurama & KibuneScenic Point · Cedar-shrouded temple and shrine village; the road narrows and the twisties begin here.
Hanase PassMountain Pass · The Hanase Toge summit carries R477 through deep Kitayama cedar forest — cool, damp and technical.
HirogawaraScenic Point · Remote highland hamlet linked by tight R477 hairpins; a small ski hill in winter.
Miyama Kayabuki-no-SatoEnd · A preserved village of 39 thatched-roof farmhouses — one of Japan's most photogenic rural scenes.
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